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Willaston Old Hall

Willaston Old Hall is a former manor house in the village of Willaston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, England. The building carries the date 1558, [1] but both the authors of the Buildings of England series, and Figueirdo and Treuherz, argue that this date is too early for the architectural style of the house. [2] [3] Figueirdo and Treuherz are of the opinion that it was built in the early 17th century for Hugh Bennet. [3] The house is constructed in red brick and stands on a red sandstone plinth. It has sandstone dressings and quoins, and a slate roof with stone ball finials. [1] The entrance front is symmetrical, [2] and consists of five bays, with three storeys. The central and the outer bays project forward and are gabled. [1] The windows are mullioned and transomed. [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, "Willaston Old Hall (1387666)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 October 2013
  2. 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. 668, ISBN   978-0-300-17043-6
  3. 1 2 de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p.  282, ISBN   0-85033-655-4

Coordinates: 53°17′30″N3°00′23″W / 53.29172°N 3.00631°W / 53.29172; -3.00631