Crag Hall
| Crag Hall | |
|---|---|
 Crag Hall | |
| Location | Wildboarclough, Cheshire |
| Coordinates | 53°12′59″N 2°01′11″W / 53.21634°N 2.01960°W |
| Built | c.1815 |
| Owner | Earl of Derby |
| Website | craghall.co.uk |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Crag Hall |
| Designated | 14 April 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1329979 |
  Location of Crag Hall in Cheshire | |
Crag Hall is a country house east of the village of Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England and owned by the Earl of Derby.
Description[edit]
It was built in 1815 by George Palfreyman, the owner of a textile printing works nearby. It has since been extended by the addition of large curved bow windows at each end of the entrance front.[1] The house is constructed in brick-sized blocks of brown sandstone, with ashlar quoins and dressings. It is roofed in slate. The house is in two storeys.[2] The entrance front has five bays.[3] In the centre is a raised portico with four Ionic columns. It is approached from each side by a flight of steps. Its base is rusticated and contains three arched recesses.[2] Above the portico is a window with an entablature. About the house, Figueirdo and Treuherz comment that "it has an imposing air of millstone grit solidity".[1] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2] Associated with the house are three structures listed at Grade II: the gateway with its wing walls,[4] the retaining wall to the garden terrace,[5] and a wall and summer house in the garden.[6]
See also[edit]
- Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire East
- Listed buildings in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
References[edit]
- ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 226, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Crag Hall (1329979)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2022
- ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 667, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ Historic England, "Southwest gateway with gate piers and wing walls to Crag Hall (1145916)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Retaining wall to garden terrace of Crag Hall (1145915)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Wall and summerhouse at north end of garden at front of Crag Hall (1138900)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012