Allerton Manor Golf Club – A Tale In One

Allerton Manor Golf Club - A Tale In One

Once upon a time a forward-thinking gentleman by the name of Jacob Fletcher sailed his fleet of ships from Cumberland to Liverpool in search of new opportunities.  The family were highly successful privateers and saw Liverpool as the ideal location to drop anchor due its lucrative trading prowess at the time. 

In 1815 Jacob’s grandson, also called Jacob, purchased a 150-acre site that today is the well known Allerton Manor Golf Club. Upon this vast estate the family home was built by a well-respected architect called Thomas Harrison, whose work includes the tower of St. Nicholas’ Church and the Lyceum, designed the stately home. The Fletcher family named the house simply ‘Allerton.’

The house continued as the residence of the Fletcher family until a fire in1944 destroyed it. The building was reduced to its bare bones and in 1975 it became a Grade II listed structure.  

Tragically, the once luxurious home went unloved for the next few decades and but for its listed status, it was quite possible that it would’ve been demolished to make way for housing due to the affluent location in which is lies. 

Thankfully in 2015 the site was rescued by Green Circle Estates and given a much deserved lease of life that would reflect the beauty of the local area. The extensive restoration took almost 2 years and its new owners spared no expense in making it a top quality golf course. In fact, Allerton Manor Golf Course was designed by a PGA affiliated Golf Architect IDG (International Design Group), who have a global resume. 

Similarly, the family home has been given the very best treatment when bringing it back to life with several event spaces, a golf shop, wedding venue, bar and restaurant. A lovely touch from Green Circle Estates was calling the sports bar Fletchers after the family, and it even sits in the original building the family lived in. 

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