shield and cornice and a 19th-century range. In 1994, a planning application for Listed Building Consent was submitted to Sefton Council, proposing the partial demolition of areas of the old hall that were deemed to be unstable, to allow for archaeological research. By this time, there was no surviving timber from the 16th century of earlier, with just a single stone chimney stack the oldest feature to be in-tact. See also Listed buildings in Lydiate References Citations Sources Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Ruins in Merseyside Grade II listed buildings in Merseyside