Mere New Hall

Mere New Hall

Mere New Hall stood to the east of of the village of Mere and the junction of the A566 and A50 roads in Cheshire, England. It was built in 1834 for Peter Langford Brooke to replace Mere Old Hall, the architect being Thomas Johnson of Lichfield. It was a large symmetrical house in Elizabethan style, constructed in brick and decorated with diapering. Its features included a porte-cochère, turrets, and shaped gables. However the house proved to be too large for the family and they returned to the Old Hall in 1914, selling the New Hall which became a country club. In the 1970s most of the building was destroyed by fire. A fragment of it remains, together with a modern extension.[1] As of 2011 it is a golf resort and a spa.[2] There are two structures associated with the house that have been designated by English Heritage as Grade II listed buildings. These are the stable block,[3] and the entrance arch and gates.[4]

References

  1. ^ de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 255, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ The Mere Golf Resort and Spa, http://www.meregolf.co.uk/, retrieved 27 June 2011 
  3. ^ "Stable block at Mere Country Club and Golf Course at Mere New Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1115473, retrieved 27 June 2011 
  4. ^ "Entance arch and gates to Mere New Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1139520, retrieved 27 June 2011 

Coordinates: 53°19′56″N 2°24′25″W / 53.33222°N 2.40704°W / 53.33222; -2.40704


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