Hampton Old Hall

Hampton Old Hall is a country house in the parish of Hampton, Cheshire, England. It is dated 1591, and was built for the Bromley family.[1] There have been subsequent additions and alterations.[2] Figueirdo and Treuherz describe it as "a puzzling and ambitious house, perhaps never completed".[1] The main block is the earliest section, and consists of a close-studded timber-framed range with three gables. Adjoining it is a 17th-century timber-framed porch. Behind the porch is a south wing in brick and stone.[1] The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner comments "there must be quite an interesting story behind all this".[3] The house has been "restored and furnished ... in a solid and traditional farmhouse manor".[1] It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[2] A timber-framed barn to the north of the hall, dating from the 17th century, is listed at Grade II.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 237, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Hampton Old Hall (1129932)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 275, ISBN 0-300-09588-0
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Barn to northwest of Hampton Old Hall (1105659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

Coordinates: 53°02′14″N 2°44′05″W / 53.03725°N 2.73468°W / 53.03725; -2.73468


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