Listed Building: MYDDLETON HALL (1231049)

SJ 69 SW WINWICK C.P. DELPH LANE (North Side) Houghton Green 2/15 Myddleton Hall 9/8/1966 II* Hall, 1658; altered internally early C19 and later. Small brown bricks with sandstone plinth and dressings. Of 2 storeys and 5 bays. Hall and 2 cross wings with slightly lower right wing. Roofs of artificial stone slates. In left gable an altered 3-light transomed window to lower storey and a 6-light mullioned window to bedroom, both under labels; the great hall portion has a central 5-light mullioned and transomed window under label to lower storey with a boarded door to right, a weathered stone band at first floor, datestone over door "1658 EH RAS", with 3 carved roses, a 2-light mullioned window over door, a 6-light mullioned window to left and a 1-light window to each storey in return of left gable; the right gable has a 7-light mullioned and transomed window to lower storey and a 7-light mullioned window to upper storey; in the right wing are a replaced boarded door to right, under a label, a 3-light mullioned and transomed window to lower storey, left, and two 4-light windows to upper storey under gable. All glazing is leaded with rectangular panes, some of old glass. Central ridge chimney of brick has 5 separated diagonal flues; chimney between the main and right wings has 3 separated diagonal flues. Ornate bargeboards to main wing C19. In left end some brickwork is renewed and 2 oak mullioned windows to lower storey and 1 to upper storey are inserted. There was a Victorian wing against this end, now demolished. The rear is altered in keeping. Interior. Much of the ground floor is of sandstone flags. 6-panel doors (with margin mouldings in drawing room, formerly the Hall, which has early C19 panelled plaster ceiling and cast iron grate in marble chimney piece). The study has moulded ceiling with 2 plastered beams; the housekeeper's room or snug has a Victorian cast-iron grate in Victorian Tudor chimney piece; the kitchen has cast iron grate probably early C19, with good patterned oven door, weight-turned spit and bread-oven; 2 plastered beams. The open string stair, probably substantially early C19, has straight flight of 10 steps leading to 5 winders. During the early C19 John Greenall (of Gilbert and John Greenall, distillers and brewers) lived at Myddleton Hall. Listing NGR: SJ6199592973