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Hooton Hall was described as one of the the -7-
finest houses in the country. The surrounding John Morris is working on a 3D recreation of Hooton Hall
and the airfield buildings which are the only parts of the
lands can be traced back to 1070. estate still standing. He didn’t get a response to his
The replacement to the original request on the Leighton News site but I did contact him
Hooton Manor was built in 1488 after having a look at the work in progress. Go to
www.tinyurl.com/hootonvideos to see the fly-through
by the Stanley family, a younger branch of which later above the roads leading to the estate and then flying
became the Earls of Derby. through the aircraft hangers, the hall itself then back
outside again and on to skirting around the front lawn.
In 1788 the fifth Baronet, Sir William Stanley, engaged John confirmed that the software he used to create this
the fashionable architect Samuel Wyatt to build a new was SketchUp. This program can be used to
mansion and entrance lodges. create 3D models of everything from a small
table to full architectural plans for a cathedral.
The Stanleys were to only enjoy their new house for The intriguing aspect of the modelling is that a
seventy years before financial difficulties brought about by flat rectangle can be pulled up with the mouse to
profligate gambling forced the sale of the house and estate. make a box (or skyscraper) of any height. Cut shapes in
the box for doors and windows. Fill any of the surfaces,
The house was bought by Richard Naylor, a banker from inside or out, with textures or photos.
Liverpool, for 80,000 guineas (approximately £6.6m in
today's money). He then spent another 50,000 guineas Start of Hooton Hall model in postition on old aerial photograph
(approx. £4m) on extensive improvements including the
vast orangery, a racecourse, a polo field and a heronry. The Professional version of Sketchup is expensive but the
Naylor was also a keen sailor and bought a yacht which good news is that there has always been a FREE version
he moored on the Mersey. with no expiry date. There are great beginners’ video
tutorials starting with an easy 3D model of a children’s
But in 1875 the Manchester Ship Canal was built along slide. Have a look at https://learn.sketchup.com
the banks of the Mersey, right through the great Hooton
Park. Cut off from his yacht, Naylor promptly moved to
his other estate in Nottinghamshire but he retained
ownership of Hooton (and the income from the race
track). At the start World War I, the empty hall and the
park were requisitioned by the army and Hooton Hall
now became a military hospital with barracks erected in
the grounds.
After the Kings 18th Liverpool Rifles Battalion left for
France, the army started turning Hooton Park into an
airfield. At the end of WWI, the military retained the
airfield until 1957. Following thirty years of neglect the
decision was taken in 1932 to demolish the house. A
similar fate of many great houses between the wars—
echoes of Brideshead Revisited.
In 1962 work began on the land for the construction of
the huge Vauxhall car plant for 'Astra' cars and vans.
The Hooton Park Trust was formed in 2000 to oversee
and manage the remaining WW1 hangars on the former
RAF airfield. The trust is restoring the buildings and the
site itself as valuable historic artefacts in their own right.
www.hootonparktrust.co.uk
Interior aircaft hanger - fly through this in the video The current free version only works
online. I prefer the last free desktop
install version SketchUpMake 2017.
Technically this is still available but
hard to find. I have the setup file for
this and could send a copy to anyone
who is interested.
And the final bargain is the huge
SketchUp Warehouse of free models
ready to incorporate into a project—
buildings, cars, boats, bi-planes, etc.
DH
finest houses in the country. The surrounding John Morris is working on a 3D recreation of Hooton Hall
and the airfield buildings which are the only parts of the
lands can be traced back to 1070. estate still standing. He didn’t get a response to his
The replacement to the original request on the Leighton News site but I did contact him
Hooton Manor was built in 1488 after having a look at the work in progress. Go to
www.tinyurl.com/hootonvideos to see the fly-through
by the Stanley family, a younger branch of which later above the roads leading to the estate and then flying
became the Earls of Derby. through the aircraft hangers, the hall itself then back
outside again and on to skirting around the front lawn.
In 1788 the fifth Baronet, Sir William Stanley, engaged John confirmed that the software he used to create this
the fashionable architect Samuel Wyatt to build a new was SketchUp. This program can be used to
mansion and entrance lodges. create 3D models of everything from a small
table to full architectural plans for a cathedral.
The Stanleys were to only enjoy their new house for The intriguing aspect of the modelling is that a
seventy years before financial difficulties brought about by flat rectangle can be pulled up with the mouse to
profligate gambling forced the sale of the house and estate. make a box (or skyscraper) of any height. Cut shapes in
the box for doors and windows. Fill any of the surfaces,
The house was bought by Richard Naylor, a banker from inside or out, with textures or photos.
Liverpool, for 80,000 guineas (approximately £6.6m in
today's money). He then spent another 50,000 guineas Start of Hooton Hall model in postition on old aerial photograph
(approx. £4m) on extensive improvements including the
vast orangery, a racecourse, a polo field and a heronry. The Professional version of Sketchup is expensive but the
Naylor was also a keen sailor and bought a yacht which good news is that there has always been a FREE version
he moored on the Mersey. with no expiry date. There are great beginners’ video
tutorials starting with an easy 3D model of a children’s
But in 1875 the Manchester Ship Canal was built along slide. Have a look at https://learn.sketchup.com
the banks of the Mersey, right through the great Hooton
Park. Cut off from his yacht, Naylor promptly moved to
his other estate in Nottinghamshire but he retained
ownership of Hooton (and the income from the race
track). At the start World War I, the empty hall and the
park were requisitioned by the army and Hooton Hall
now became a military hospital with barracks erected in
the grounds.
After the Kings 18th Liverpool Rifles Battalion left for
France, the army started turning Hooton Park into an
airfield. At the end of WWI, the military retained the
airfield until 1957. Following thirty years of neglect the
decision was taken in 1932 to demolish the house. A
similar fate of many great houses between the wars—
echoes of Brideshead Revisited.
In 1962 work began on the land for the construction of
the huge Vauxhall car plant for 'Astra' cars and vans.
The Hooton Park Trust was formed in 2000 to oversee
and manage the remaining WW1 hangars on the former
RAF airfield. The trust is restoring the buildings and the
site itself as valuable historic artefacts in their own right.
www.hootonparktrust.co.uk
Interior aircaft hanger - fly through this in the video The current free version only works
online. I prefer the last free desktop
install version SketchUpMake 2017.
Technically this is still available but
hard to find. I have the setup file for
this and could send a copy to anyone
who is interested.
And the final bargain is the huge
SketchUp Warehouse of free models
ready to incorporate into a project—
buildings, cars, boats, bi-planes, etc.
DH
