Our past
Jacob Fletcher sailed his fleet of ships and family of 9 children from Cumberland to set up his business and home in Liverpool during its shipping heyday. His second son Caleb, like him, had been a shipping magnate in the Port and, after his demise, his grandson Jacob purchased the 150-acre site that is now known as Allerton Manor Golf Club in 1815. The house was built between 1810-1812 and designed by Thomas Harrison of Chester, Harrison also designed the Lyceum building at the foot of Bold Street.
