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and suffered a serious fire while the troops were billetted there. The family passed the hall over to Workington Borough Council after the War so it could be used as a Town Hall but conversion to this use never happened.
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from 1820 to 1828. Workington changed radically both economically and socially, during the period when John Christian was lord of the manor (1783–1828). A Curwen through his mother's side,
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and landed at Workington. She spent her first night in England as an honoured guest at Workington Hall. On 18 May 1568, Mary was escorted to
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was built on the site in 1362. The present house dates back to around 1404 and was built as a fortified tower house. In 1568,
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from 1786 to 1812 and from 1816 to 1820, following this with a period as member for
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in the 1780s and the gardens were laid out by Thomas White at around the same time.
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In the early 19th century the lord of the manor at Workington Hall was
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and disguised as an ordinary woman, Mary crossed the
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British country houses destroyed in the 20th century
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