Lymm Hall
Lymm Hall is a
History
A manor house and estate at Lymm once owned by the de Limm family came into the possession of the Domville family by marriage in 1342, when Robert Domville married Agnes, daughter of Thomas de Legh. The Domvilles were to occupy the site for the next 500 years.
The current house was built in the late 16th century for the Domville family. In the 18th or early 19th century, service wings were added. In about 1840, stepped gables and mullioned windows were installed, resulting in a symmetrical front in neo-Jacobean style.[2] The rose garden was designed by Edward Kemp in 1849; it was his first recorded commission.[3]
In 1697 the estate was bequeathed by William Domville to his nephew William Mascie of Sale who then left it to his sister Anne Taylor. The estate eventually passed into the hands of the Reverend Mascie Domville Taylor and on his death in 1846 was sold piecemeal. The estate comprised 564 acres, the Hall, 18 cottages, two public houses, four farms, a corn mill, a slaughter house, and a smith's and wheelwright's shop. [4] The Hall has had several owners since then.
The Hall and Moat House together with the adjacent buildings have been in the ownership of the Cottrill family since the early 1900s. The Hall and stables have now been divided with the hall itself been separated in to two wings and the grounds reduced to 10 acres. The estate is currently listed for sale at £2.25m.
Hall
The main (north) front and the west front are constructed in
Associated structures
Lymm Hall is approached by a bridge over a moat (now dry) that dates probably from the middle of the 17th century. The bridge is listed at Grade II. A temporary structure sited to the west of the main Hall, colloquially referred to as 'The Den' existed in the late 20th century before being damaged beyond repair by weather damage. A replacement structure was built on a new site, this time to the east of the Hall, though was destroyed by fire in an apparent deliberate act of arson in the early 21st century. The culprit has never been identified.
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "Lymm Hall (1265849)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012
- ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- ISSN 0141-8696
- ^ "Lymm Hall". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ Historic England, "Bridge over moat to Lymm Hall, and adjacent moat walls (1227315)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012
- ^ Historic England, "The Moat House, including the Cottage, at Lymm Hall (1226481)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Lymm Hall moated site and ice house (1011146)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm Hall (1018340)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012
Further reading
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6