Wincham Hall about 1900 originally a tudor building, home of the Townshends Edward who also called himself captain was there in the 1881 census. The Townshends were successful salt mine owners at least three mines were named after them. The hall was   also home to Henry Neumann the salt proprietor Neumanns flash is named after him.
It was a girls school before the war, during the war American troops were stationed there. In the 1950's the phoenix youth club a highly successful club  operated in part of the property a modern addition which is on the far left of todays hall I can remember peering through the window sometime in the early 1960's the floor was littered with trophy's the hall had changed hands and the youth club had gone. I think the chimney is all that is left of the old building.

 

 

 

This bottom picture is dated 1935, look at the well worn path on to the brook.