Previous houses on the estate were said to have been eroded or swept away by the sea. A chart drawn for Hesketh in 1737 shows a ruined "Old Rossall" slightly north of Rossall Hall.
Previous residences on the estate were reported to be destroyed or washed away by the sea, as indicated by a chart created for Hesketh in 1737 that depicts a ruined "Old Rossall" located slightly north of Rossall Hall.