Building record 11178 - Walmoor House, Boughton

Walmoor House was originally built as a private dwelling in 1896 by John Douglas, it was later converted into a girls school then County Fire Service headquarters. It is of sandstone in an Elizabethan style with a grey-green slate roof with a T shaped plan. The east, entrance front comprises a squat three storey tower with an octagonal stair turret against a two storey projecting porch to the left and a crenellated tower to the right. The interior retains many features including the principal reception room, now conference room, the stair and notably the oratory in the chamber above the main entrance. (5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<5> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469739 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<6> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1997, Historic Building Report Walmoor Hill, Dee Banks, Chester, R3393 (Client Report). SCH6971.