Eccleston Hill
- For the lodge at the entrance to the Eaton Hall estate, see Eccleston Hill Lodge.
| Eccleston Hill | |
|---|---|
  Location in Cheshire | |
| Location | Eccleston, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°09′17″N 2°53′04″W / 53.1547°N 2.8845°WCoordinates: 53°09′17″N 2°53′04″W / 53.1547°N 2.8845°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 409 623 |
| Built | 1881–82 |
| Built for | 1st Duke of Westminster |
| Restored | 1892–94 |
| Architect | John Douglas |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 2 November 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1330221 |
Eccleston Hill is a house in the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, England. The house, with its attached conservatory, wall, and service wing, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The house was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster.[1] It was built in 1881–82 as the residence for the Duke's secretary, Colonel David Scotland.[2] The house, and in particular the service quarters, were altered by Douglas & Fordham for Scotland's successor, the Honourable Arthur Lawley in 1892–94.[3]
Architecture
Eccleston Hill is "a large house, virtually a mansion".[2] The house has two storeys plus attics. It is built in red brick, with blue brick diapering and stone dressings. The roof is in red tiles; it is hipped with gables and dormers. Tall shaped chimney stacks rise from the roof. The entrance front faces north and includes an oak timber-framed porch. A wall for growing fruit trees extends to the east from the south east corner of the house at the end of which is a timber conservatory with an octagonal lantern. Extending from the northeast corner of the house to the north is a single-storey stable wing.[1] The gable over the entrance to the stable is also timber-framed.[4]
Although there have been alterations to the interior, Douglas' staircase and panelling to the hall remain "as an outstanding example of [his] domestic joinery".[4]
See also
References
Citations
- 1 2 3 Historic England, "Eccleston Hill with attached conservatory, wall and stable wing (1330221)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2013
- 1 2 Hubbard 1991, p. 68.
- ↑ Hubbard 1991, p. 118.
- 1 2 Hubbard 1991, p. 119.
Sources
- Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-09588-0