Jodrell Hall

Jodrell Hall is a country house near Jodrell Bank in the parish of Twemlow, in the county of Cheshire, England.

Jodrell Hall
Native name Terra Nova School
Location in Cheshire
Coordinates53.2276°N 2.3072°W / 53.2276; -2.3072
OS grid referenceSJ 796 701
AreaCheshire East
Built1779
ArchitectJohn Douglas
(1885 extension)
Architectural style(s)Georgian
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated6 June 1952
Reference no.1231670

Requisitioned during World War II, the building later became an educational establishment, now known as Terra Nova School. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History

Built in 1779 as a country house in the Georgian style, in 1885 the Chester architect John Douglas added a south wing and a porch[2] to the mansion for the Egerton Leigh family (also of West Hall, High Legh).

Jodrell Hall became a preparatory school since 1955.[3]

Architecture

The hall is built in red brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. Its plan consists of a five-bay central block, and north and south three-bay wings. The central block and the north wing have three storeys; the south block has two storeys and an attic. The middle three bays of the central block project slightly forwards and are surmounted by a pediment with an oculus in its tympanum. The south wing has shaped gables over the middle bay and on the gable end.[1]

See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Terra Nova School, Twemlow (1231670)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 August 2012
  2. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 417, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  3. More than just a school, Terra Nova School, archived from the original on 15 July 2009, retrieved 30 November 2009

Lady Marion Stockton married to Sir Edwin Stockton lived in Rodrell Hall in the 1930s. Anne Smith remembers visiting her Aunt Marion several times, and remembers the house very well, and describes the house as very Downton Abbey.

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