Jodrell Hall

Jodrell Hall
Native name Terra Nova School
Location in Cheshire
Coordinates 53°13′39″N 2°18′26″W / 53.2276°N 2.3072°W / 53.2276; -2.3072Coordinates: 53°13′39″N 2°18′26″W / 53.2276°N 2.3072°W / 53.2276; -2.3072
OS grid reference SJ 796 701
Area Cheshire East
Built 1779
Architect John Douglas
(1885 extension)
Architectural style(s) Georgian
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated 6 June 1952
Reference no. 1231670

Jodrell Hall is a country house near Jodrell Bank in the parish of Twemlow, in the county of Cheshire, England.

Requisitioned during World War II, the building later became a educational establishment, now known as Terra Nova School. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History

Built in 1779 as a country house in the Georgian style, in 1885 the Chester architect John Douglas added a south wing and a porch[2] to the mansion for the Egerton Leigh family (also of West Hall, High Legh).

Jodrell Hall became a preparatory school since 1955.[3]

Architecture

The hall is built in red brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. Its plan consists of a five-bay central block, and north and south three-bay wings. The central block and the north wing have three storeys; the south block has two storeys and an attic. The middle three bays of the central block project slightly forwards and are surmounted by a pediment with an oculus in its tympanum. The south wing has shaped gables over the middle bay and on the gable end.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England, "Terra Nova School, Twemlow (1231670)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 August 2012
  2. ↑ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 417, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  3. ↑ More than just a school, Terra Nova School, retrieved 30 November 2009
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