Hinderton Hall

For the locomotive named after the hall, see GWR 4900 Class 5900 Hinderton Hall

Hinderton Hall is a former country house, standing to the northeast of Neston, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1856 for Christopher Bushell, a Liverpool wine merchant.[1] The architect was Alfred Waterhouse. It was "an exceptionally early work", designed before his first major commission, the Manchester Assize Courts.[2] Extensions to the house were built in the 20th century for Sir Percy Bates, chairman of the Cunard Line.[1] The building has since been used as offices.[3] The house is constructed in coursed rock-faced sandstone, with ashlar quoins and dressings.[3] Its plan is approximately square. The house has tall gables, and steep roofs in patterned slate. At the corner of the entrance front is a thin tower. Internally, the entrance hall contains the staircase, with the reception rooms grouped around it.[1] Waterhouse designed three lodges and a stable block in a similar style.[1] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building,[3] as has the entrance lodge.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 242, 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. 400, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 
  3. ^ a b c "Hinderton Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387654, retrieved 19 June 2011 
  4. ^ "Lodge approximately 250 metres to northwest of Hinderton Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387657, retrieved 19 June 2011