 The first secular work undertaken during this period was the remodelling of Hornby Castle between 1847 and 1852 , including its " expansive " symmetrical frontage . The next commission was the conversion of a manor house close to the ruins of Furness Abbey into the Furness Abbey Hotel starting in 1847 . Other secular commissions around this time were for two vicarages and for the North Western Hotel in Morecambe ( 1847 ) , and for work at Giggleswick School ( 1850 – 51 ) . Paley also carried out work at Rossall School , including the chapel ( 1861 – 62 ) , and the east range ( 1867 ) . He designed new schools , including the Royal Grammar School in Lancaster ( 1851 – 52 ) , and eight village schools . Paley 's main domestic works were the rebuilding of Wennington Hall ( 1855 – 56 ) , and a smaller house , The Ridding . Other varies commissions included the restoration of a music hall in Settle ( 1853 ) , and cemetery buildings in Lancaster and Stalmine ( 1855 and 1856 ) . 
