Beeston Towers

Beeston Towers (now the Wild Boar Hotel) is a former country house near the village of Beeston, Cheshire, England. It stands on the A49 road some 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the village. It was built in 1886 for John Naylor, a timber merchant from Warrington.[1] Extensive additions were made in the early part of the 20th century. The building is timber-framed, with additions in rendered brick. It is in three storeys, with a tower of four storeys. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2] Figueirdo and Treuherz describe it as "an extravaganza in the Cheshire half-timbered style like a bad dream of Little Moreton Hall".[1] During the 20th century the building was converted into use as a school. Later it was reveloped as a restaurant, and in 1998 an accommodation block was added, making it into a hotel.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 215, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ "Wild Boar Inn, Beeston", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1130516, retrieved 13 June 2011 
  3. ^ History, Wild Boar Hotel, http://www.wildboarhotel.com/history.asp, retrieved 13 June 2011 

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