Mere Old Hall

Mere Old Hall

Mere Old Hall stands to the west of the village of Mere and the junction of the A566 and A50 roads in Cheshire, England. An earlier house on the site was rebuilt in the 17th century by Peter Brooke, a son of the Brookes of Norton Priory, who had bought the house from the Mere family. The house was extended in stages, until in the early 18th century it had become a large brick house with eleven bays by nine bays. Later a bow window with a dome was built as an entrance, and later still pavilions were added. During the 19th century the house was reduced in size to an L-shaped building.[1] It is constructed in brick and stone that has been whitewashed and rendered. The house is roofed with tiles and slates, and is in two and three storeys.[2] Its architectural style is Regency.[1][3] The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2] Also separately designated Grade II are the kitchen garden walls and attached sheds.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 255, ISBN 0-85033-655-4 
  2. ^ a b "Mere Old Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1139521, retrieved 27 June 2011 
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 279, ISBN 0-300-09588-0 
  4. ^ "Kitchen garden walls and attached sheds at Mere Hall", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1390973, retrieved 27 June 2011 

Coordinates: 53°19′50″N 2°24′57″W / 53.33058°N 2.41574°W / 53.33058; -2.41574


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