Thingwall House
| Thingwall House | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Jacobethan |
| Town or city | Liverpool |
| Country |
 England
|
| Construction started | 1869 |
| Demolished | 2004 |
Coordinates: 53°24′58″N 2°53′31″W / 53.416°N 2.892°W
Thingwall House was a Jacobethan manor house built in 1869 by Henry Arthur Bright, the shipping magnate, and was originally known as Ashfield. It is set on a 4.8-acre (19,000 m2) site in the district of Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England. It should not be confused with Thingwall Hall, a local stately home just a few minutes walk further south.
Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel purportedly stayed at the house (citation needed) while it was owned by the wealthy Bright family.
In 1921 it was bequeathed by the Bright family to the city of Liverpool on condition that it was held in trust to be used as a home for 'girls of feeble mind'. It was owned by the Knotty Ash Special School Trust with Liverpool City Council serving as its trustees.
However, by the late 1990s the site was disused and proposals were put forward by property developers for the site to be used as a housing estate, but which was subsequently defeated by conservation campaigners.
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