Editing Capernwray Hall (section)

==Early history==

The house originated in 1805 for the Marton family, and was named Keer Bank. By 1830 its name had been changed to Capernwray Hall. In 1840 the [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] architect [[Edmund Sharpe]] had designed a private chapel in the grounds of the hall, now known as [[Capernwray Chapel]]. In 1844 Sharpe remodelled the hall for [[George Marton (1801–1867)|George Marton]], retaining its rectangular core. He more than doubled the size of the house by adding a west wing containing dining and drawing rooms, a top-lit staircase, a tower, and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style windows. The tower also acted as a water tower for the house. Later, in 1848, after Sharpe had been joined as a partner by [[E. G. Paley]], a stable and a service block were added to the east of the house.{{sfn|Hartwell|Pevsner|2009|pp=201–202|ps=}}{{sfn|Brandwood|Austin|Hughes|Price|2012|pp=38–39, 213|ps=}}  In 1875–76 a southeast block including a billiard room and a clock tower was added by the successors in the practice, [[Paley and Austin]].{{sfn|Hartwell|Pevsner|2009|pp=201–202|ps=}}{{sfn|Brandwood|Austin|Hughes|Price|2012|pp=131, 228|ps=}}