Betchton Hall

Betchton Hall is a country house in the parish of Betchton, Cheshire, England. It was originally a timber-framed house, and was substantially rebuilt in brick in the 18th century for Richard Jackson, prebendary of Chester. In the early years of the following century it was extended for Richard Galley.[1] The house is in two storeys. The southeast front is in seven bays that include a round-headed doorway. The southwest front has three bays, and contains Venetian windows. The entrance hall is circular.[2] In the house is an 18th-century fireplace moved from Faringdon House, then in Berkshire and now in Oxfordshire, in the 1960s.[1] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 215, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 129, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 
  3. ^ "Betchton Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1330047, retrieved 13 June 2011