Willaston Old Hall

For the house with a similar name in Cheshire East see Willaston Hall

Willaston Old Hall is a former manor house in the village of Willaston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, England. The building carries the date 1558,[1] but both the authors of the Buildings of England series, and Figueirdo and Treuherz, argue that this date is too early for the architectural style of the house.[2][3] Figueirdo and Treuherz are of the opinion that it was built in the early 17th century for Hugh Bennet.[3] The house is constructed in red brick and stands on a red sandstone plinth. It has sandstone dressings and quoins, and a slate roof with stone ball finials.[1] The entrance front is symmetrical,[2] and consists of five bays, with three storeys. The central and the outer bays project forward and are gabled.[1] The windows are mullioned and transomed.[2] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Willaston Old Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1387666, retrieved 12 July 2011 
  2. ^ a b c Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 668, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 
  3. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 282, ISBN 0-85033-655-4