Jackson 1871-81. Modern history The trend of inheriting the hall ceased, when the founders of the a cotton thread works, purchased the property in the early 1880s by Harry Dewhurt; who remained living there until 1918, when he relocated to Cheshire after the First World War and gave the Hall and its 6 ½ acres of grounds, to the Preston Royal Infirmary so that it could be used as a continuation hospital. Alteration work began, and by June 1922, the Lostock Hall Continuation Hospital formally opened its doors for women and children, continuing to do so until 1982, when the Lancashire Area Health Authority ceased to exist, and forced the hospital to closed down. During the final months of the hospital's existence, a group of Trustees had established St. Catherine's Hospice (Lancashire) Limited, in the Lancashire area, and were looking for a building to serve as a hospice base for people in the Preston, Chorley, and South Ribble Boroughs. The lands and building of the Lostock Hall Continuation Hospital were purchased, as this was positioned geographically central to all three Boroughs. The building was renovated, and the first service at the Hospice started in 1984. The first Day Care service took place on 29 April 1985. Ward Street bombings Lostock Hall fell victim to bomb attacks during the Second World War, most seriously when the Leyland Motors factory in Leyland came under attack by a single bomber on 27 October 1940. Although fire from army gunners drove the bomber from his target, three bombs were dropped in the vicinity. Many terraced homes were destroyed and 27 people died. After the war a dance-hall was built on the site, subsequently used industrially by the Bacup Shoe Factory. After the shoe factory's closure in 1982, Calvary Christian Fellowship bought and developed the building and established a centre of worship and community activity. Todd Hall Todd Hall in Todd Lane North dates from 1630 and is a Grade II* listed building. Governance Lostock Hall is an unparished ward and forms part of the South Ribble borough. Following the South Ribble local council elections in May 2015 Councillors Joseph Clifford Hughes, Jacqui Mort and Renee Noreen Blow, all of the Conservative Party, were elected to represent the Lostock Hall ward. Lostock Hall forms part of the Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge electoral division on Lancashire County Council and is represented by Jeff Couperthwaite, also