CALVELEY HALL
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1278640
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- Statutory Address:
- CALVELEY HALL, CHAPEL LANE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CALVELEY HALL, CHAPEL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Handley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 45441 58575
Details
SJ 45 NE HANDLEY C.P. CHAPEL LANE
5/68 Calveley Hall.
22/10/1952
GV II*
Hall: 1684 for Lady Mary Calveley, remodelled 1818 for Sir Thomas
Legh of Lyme, some C20 alterations. Rendered brick with stone quoins
and plinth. Hipped Welsh slate roof and 2 brick chimneys. 3-storey,
symmetrical, 7-bay front (1:2:1:2:1). End bays are set back and have
12-pane sashes (1 altered to patio window). Central 5-bays form main
block. Flush 12-pane sashes in plain reveals. High solid parapet
with sunken panels over the windows. Doorcase has reeded columns with
semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing bars and a 6-panelled door.
To rear C17 brickwork visible with a slighted band and cornice.
Interior: Entrance lobby (probably taken out of left hand room which
has no C17 features) leads at back to excellent broad stair with a
shallow flight, square landing and second flight to left. Double
spiral newels with Baroque fruitbowl finials have Calveley arms to the
front. Double spiral balusters and heavily moulded handrail with a
frieze of interwining roses and boughs of fruit. Room to right has
painted bolection moulded panelling throughout, similar doors with
H-hinges and a simple contemporary plaster ceiling. Main 3-bay room
upstairs has similar unpainted panelling throughout and good
overmantel with arms of Sir Hugh Calveley, carved lily leaves around
the bolection, hanging garlands of fruit and foliage to the sides and
carved acanthus in the pulvinated frieze. Contemporary doors. Room
beyond, only has a panelled dado and a frieze with panels for
tapestries, now removed.
Listing NGR: SJ4544158575
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 405142
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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
