Doddington Hall, Cheshire

For the house with a similar name in Lincolnshire, see Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire.
Doddington Hall

Doddington Hall
Location Doddington Park, Doddington, Cheshire, England
Coordinates 53°00′53″N 2°26′03″W / 53.0148°N 2.4342°W / 53.0148; -2.4342Coordinates: 53°00′53″N 2°26′03″W / 53.0148°N 2.4342°W / 53.0148; -2.4342
OS grid reference SJ 709 464
Built 1777–98
Built for Rev Sir Thomas Broughton
Architectural style(s) Neoclassical
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 10 June 1952
Reference no. 1136840
Location in Cheshire

Doddington Hall is a country house in Doddington Park in the civil parish of Doddington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] The house was built for Rev Sir Thomas Broughton between 1777 and 1798 to a design by Samuel Wyatt. It was built to replace an older house, of which Delves Hall was a part, a short distance to the north.[2] The house is constructed of Keuper sandstone ashlar with a slate roof and lead flashings in three storeys. It is in neoclassical style with an entrance front of nine bays.[1]

It is the seat of the Broughton baronets.

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England, "Doddington Hall (1136840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2012
  2. ↑ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 331–333, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6

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