The Legend of Loftus Hall

Описание: Loftus Hall is a large mansion house situated on the Hook peninsula.
It is Located on the right hand side as you drive towards Hook Lighthouse on the tip of the Hook Peninsula.
The first castle was built on the site in 1170 by the Norman Knight Raymond Les Gros, who changed his surname to Redmond to adapt an Irish identity.
The Redmond family built the Hall in 1350 during the time of the Black Death to replace the castle.
It then became known as Redmond Hall and stayed in the Redmond family until the 1650s when it was given to the Loftus Family who were English Planters, as part of the Cromwellian conquest.
Redmond Hall then became Loftus Hall.
It became the principal residence of the Loftus Family in 1666 when Henry Loftus, son of Nicholas Loftus took up residence in the Hall.
he building that exists today was heavily renovated between 1872 and 1879 by the 4th Marquess of Ely, John Wellington Graham Loftus in preparation for a visit from her majesty Queen Victoria. His mother Lady Jane Loftus, The Marchioness of Ely was Lady of The Bedchamber to Queen Victoria from 1851 to 1889.
The renovations to Loftus Hall were inspired by Osbourne House where lady Jane Loftus spent a lot of her time with Queen Victoria. Unfortunately the Queen’s visit never happened and the Loftus family were left with a massive debt following all of the works.
Following his death without issue in 1889 and his mothers death one year later, the Bankrupt estate was put up for sale.
In 1917 Loftus Hall was bought by the Benedictine order of nuns who resided at the Hall for 18 years. It was then taken over and run by The Sisters of providence as a school for girls interested in joining the order until the early 1980s.
In 1983 it was purchased by Michael Deveraux who reopened it as “Loftus Hall Hotel” which was subsequently closed again in the early 1990s.

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