The plight of Brougham Hall had been evident since March 1968, when there were four separate plans to demolish it to make way for a caravan park, an aparthotel, a trade union headquarters and, lastly, 26 identical houses.
If Brougham were to survive, action had to be taken rapidly because, by November 1984, the first of the speculative houses had been built and sold. After protracted negotiations, the then owners agreed to sell and, on 25th November 1985, the future of Brougham Hall was secured. Shortly after that, consent for the demolition of the Hall was rescinded and replaced by a more sympathetic landscaped development, preserving the integrity of the site.
