In 1988, Crosby Hall was purchased out of public ownership by Dr. Christopher Moran, who embarked on a project to put Crosby Hall back into its historical context in terms of architecture. Furthermore then to show art and architecture of the Tudor, Elizabethan and early Stuart periods in their context. Crosby Hall has now been renamed Crosby Moran Hall.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
CROSBY HALL
Originally stood in Bishopsgate in the City of London and was transferred to this site under threat of demolition in 1910. It formed part of Crosby Place built in the 15th Century for Sir John Crosby, a wealthy wool merchant, and after him was occupied by King Richard III. It later passed to Sir Thomas More on whose estate in Chelsea it has come to rest.
CROSBY MORAN HALL
In 1988, Crosby Hall was purchased out of public ownership by Dr. Christopher Moran, who embarked on a project to put Crosby Hall back into its historical context in terms of architecture. Furthermore then to show art and architecture of the Tudor, Elizabethan and early Stuart periods in their context. Crosby Hall has now been renamed Crosby Moran Hall.
Crosby Moran Hall has seen many important and historic diplomatic, cultural, and charitable events during its continuing restoration.
