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Ince Blundell Hall 
INSE blun-DULL
Ince Blundell, Merseyside, England
Circa Date: 1715-20 w/19th century additions
Status: Fully Extant
INSE blun-DULL
Ince Blundell, Merseyside, England
Circa Date: 1715-20 w/19th century additions
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
INSE blun-DULL
Location
Country
England
District Today
Merseyside
Historic County
Lancashire
Town / City
Ince Blundell
Latitude
53.522339
Longitude
-3.02562
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1715-20 w/19th century additions
Images
Images From Flickr This is a new feature that we are testing publicly. We apologize if not all Flickr images are associated with the house record. Please bear with us as we work to refine the accuracy of the images retrieved.  Girl with horse  LION GATE~INCE-BLUNDELL HALL.  Ince Blundell Hall  Lake  Ince Blundell Hall 1982 FCS002  Ince Blundell Hall 1982 FCS003  Garden Temple detail Ince Blundell Hall  Ince Blundell Hall 1982 FCS003  Ince Blundell Hall 1982 FCS002  Blundell Hall Gardens  Jan van Eyck, Ince Hall carpet detail right  Jan van Eyck, Ince Hall Madonna, ca. 1433, Melbourne  Jan van Eyck, Ince Hall carpet detail left |
Architects
| Designed | House for Robert Blundell |
| Date | circa 1720 |
| Designed | Roman Catholic Chapel for Thomas Weld Blundell in a Classical style. Colvin states Scoles may also have redecorated the Drawing Room and Gallery |
| Date | 1858-59 |
| Designed | Design for an Entrance Hall for Henry Blundell; probably never built |
| Date | circa 1809 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade II
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Vol.I, p.16. 1852.
Country Life
CXXIII, 756 plan, 816, 876. 1958.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol.II. 1819.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
No
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01519-292-596
Fax Number
01519-292-188
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Other
Primary Current Ownership Use
Hospital / Nursing Home / Recovery Center
Current Ownership Details
Today Ince Blundell Hall Nursing Home
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Thomas Weld Blundell, 19th century.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Robert Blundell
House & Family History
The name Ince comes from Hinnem, a Celtic word meaning island, which derives from a time when Ince, which lies on a sandy ridge in the Alt Valley, was a marsh. The Blundells (later the Weld-Blundells) were a notable Lancashire Roman Catholic family. The House was built circa 1715-20, with enlargements in 1800 and 1847-50. The famous Pantheon (a smaller version of the Roman Pantheon) was added in 1802 by Henry Blundell to display his collection of antique marbles (most of the collection was given to the Liverpool Museum circa 1960). The House is now a nursing home run by the Augustinian Canonesses of the Mercy of Jesus and was established in 1960 after being purchased by the Order to carry out the traditional work of caring for the ill and disabled (the House was originally opened to care for ill and retired priests of the Archdiocese of Liverpool).
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Henry Blundell's collection of ancient classical sculpture, formed in the 18th century, was one of the most important in Britain, second only to that formed by Charles Townley of Townley Hall (the latter is today in the collection of the British Museum). Blundell acquired pieces from sales at the Villa d’Este and the Villa Mattei, including “Head of Jupiter” by Cavaceppi’s pupil, Giuseppe Angelini, and “Artemis” by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi. The collection also featured very fine restorations, such as that of an antique vase by G.B. Piranesi, and pieces now known to be forgeries: a bust of Otho and “Head of Lucius Verus.” Blundell’s collection is today (2009) primarily divided between the World Museum Liverpool, the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and Lulworth Castle, Dorset, where part of the collection can be seen in the Stables Art Gallery (the Weld family of Lulworth inherited marbles, furniture, and paintings when Ince Blundell was bequeathed to them).
Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The House today (2007) is set in 50 acres of park and woodland.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pgs. 390, 855, 857, 858 |
| Author | Fisher, Mark |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Reference | pg. 291 |
Related Resources
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