Seneschal's House, Halton

The Seneschal's House stands at the corner of Halton Brow and Main Street, Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] The house is dated 1598, which makes it the oldest standing building in Runcorn. It was latterly a farmhouse although was originally built by the judge John King, called to the bar in London in the late 16th century and was originally known as "John King's New House"; the occupation of the original owner of the house, led to a later owner, Geoffrey Barraclough, Professor of History at Liverpool University in the mid 20th century coining the current name of the house. The house was, in fact, inhabited originally by a seneschal, that is the original owner, John King.

Seneschal's House, Runcorn
Seneschal's House, Runcorn
Coordinates	53.3350°N 2.6958°W / 53.3350; -2.6958
OS grid reference	SJ 537 822
Built	1598 (1598)
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	20 October 1952 (1952-10-20)
Reference no.	1330346
Location in Cheshire

The house is built in sandstone and it has a stone slate roof with a sandstone ridge. It is in two storeys with an attic. At the front are three projections rising to the full height of the house. The central projection contains a porch; the others have bay windows with mullions. Each projection is surmounted by a gable and there are gables at each end of the house. The gables have corbels and moulded copings with finials at their summits.[1]