Moss Hall, Audlem

Moss Hall, Audlem
Moss Hall from the southeast
OS grid reference: SJ 655 440
Built: 1616
Built for: Hugh Massy
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated: 10 June 1952
Reference #: 57029
Location in Cheshire

Moss Hall, Audlem, is a manor house 0.5 miles (1 km) to the northwest of Audlem, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1] Moss Hall is situated to the west of Audlem, overlooking the Shropshire Union Canal.[2]

The hall was built in 1616 for Hugh Massy.[3] It is timber-framed with rendered infill, and close studded with a middle rail to both floors. It is in two storeys with attics, and has a plain tile roof. The entrance front has five bays with four gables. The house is nearly symmetrical, is E-shaped, and is set on an ashlar plinth. In its centre is a two-storey gabled porch wing, which is a later addition. The first floor is jettied and supported on carved brackets.[1][4] It has been described as "a surprisingly complete example of a gentleman's house of the early 17th century".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Moss Hall, Audlem", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1138519, retrieved 26 April 2011 
  2. ^ Audlem, Streetmap, http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/365416_344133_120, retrieved 16 February 2011 
  3. ^ de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, pp. 256–258, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  4. ^ Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 118–119, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 

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