Building record 10844 - Boughton Hall

Boughton Hall is a country house built in the 17th century, later used as a children’s home and now a Barnardo’s offices. It has been substantially altered in the late 18th to early 19th century. It is of old brown brick and yellow brick, stone dressed in part, with grey slate roofs. The building is E shaped in plan with a recess left of the porch built up c.1800. The exterior is two storeys with a three storey yellow brick 19th century wing to the left. The main 17th century and Georgian house has three semi circular stone steps to the porch. Surviving internal features include a 16th-17th century fireplace, a later Georgian fireplace with Ionic pillars and some 19th century additions. (1)

A building assessment of the Hall carried out in 2005 identified several phases of construction within the Hall beginning with its initial construction in the mid 17th century followed by a long period of limited alteration until 1841 when the first minor extension was added consisting of a small bay to the front and an extension to the rear. Between 1841 and 1871 the Hall then saw several major programmes of alteration with six recorded extensions creating the present structure. Throughout the 20th century there have been small internal alterations as well as some extensions including a small hall with a stage with an associated corridor and an external store room. (2)

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469772 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> L - P Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological building assessment of Land at Boughton Hall, Chester, R3129 (Client Report). SCH6142.