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• 1154-1540 Land is Abbey demesne (Abbey Farm)
• 1540 Abbey sacked
• 1611 Bowling Green Estate (former estate on which the house sits) bought by Tubman (Taubman)
• 1727 Land bought by Captain Fitzgerald
• 1757 Land sold back to Taubman
• 1826 Land bought by Lt Colonel William Cunninghame
• 1826/27 Lorn House constructed by Cunninghame as a private residence
• 1834-1860 Lorn House becomes residence of Lt Governor of Isle of Man
• 1860-1931 Property changes ownership a number of times
• 1893 Henry Bloom Noble, entrepreneur, becomes owner Second storey added to rear kitchen wing, blocking the grand stair half landing window. Window is moved to the new north elevation
• 1907-1919 Stevenson relocates the Regency porch on the east elevation, enlarging a principal room to the south; removes the basement grilles, cutting back the ground to the basement
• 1931-1972 Christian Endeavour Holiday Homes becomes the owner
• 1930s Renamed ‘Lorne’ House
• 1931-1939 Likely altered and extended including the refectory/ ‘long room’ and, probably, the extension to the north wing
• 1939-1945 World War II Lorne House used by the Manx Children's Home, later used as dormitory accommodation by King William's College
• 1973 Mannin Industries Ltd become owners Ownership of property sub-divided and used as offices and apartments
• 1988 Planning application drawings submitted for stair tower, single storey breakfast room and basement extension. This was added to the north-west elevation
• 2007-2021 Roy + Susan Tilleard become owners of building Lorne House utilised as offices + conference centre with north wing as a dwelling Various alterations undertaken
• 2021 Tom + Lara Inskip become owners and return building to single private residence
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02 Lorne House general view of main garden and entrance elevations
