**Document:** Lorne House Historical Timeline
**Application:** 22/00281/GB — Demolition of north east wing; external material alterations to north west wing; partial demolition of non-historic garden wall to accommodate site access and reinstatement of same following construction works (in association with 22/00280/CON) RB269.
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2022-06-21
**Parish:** Malew
**Document Type:** report / planning_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/25152-malew-lorne-house-demolition/documents/1586630

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# Lorne House Historical Timeline

#### Historical Timeline

![A photograph showing the exterior of a building with a stone wing and a grey rendered wing, viewed from a paved driveway.](https://images.planningportal.im/2022/03/6835630.jpg)

![A black and white photograph showing a stone archway framing a view of a driveway with two people walking towards a house in the background.](https://images.planningportal.im/2022/03/6835631.png)

![A black and white photograph showing the exterior of a large, two-story stone house with a central portico entrance and ivy-covered walls.](https://images.planningportal.im/2022/03/6835632.png)

![A black and white historical sketch or engraving depicting a large, two-story detached house with a classical porch and figures in the garden.](https://images.planningportal.im/2022/03/6835633.png)

![A photograph of a large, two-story stone house featuring a prominent white veranda with intricate ironwork. The property is set within a spacious green lawn surrounded by mature trees.](https://images.planningportal.im/2022/03/6835634.jpg)

- • 1154-1540 Land is Abbey demesne (Abbey Farm)
- • 1540 Abbey sacked
- • 1611 Bowling Green Estate (former estate on which the house sits) bought by Tubman (Taubman)
- • 1727 Land bought by Captain Fitzgerald
- • 1757 Land sold back to Taubman
- • 1826 Land bought by Lt Colonel William Cunninghame
- • 1826/27 Lorn House constructed by Cunninghame as a private residence
- • 1834-1860 Lorn House becomes residence of Lt Governor of Isle of Man
- • 1860-1931 Property changes ownership a number of times
- • 1893 Henry Bloom Noble, entrepreneur, becomes owner Second storey added to rear kitchen wing, blocking the grand stair half landing window. Window is moved to the new north elevation
- • 1907-1919 Stevenson relocates the Regency porch on the east elevation, enlarging a principal room to the south; removes the basement grilles, cutting back the ground to the basement
- • 1931-1972 Christian Endeavour Holiday Homes becomes the owner
- • 1930s Renamed ‘Lorne’ House
- • 1931-1939 Likely altered and extended including the refectory/ ‘long room’ and, probably, the extension to the north wing
- • 1939-1945 World War II Lorne House used by the Manx Children's Home, later used as dormitory accommodation by King William's College
- • 1973 Mannin Industries Ltd become owners Ownership of property sub-divided and used as offices and apartments
- • 1988 Planning application drawings submitted for stair tower, single storey breakfast room and basement extension. This was added to the north-west elevation
- • 2007-2021 Roy + Susan Tilleard become owners of building Lorne House utilised as offices + conference centre with north wing as a dwelling Various alterations undertaken
- • 2021 Tom + Lara Inskip become owners and return building to single private residence

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- 02 Lorne House general view of main garden and entrance elevations
- 03 'Lorn House' lithograph by Edward de la Motte dated 1843 © Manx National Heritage • iMuseum ref P/3690

- 05 Lorne House general view of the north wing viewed from the south east
- 06 View of the gateway • photograph by Matthew Hannah • dated 1940s © Manx National Heritage • iMuseum ref PG/13540

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Understanding • historical timeline A3

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/25152-malew-lorne-house-demolition/documents/1586630*