Listed Building: LEGH HALL COTTAGE (1234773)

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Grade II
Authority Department for Culture Media and Sport
Volume/Map/Item 203, 5, 97
Date assigned 06 July 1984
Date last amended

Description

SJ 87 NE 5/97 MOTTRAM ST. ANDREW C.P. WILMSLOW ROAD (East Side) Legh Hall Cottage GV II Formerly hall, now house: late C16 with later C17 rubble rebuild and some C20 alterations. Coursed squared buff sandstone rubble, Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge and 1 brick ridge chimney. H-plan lobby entry house, 2-storey, 4-bay front. Left end bay under gable has 5-light rubble mullioned windows under rubble hood moulds. Right end bay projects slightly under gable and has C20 windows under rubble hood moulds. Left of centre is projecting gabled porch with a cambered lintel. To right are C20 window and a C17 style dormer. 2 rubble mullioned windows on right gable. End bays extend to rear where they show 2 timber-framed trusses with small framing and brick nogging. These may suggest an originally timber framed house. Was originally Legh Old Hall replaced as main residence by Legh Hall (q.v.) Listing NGR: SJ8850878216

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Sources (1)

  • Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 58263. [Mapped features: #3413 58263; #22138 58263]

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 8851 7821 (20m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ87NE
Civil Parish MOTTRAM ST ANDREW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2023 4:36PM