Great East Lancs 'lost' home once welcomed royal visitors
THESE pictures from the archive document the highs - and lows - of another of the great ‘lost’ houses of East Lancashire. Witton House was built in the 1800s for one of Blackburn’s richest families - the Feildens. The textile magnates loved an impressive house - they also owned they also owned nearby Woodfold Hall and Feniscowles Hall. By the 1850s, Joseph Feilden had extended the original design and the home boasted 18 bedrooms and 16 full time staff were employed there. There are ...
Source: lancashiretelegraph.co.uk