Checkley Hall

Checkley Hall
Checkley Hall

Checkley Hall is a small country house in the parish of Checkley cum Wrinehill, Cheshire, England. The house was built in 1694 by the Delves family of Doddington. It replaced an earlier timber-framed house.[1] It was altered in the late 18th or early 19th century,[2] replacing a hipped roof with an attic.[1] The house is constructed in brick with a tiled roof.[2] It has 2½ storeys, and an entrance front with five bays.[3] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[2] Its gate piers have been listed Grade II.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 224, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ a b c "Checkley Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1312600, retrieved 15 June 2011 
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 224, ISBN 0-300-09588-0 
  4. ^ "Gatepiers before Checkley Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1138503, retrieved 15 June 2011 

Coordinates: 53°00′44″N 2°24′00″W / 53.01232°N 2.40007°W / 53.01232; -2.40007


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