Moss Hall, Audlem

Moss Hall, Audlem

Moss Hall from the southeast
Coordinates 52°59′34″N 2°30′53″W / 52.9928°N 2.5147°WCoordinates: 52°59′34″N 2°30′53″W / 52.9928°N 2.5147°W
OS grid reference SJ 655 440
Built 1616
Built for Hugh Massy
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 10 June 1952
Reference no. 57029
Location in Cheshire

Moss Hall, Audlem, is a manor house 0.5 miles (1 km) northwest of Audlem, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] The Hall overlooks 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]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Historic England, "Moss Hall, Audlem (1138519)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2012
  2. ↑ Audlem, Streetmap, 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, Clare; 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