About Us
Heritage is very important at Damhouse. It is a Grade II listed building and it is in a conservation area. The house has had three lives - as a manor house from the 1500's, as the administration block for a hospital from the late 1890's to the 1990's and Morts Astley Heritage Trust (MAHT) to the present day.
Morts Astley Heritage Trust
In 1994, the North West Regional Health Authority announced their intention to sell Astley Hospital to the highest bidder as a site for housing development, which would have included the felling of ancient trees and the converting of Damhouse into Apartments. This was of immediate concern to Astley residents and thus the Morts Astley Heritage Trust was formed with the aim of retaining access to open space and preserving a Historic building.
Our Mission Statement
"Preserve, enhance and protect Damhouse for the benefit of the public, with the objective of providing community and wellbeing facilities and employment in the preservation and enhancement of the Historic estate for the present and future generations."
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