Crag Hall

Crag Hall

Crag Hall is a country house located to the east of the village of Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1815 by George Palfreyman, the owner of a textile printing works nearby. It has since been extended by the addition of large curved bow windows at each end of the entrance front.[1] The house is constructed in brick-sized blocks of brown sandstone, with ashlar quoins and dressings. It is roofed in slate. The house is in two storeys.[2] The entrance front has five bays.[3] In the centre is a raised portico with four Ionic columns. It is approached from each side by a flight of steps. Its base is rusticated and contains three arched recesses.[2] Above the portico is a window with an entablature. About the house, Figueirdo and Treuherz comment that "it has an imposing air of millstone grit solidity".[1] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[2] Associated with the house are three structures listed at Grade II. These are the gateway with its wing walls,[4] the retaining wall to the garden terrace,[5] and a wall and summer house in the garden.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 226, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ a b c "Crag Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1329979, retrieved 16 June 2011 
  3. ^ Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 667, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 
  4. ^ "Southwest gateway with gate piers and wing walls to Crag Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1145916, retrieved 16 June 2011 
  5. ^ "Retaining wall to garden terrace of Crag Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1145915, retrieved 16 June 2011 
  6. ^ "Wall and summerhouse at north end of garden at front of Crag Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1138900, retrieved 16 June 2011 

Coordinates: 53°12′59″N 2°01′11″W / 53.21634°N 2.01960°W / 53.21634; -2.01960