Colshaw Hall
Colshaw Hall is a large house in Peover Superior, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] The house was built in 1903 and designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Minshull.[2] It is constructed in red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. It has two storeys plus an attic.[1] Its architectural style is Tudor Revival. It was extended and altered by Percy Worthington in 1907.[3]
In the First World War the house was used as an auxiliary hospital, and during the 20th century it was damaged by fire, and parts of it were demolished. Towards the end of the century the house and grounds were owned by the golfer Andrew "Chubby" Chandler, who had created a 9-hole golf course in the grounds and who used the house as offices. In 2001 it passed into the ownership of David Irlam, of the haulage company James Irlam and Company. He restored the grounds to pasture, converted some of the outbuildings into residential accommodation for members of his family, and returned the house into a family home, in a condition as near as possible to its original state. Irlam also made the hall available for use by charities, but later decided to move out.[4] The hall is now available for hire for functions and for weddings, and is managed by members of the Irlam family.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historic England. "Colshaw Hall, Peover Superior (1139278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 271, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
- ↑ de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 226, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- ↑ Mayoh, Emma (30 January 2013), "Colshaw Hall restored to its former grandeur", Cheshire Life (Warrington: Archant Community Media), retrieved 10 July 2013
- ↑ About Colshaw Hall and the Irlam family, Colshaw Hall, retrieved 10 July 2013