Burton Manor
- For the house of a similar name near Tarvin see Burton Hall
Burton Manor is a manor house located in the village of Burton, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The house was built around 1805 for Richard Congreve and remodelled in 1904 by Sir Charles Nicholson for Henry Neville Gladstone, son of William Ewart Gladstone. An orangery was added in 1910 to a design by Arthur Beresford Pite.[1] Formerly a private house, it became an adult education college with accommodation for resident students, operated by Liverpool City Council.[2] It closed as an adult educational college in March 2011.[3]
Architecture
The house is built in ashlar and hammer-dressed red sandstone with a roof of green slates. The chimney stacks are tall and ornate, built of stone and brick. The plan of the building is quadrangular with a central courtyard.[1] The authors of the Buildings of England series consider it to be a "classical design of no great force" and state that its most attractive feature is the small inner courtyard.[4]
External features
The former coach house has been listed Grade II,[5] as have the boundary walls, gate piers and library.[6]
Garden
The garden was designed in the early 20th century as a formal garden. It was designed by T. H. Mawson with a pool, lawns, and terraces with views over extensive parkland. It is listed Grade II on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[7][8] The ice house in the garden has been listed at Grade II,[9] and is a scheduled monument.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Burton Manor and attached Orangery", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387802, retrieved 3 May 2011
- ^ Bartlett, David (13 September 2010), "Burton manor college future in doubt as Liverpool Council prepares to cut funding", Liverpool Daily Post (Liverpool: Trinity Mirror), http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/09/13/burton-manor-college-future-in-doubt-as-liverpool-council-prepares-to-cut-funding-92534-27255385/, retrieved 15 March 2011
- ^ Burton Manor College, Neston Town Council, http://nestontowncouncil.org.uk/community/education/burton-manor-college/, retrieved 14 June 2011
- ^ Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 197, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ "Former coach of Burton Manor", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387804, retrieved 3 May 2011
- ^ "Front boundary wall, gate piers and Library at Burton Manor", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387805, retrieved 3 May 2011
- ^ Parks & Gardens UK: Burton Manor, Parks & Gardens Data Services, http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,site/id,627/tab,description/Itemid,292/, retrieved 27 January 2010
- ^ "Burton Manor", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1001422, retrieved 3 May 2011
- ^ "Ice house approximately 75 metres south west of Burton Manor", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387806, retrieved 3 May 2011
- ^ "Icehouse 110m south west of Burton Manor College main building", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1016918, retrieved 3 May 2011
Further reading
- de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, pp. 220–222, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
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