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Discover the hall's fascinating objects and architectural features and learn about the Norris family’s dangerous life under Elizabethan rule. National Trust's Speke Hall is a rare Tudor house on the edge of Liverpool, surrounded by a green oasis of gardens and woodland.
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Speke Hall by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1870). Speke Hall is a wood-framed wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house in Speke, Liverpool, England. It is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.
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Feb 6, 2016 · Speke Hall sits on a platform of red sandstone (like much of Liverpool), surrounded – originally on all sides – by a moat. The house is on the site formerly occupied by another building, of which little is known.
I recently visited Speke Hall, and I was really impressed. It is a rare Tudor timber-framed manor house in an unusual setting on the banks of the River Mersey. The hall was built in the 16th century by the Norris family, and it has been beautifully preserved.
Speke Hall is one of the most well-known buildings in Liverpool, and the black and white Tudor mansion is one of the most visited too. It’s an outstanding example of a timber-framed courtyard house and took its present shape in the 16 th century under the ownership of Sir William Norris and his grandson, also Sir William.
