Mere (Cheshire)
Built 1st Jan 1834
Red brick 'Elizabethan' built to a design of Thomas Johnson of Lichfield
Built c. 1834; the Old Hall was truncated in 1836 after remodelling in 1809-1815. Old Hall let to Manchester merchants in 19thC. Main block of New Hall burnt down 1975: building is now Mere Golf and Country Club.
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Architect
Thomas Johnson of Lichfield
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Demolition date
1975
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
