Prior to becoming a Hotel the house was a family hame. One occupant was Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie (1858) and his family
Charles was a Newspaper Proprietor and owned the Leeds Daily News- he died in Yorkshire in 1899
One of his children was Eva who was born in the house On This Day 23 September 1886. She married George Albert Day and they had 6 children in 10 years
1. Thrale Hall.
2. Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie.
3. Eva Macaskie.
4. Eva Macaskie on the far right in car
5. Eva Macaskie on horse