1850 Guide page 14
LYTHAM HALL, the seat of Thomas Clifton, Esq., is a superb and
stately mansion, nearly embosomed in wood, about half a mile
north-west of the town. It was erected by the late Thomas
Clifton, Esq., between the years 1757 and 1764, partly on the
site of the old hall; and has three fronts, the principal of
which is to the east, and is ornamented with a noble pediment,
supported by four beautiful Corinthian columns.
 The mansion
contains many excellent and well-furnished apartments, and the
gardens, greenhouses, shrubberies, and plantations are extensive
and well disposed. Two neat lodge houses are now being erected
at the entrance from Lytham.
From a mount on the south-west side of the hall may be obtained
a most magnificent and panoramic view; in the words of Thompson,
" Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around Of hills, and
dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires,
And glittering towns, and ocean wide; till all
The stretching landscape into smoke decays" |
