EDGE HALL
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1105682
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- Statutory Address:
- EDGE HALL, HALL LANE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- EDGE HALL, HALL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Edge
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 48088 50308
Details
SJ 45 SE EDGE HALL LANE
1/17 Edge Hall
22.1O.52
II*
House, front largely 1721 with core c16OO, and added to at rear and
sides c179O and onwards. On moated side. Brick with stone plinths
and dressings. Slate roof. 2 storeys in 6 bays with 2 gables to the
left, and 3 to the right of entrance section. 2 windows below each
gable, 3 to central section. The 1O recessed sashes below the gables
have decorative glazing, one pane inscribed BD 1768, stone cills,
fluted surrounds and dropped keystones bearing the family crest.
Recessed entrance section has brick parapet with stone balusters,
stone quoins and band. Above is an octagonal open cupola with
hemispherical roof and ball finial. 3 recessed sashes with glazing
bars in raised moulded cases have plain keystones, some have cambered
brick heads. Stone doorcase with Corinthian pilasters supports open
segmental pediment. 6 panel door. Stone gable coping and finials in
form of crest, which is also on lead downspouts.
Rear. C17, 2½ storey bays have 1st and 2nd floor dentillated bands.
Near flush sashes with glazing bars have stone cills and heads. Circa
179O, 2 storey bowed bay has flat recessed sashes, some with glazing
bars. Other wings have near flush sashes with glazing bars, some
blank. Stone coping and ball finials.
Interior: C17 onwards. Hall has stone Ionic screen, panelling with
Ionic pilasters, C19 Ionic antae. Bolection moulded doorcases.
Dining room has panelling and plasterwork, with strapwork on ceiling,
and elaborate chimneypiece. Doors of 2, 6, 8 panels. Oak open string
stair has moulded rail and twisted balusters, c17OO but much restored.
1st floor has small area of exposed close studding with rail bearing
inscription HD 13O4. C17 and C18 panelling. Ormerod, Pevsner and
Hubbard.
Listing NGR: SJ4808850308
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55157
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ormerod, G, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester: Volume 1, (1882)
Pevsner, N, Hubbard, E, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, (1971)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
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