- Bolesworth Castle
Bolesworth Castle is a country house convert|2|mi|km|0 south of the village of
Tattenhall ,Cheshire ,England (gbmapping|SJ495560). It is a Grade II*listed building .cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404734 |title=Images of England: Bolesworth Castle|accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ]History
Bolesworth Castle was built for George Walmesley, a
Manchester businessman, to a design by William Cole in 1829 on the site of an older house dating from 1750.cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/15/db1501.xml |title=Anthony Barbour (Obituary) |accessdate=2007-10-15 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-10-15 |year= |month= |format= |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |pages= ] In 1856 it was bought by Robert Barbour, a Scottish businessman who founded acotton textile business inManchester . It has remained in the Barbour family since. In 1920–23 the interior was partly refurnished byClough Williams-Ellis .Architecture
The house is built in
ashlar sandstone and is castellated. It is mainly in two storeys with wide canted bays in the centre and on the right, and a wide round bay on the left. At the centre, and recessed, is a three story tower with turrets.Around the house and in the grounds are a number of structures which are listed Grade II. These are the wall and steps of the upper [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404735 |title=Images of England: Wall and steps of Upper Terrace|accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=
English Heritage ] and middle terraces, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404736 |title=Images of England: Wall and steps of Middle Terrace|accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] the wall of the lower terrace, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404737 |title=Images of England: Wall of Lower Terrace|accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] a temple with a statue of Diana, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404739 |title=Images of England: Temple with Statue of Diana |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] the park gates, gate piers and wing walls on the north drive, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404741 |title=Images of England: Park Gates and Gate Piers with Wing Walls |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] gate piers on the drive from Chowley Lodge, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404740 |title=Images of England: Gate Piers on Drive |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] an open shelter, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=404738|title=Images of England: Open Shelter |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] a bridge over the fishpool, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=405187 |title=Images of England: Bridge over north end of fishpond |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ] and a boat house. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=405188 |title=Images of England: Boat House |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=English Heritage ]Present state
The house and estate of acre to km2|6000 were inherited in 1989 by Anthony Barbour, making him one of the largest landowners in
Cheshire . He developed the estate as a centre for small businesses, restoring redundant buildings and modernising its 16 farms, thereby supporting some 800 jobs. The house contains Barbour's collection ofmodern art .Notes
External links
*cite web |url=http://www.bolesworth.co.uk/index.html?ourpedigreetext.html~text |title=Bolesworth Estate |accessdate= |publisher=Bolesworth Estate Company Limited
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