Buildings of Interest

Description

Originally constructed circa 1855, and possibly built as the dower house to Haigh Hall Estate.

The house was made available in WW1 as a Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital. It was known as Woodlands No. 2. Although the house seems to have had connections with the Earl of Crawford, it was actually Mrs ffarington of Worden Hall who put it at the disposal of the Red Cross in WW1.

Comment by Diana Heal (from wiganworld)

My grandparents, Peter & Alice Conroy bought Mariebonne House either just before or just after WW1 and were residents here with their 8 children according to the 1921 census. I remember being told it was a nursing home for officers and Edward V111 (he abdicated) visited for a garden party and they had a band playing on the terrace!. My four siblings and I were all privileged to be brought up here. Many happy memories.