Burton Hall

Summary

Burton Hall is in the small village of Burton, 2 miles (3 km) to the southeast of the larger village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]

Burton Hall
Coordinates53°10′13″N 2°44′11″W / 53.1704°N 2.7365°W / 53.1704; -2.7365
OS grid referenceSJ 508 639
Built forJohn Werden
Restored2007
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated22 October 1952
Reference no.1130559
Burton Hall is located in Cheshire
Burton Hall
Location in Cheshire

The house dates from the early 17th century, and was built by John Werden.[2] There have been some small 19th-century additions. It is built in brick with buff sandstone dressings, it has a Welsh slate roof, and four stone-capped brick chimneys. Its plan is square and the house has three storeys over a basement, with a symmetrical three-bay front. The entrance is approached by ten stone steps.[1] The garden walls and gateway are separately listed at Grade II.[3]

The Rowton family purchased the building, which had fallen into considerable disrepair throughout the late 20th century, in 2006 and carried out an extensive restoration programme.[2] In 2018, they advertised a raffle in which participants could buy tickets for £5 and have the chance of winning the house.[4][5][6]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Burton Hall (Grade II*) (1130559)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "A beautiful walled rose garden at Burton Hall near Chester". Cheshire Life. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Garden wall and gateway at Burton Hall (Grade II) (1330273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Yours for a fiver: how rural sellers are trying to shift their stately homes". The Times. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ de Lucia, Carmella (3 April 2018). "£1.8m Cheshire mansion used in The Forsyte Saga could be yours for just FIVE pounds". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ McMullin, Kate (5 April 2018). "This £1.8m mansion could be yours for just FIVE POUNDS". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

External links edit

  • de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 220, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
  • Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 196, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6