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.
The previous houses on the estate were said to have been damaged or swept away by the sea, and this is reflected in a map drawn for Hesketh in 1737 which shows a dilapidated "Old Rossall" situated slightly north of Rossall Hall.