Chorlton Hall, Backford

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Chorlton Hall is a country house to the east of the village of Backford, Cheshire, England.

It was formerly in the parish of Chorlton-by-Backford. The house was built probably in the middle of the 18th century. [1] The original owners were the Stanley family of Hooton. In 1811 it was bought by the historian, George Ormerod, who wrote his History of Cheshire while living in the house. [2] Ormerod sold the house in 1823 to the Wicksted family of Nantwich. [3]

It was extended in 1845–46 by the architect Sir James Picton for James Wickstead Swan. [1] The plan of the house is U-shaped. [3] It is rendered with slate roofs and rendered chimney stacks. The house stands on a stone plinth and is in 2½ storeys. Its front is in three bays; the central bay has three windows, the lateral bays project forward, are gabled, and each has one window. [4] Internally, the dining room is plastered in Jacobean style, and the drawing room in Gothic style. [1] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 120, ISBN   978-0-300-17043-6
  2. ↑ "Chorlton - Churchdown A Topographical Dictionary of England". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1848. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p.  224, ISBN   0-85033-655-4
  4. 1 2 Historic England, "Chorlton Hall (1130682)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 27 March 2012

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