The house as it stands today was built by Joseph Shuttleworth who bought the Old Warden Estate in 1872 and commissioned Henry Clutton, the prominent Victorian architect, to design the mansion based on Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire.
The house as it stands today was built by Joseph Shuttleworth. This Joseph Shuttleworth bought the Old Warden Estate in 1872. This Joseph Shuttleworth commissioned Henry Clutton to design the mansion based on Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire. Henry Clutton was the prominent Victorian architect.