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, replacing 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 is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2] Its gate piers are listed at Grade II.[4]

Checkley Hall

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References

  1. de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 224, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
  2. Historic England, "Checkley Hall (1312600)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2011
  3. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 208, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  4. Historic England, "Gatepiers before Checkley Hall (1138503)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2011


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