Buglawton Hall

Buglawton Hall is a former country house, later a school, standing to the northeast of Buglawton, a suburb of Congleton, Cheshire, England. It dates from the 16th century, with later additions and alterations. In the 19th century its exterior was stoccoed and castellated. Later in the century a billiard room and a service wing were added. The house is constructed in brick on a stone plinth, with a half-timbered core.[1] The hall, together with outbuildings to the east, have been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2] As of 2011 the building is owned by Manchester City Council, and used as a "residential school for boys with social and emotional difficulties".[3] The council's predecessor, Manchester Corporation, replaced a "good medieval timber roof" in the stable block with a steel roof.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 220, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ "Buglawton Hall (Buglawton Hall School); outbuildings to the east of Buglawton Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1087062, retrieved 14 June 2011 
  3. ^ Buglawton Hall School, Manchester City Council, http://www.manchester.gov.uk/schools/school/159/buglawton_hall_school, retrieved 14 June 2011 

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