Architecture of Lancashire

1886 – Abbeystead, Wyresdale, Lancashire

Architect: Douglas & Fordham

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Designed for the 4th Earl of Sefton and published in The Building News, July 9th 1886. The partnership of Douglas & Fordham designed the house and it has been described as “the finest of [John] Douglas’s Elizabethan houses, and one of the largest which he ever designed”.

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Clerkin, Paul (2010, June 23). *1886 – Abbeystead, Wyresdale, Lancashire*. Archiseek.com. https://www.archiseek.com/1886-abbeystead-wyresdale-lancashire/ (Updated 2026, January 30)
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Published June 23, 2010 | Last Updated January 30, 2026

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