Bostock Hall

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Bostock Hall
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Bostock Hall
Bostock Hall
General information
Architectural style Georgian
Town or city Winsford
Country England
Construction started1771
Renovated1998-1999
Design and construction
Architect(s) Samuel Wyatt
Renovating team
Architect(s)P J Livesey
Website
https://bostockhallestate.com/about
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameBostock Hall
Designated10 March 1953
Reference no.1138416 [1]

Bostock Hall is a country house to the northeast of Winsford, Cheshire, England. A former Georgian house, it was rebuilt in 1775 for Edward Tomkinson. [2] It is thought that the architect was Samuel Wyatt. [2] [1]

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Alterations and additions were made to it in the middle of the 19th century and in 1875. The house is constructed in brick with ashlar dressings; it has a slate roof. It is in three storeys plus a basement. [1] Its plan is L-shaped. The entrance front has a central bow window rising through all floors, and a single-storey porch with a balustraded parapet.

The garden front has two bows, between which are a Venetian window with a Diocletian window above. [2] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England, "Bostock Hall (Grade II) (1138416)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 20 May 2023
  2. 1 2 3 de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, pp.  218–219, ISBN   0-85033-655-4

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