Willington Hall
Willington Hall | ||
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OS grid reference SJ 533 660 | | |
Built | 1829 | |
Built for | Major W. Tomkinson | |
Restored | 1878 | |
Architect | George Latham | |
Architectural style(s) | Tudor Revival | |
Listed Building – Grade II | ||
Designated | 8 November 1985 | |
Reference no. | 1137030 | |
Willington Hall is a former
History
The house was built in 1829 by Major William Tomkinson on land purchased in 1827 from Lord Alvanley.[1] Designed by Nantwich architect George Latham, in 1878 a new east front was added for William's son James Tomkinson.[2] At the same time a new wing and stable blocks were added, and in the 1920s a laundry block was built. Although it escaped the fate of the destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain, during the 1950s it was reduced in size, removing the 1878 east front and some of the outbuildings. In 1955 a portico was added, and it has since been in use as a hotel.[3] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[4]
Architecture
Willington Hall is constructed in orange brick with buff
Associated structures
There are two structures associated with the hall that are also Grade II listed buildings. The first is a sundial in the garden dating from about 1830 and constructed in ashlar buff sandstone.[6] The other consists of the south and east walls of the terrace, that are also in sandstone.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Willington Hall: History", retrieved 15 April 2016
- ^ ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- ^ History, Willington Hall, retrieved 13 July 2011
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Willington Hall (1137030)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 February 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial at Willington Hall (1330307)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012
- ^ Historic England, "South and east terrace wall at Willington Hall (1130544)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012