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Worsley New Hall, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worsley" class="extiw" title="w:Worsley">Worsley</a> near Manchester.  Built in 1846 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Blore" class="extiw" title="w:Edward Blore">Edward Blore</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Egerton,_1st_Earl_of_Ellesmere" class="extiw" title="w:Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere">Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere</a>, on the site of a previous building later called Worsley Brick Hall.  The hall was badly damaged by fire in 1943 and demolished in 1949.</div>
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