Listed Building: BIRTLES HALL (1329626)

SJ 87 SE OVER ALDERLEY C.P. BIRTLES LANE (West Side) 8/158 Birtles Hall 14/4/1967 GV II Mansion: c.1790 for the Hibbert family, balustrade early C19, interior rebuilt by, Henry Sellars after fire in 1938, and some demolition. Ashlar buff sandstone Welsh slate roof and 3 brick chimneys. 2-storey symmetrical 5-bay south front (2:1:2). Plain frieze and projecting cornice supporting balustrade. End bays have 12-pane sashes in plain reveals with carved classical panels between each pair of windows. Central bay steps forward and has a Ionic porch in antis approached by 4 steps with a pair of doors behind in a simple architrave with a flat hood on consoles. Semi-circular headed niches in the side walls of the porch. Balustraded parapet has Hibbert arms and 12-pane sash above. East front has canted end bay windows and 4 continuous steps between them. Interior: Original stone well staircase with plain cast-iron balusters containing simple tracery and a mahogany handrail. Pair of good Georgian mahogany doors with original brass furniture and a reset cast-iron grate. Remaining fireplaces are a collection from other Georgian houses. Remaining interior of 1938 in a good but restrained Classical style. The architect was said to have been Sir John Soane though the design lacks real distinction and is unlikely to be his. Listing NGR: SJ8587874584