Norley Hall

Last updated

Norley Hall (2005) Norley Hall - geograph.org.uk - 17937.jpg
Norley Hall (2005)

Norley Hall is a country house in the village of Norley, Cheshire, England. It was built in about 1500 on the site of an earlier house for the Hall family, enlarged in 1697 for John Hall, rebuilt in 1782 for William Hall, and enlarged again in about 1845 for Samuel Woodhouse, giving it a Tudor appearance. The architect responsible for this latest enlargement was Alfred Bowyer Clayton. [1] The service wing was extended later in the 19th century, and further additions and alterations were carried out during the 20th century, including the division of the building into two houses. [2] The gardens were designed by Edward Kemp. [3] The house is rendered, and has a sandstone ashlar basement, porch and dressings. The roofs are slated. [2] Its plan is irregular. [1] The main block is in two storeys, plus an attic and a basement. On the entrance front is a projecting central gabled bay. There is a single-storey porch with buttresses, pinnacles, a pierced balustrade, and a Tudor arched doorway. On the left side of the house is an octagonal stair turret surmounted by a bellcote with a conical roof. The service wing also has two storeys. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [2]

Contents

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arley Hall</span> Country house in Cheshire, England

Arley Hall is a country house in the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lymm and 5 miles (8 km) north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Viscount Ashbrook, and his family. The house is a Grade II* listed building, as is its adjacent chapel. Formal gardens to the southwest of the hall are also listed as Grade II* on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In the grounds are more listed buildings, a cruck barn being listed as Grade I, and the other buildings as Grade II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rookery Hall</span>

Rookery Hall is a Georgian style mansion located off the B5074 road near the village of Worleston in Cheshire, England. Dating originally from 1816 but extensively altered in the late 19th century, the hall is listed at grade II. Since 2001 Rookery Hall has been owned and managed by Julia Hands, Hand Picked Hotel Group. The Conference centre and Health Club and Spa were added in 2011.

Poole Hall is a Regency mansion at Poole, near Nantwich in Cheshire, England. It dates from 1812 to 1817 and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Nikolaus Pevsner considered the interior to be "exceptionally fine". The hall is a private residence and is not open to the public.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peel Hall, Cheshire</span> Country house in Cheshire, England

Peel Hall is a country house near the village of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was built as a mansion in 1637, but was much reduced in size by 1812, and was later used as a farmhouse. It is constructed in sandstone and has slate roofs. Its architectural style is Jacobean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bostock Hall</span> Building in Winsford, England

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. It is thought that the architect was Samuel Wyatt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cranage Hall</span>

Cranage Hall is a former country house in the village of Cranage, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1828–29 for Lawrence Armitstead, and designed by Lewis Wyatt. In 1932 a parallel wing was added. Since the hospital closed, it has been used as a hotel and conference centre owned and run by the Principal Hayley hotel group. The building is constructed in red brick with blue brick diapering, and in yellow sandstone. It is roofed in slate. The architectural style is Elizabethan. The building is in two storeys plus a basement, and it has eight bays. The first and fourth bays are in stone; the others are in brick. In front of the sixth and seven bays is a two-storey stone porch with four fluted Doric columns, an entablature with a frieze, and a balcony with an openwork balustrade. Between the third and fourth bays is a slim octagonal tower with an ogee cap and a weathervane. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Crewood Hall is a country house to the northeast of the village of Kingsley, Cheshire, England. It dates from the 16th century, and has a porch dated 1638. Initially timber-framed, the building was encased in brick and remodelled in the 19th century. It has stone dressings and tiled roofs, and is in two storeys. The house consists of a hall with two cross wings and a two-storey porch at the end of the left wing. The lower storey of the porch is in sandstone and in the upper storey the timber-framing is exposed. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Associated with the house, and also listed at Grade II, are two farm buildings; stables, and a shippon and barn.

Endon Hall is a country house to the south of Bollington and to the west of Kerridge Hill in Cheshire, England. It was built for William Clayton who developed a quarry nearby. Building of the house started in the 1830s, and it was enlarged in the 1850s. Associated with the house are two structures recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings. In the farm to the east of the house are stables, built at the same time as the house. They are constructed in coursed buff sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, and have Kerridge stone-slate roofs. The stables are in two storeys, with a courtyard plan. They have a symmetrical front of five bays, with the central and end bays stepped slightly forward. In the centre bay is a coach entrance. The parapet is castellated. On the roof is a two-tier dovecote with a clock in the upper tier. Also on the roof is a hexagonal wooden open bellcote with a copper-domed roof and a weathervane. In the garden to the south of the house is a sandstone icehouse, built in about 1840.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lea Hall, Wimboldsley</span>

Lea Hall is a former country house standing to the northwest of the village of Wimboldsley, Cheshire, England. It dates from the early part of the 18th century, and was built for the Lowndes family. During the 19th century the house was owned by Joseph Verdin. Additions, including dormer windows, were made in the 19th century. During the 20th century the house was divided into three flats. The house is constructed in red brick with ashlar dressings and a tiled roof. It is in two storeys, with an attic and a basement. The roof is large and hipped, with a viewing platform. The entrance front is symmetrical, in five bays, the central bay protruding slightly forward. This bay contains a doorway with a swan's nest pediment decorated with scrolls, and containing a crest with the initials J V. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the house as a "perfect brick box, delightful if just a little funny to look at". It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lower Huxley Hall</span>

Lower Huxley Hall is a moated manor house in Cheshire, England, located about 6.5 miles (10 km) southeast of Chester. It lies roughly halfway between the villages of Huxley and Hargrave, It dates from the late 15th century, with major additions and alterations in the 17th century. A small addition was made to the rear in the 19th century. It was originally a courtyard house, but only two wings remain. The house is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lower Kinnerton Hall</span>

Lower Kinnerton Hall, also known as Bridge Farmhouse, stands adjacent to the England-Wales border to the west of the village of Lower Kinnerton, Cheshire, England. The house is dated 1685, and carries the initials TTET. Attached to it is a shippon (cattle-shed) dating from the 18th century. A wing was added to the rear in the 19th century. The house is constructed in brown brick with stone dressings, and has a slated roof. It is in two storeys and its entrance front has five bays. There are three large Dutch gables on the entrance front, and another on the north face, each with reverse-curved scrolls supporting pediments. The windows are casements. At the rear of the house is a semi-hexagonal bay window and a timber-framed porch. The shippon is also in two storeys, and constructed in brick with slate roofs. Also at the rear of the house is a cobbled courtyard. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner describes the building as "quite an impressive house". The house and attached shippon are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Lymm Hall is a moated country house in the village suburb of Lymm in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stretton Hall, Cheshire</span>

Stretton Hall is a country house in the parish of Stretton in Cheshire, England. It was built in about 1763 for John Leche. The house is constructed in brick on a sandstone basement, with painted stone dressings, and a slate roof. It has three symmetrical elevations. The entrance front is in three two-storey bays with a single-storey wing on each side. The central bay is canted, with five steps leading up to a doorway with a pediment. The windows are sashes. The garden front has similar windows, other than the wings, each of which contains a Venetian window. To the right of the house is attached a further wing, converted from the 17th-century stable of an earlier house. The house and former stable area is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The sandstone garden walls are listed at Grade II.

Stretton Old Hall is in the parish of Stretton in Cheshire, England. It was built in the 17th century, and extended in the 19th century. It is constructed in brick with a slate roof. The entrance front includes a two-storey porch with a shaped gable and a larger shaped gable on a cross wing to the right. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tattenhall Hall</span>

Tattenhall Hall is a country house standing to the south of the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. The house is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Tushingham Hall is a country house in Tushingham, Cheshire, England. Formerly a moated farmhouse, it was remodelled in the early 19th century for Daniel Vawdrey, retaining many 17th-century features. It is constructed in rendered brick with slate roofs. Its architectural style is Tudor Revival. The house is in two storeys with a symmetrical entrance front. The centre of the front is recessed and contains a canted open porch with three Tudor arches. Above this is a mullioned window containing two sashes. On each side is a similar window in both storeys, those in the upper storey being smaller than those below. Above the window over the porch is a shaped gable containing a wreath, and the rest of the front is crenellated. The interior contains a 17th-century staircase originally in Dearnford Hall, Staffordshire. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moore Hall, Cheshire</span>

Moore Hall is a country house located in the village of Moore, Cheshire, England. It was built in the early 18th century, and is constructed in roughcast brick with a slate roof. The house has three storeys, and is in five bays. The porch is a more modern, and is fronted by a Venetian window. The windows are sashes. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bache Hall</span>

Bache Hall is a former country house in Bache, Chester, Cheshire. It replaced an earlier house that had been damaged in the Civil War. At one time a golf club house, then a hospital building, as of 2013 it provides residential accommodation for university students. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ball Farm</span>

Ball Farm is the oldest surviving building in the village of Hankelow, near Audlem in Cheshire, England, and is thought to date from 1510. Most of its original timber frame was replaced by brick in the 19th century, but some close studding and small framing survives, as well as part of a mullioned-and-transomed window. Ball Farm was occupied by the Hassalls, a prominent local family, and might have once been used as a district court of justice. It is listed at grade II* by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, the middle of the three grades, denoting "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Astle Hall</span> Former country house in Cheshire, England

Astle Hall is a former country house located near Chelford, Cheshire in the North West of England. The hall has been demolished; its parkland and a lodge survive.

References

  1. 1 2 de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p.  259, ISBN   0-85033-655-4
  2. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Norley Hall and adjoining Norley Hall Farm (1387552)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 30 August 2013
  3. Davey, Elizabeth (2010), ""A Complete and Constant Superintendence": The Cheshire Parks and Gardens of Edward Kemp (1817–1891)", Cheshire History, no. 50, Cheshire Local History Association, p. 99, ISSN   0141-8696

Further reading

53°15′09″N2°39′13″W / 53.25247°N 2.65362°W / 53.25247; -2.65362