Building record 14298/1 - Bonis Hall

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 58351 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Formerly house, now offices: early nineteenth century with twentieth century internal alterations and additions. Pebble-dashed brick, Kerridge stone-slate roof, six brick chimneys with tall rhomboidal stacks, two-storey, symmetrical seven-bay south front (2:3:2). End pairs of bays project forward under coped gables with ball and urn finials. Twelve-pane sashes in simple stone architraves. Central doorcase with a triangular pediment contains a glazed door and is flanked by long eighteen pane sashes, with twelve-pane sashes above. The eaves are coped to give a weak castellation. Behind is a square tower with a low pyramidal roof carrying an open hexagonal bell cote on thin wooden columns with a copper cupola and weathervane. To right are twentieth century additions. Centre of west front is a semi-circular two-storey bow with delicate iron radial glazing in the fanlight. Interior: Mostly twentieth century in a classical style.

<2> de Figueiredo P & Treuherz J, 1988, Cheshire Country Houses, p.217 (Book). SCH785.

‘…The seat of the Pigots until 1746 when sold to Charles Legh of Adlington. The Hall was remodelled in the early nineteenth century with an attractive curved bow and used by the Leghs as a dower house. In the early twentieth century it was pebble dashed and shallow castellations were added. Now offices with modern extensions…’

<3> Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N, 2011, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision), p.89-90 (Book). SCH7059.

'...Remodelled in the nineteenth century by the Leghs of Adlington with a curved bow and pebbledash. Now offices…'

<4> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vo.III p.668 (Book). SCH1389.

‘…Bonishall…was held by a branch of the Pigots for many generations, until its sale in 1746 to the Leghs of Adlington, who use it occasionally as a jointure-house…’

<5> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts a Bonis Hall.

<6> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

This map depicts a Bunnis Hall.

<7> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 81/2 1850 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the hall, gardens and 'pleasure grounds'.

<8> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9078, 1871-1881 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

A glasshouse, possibly a conservatory, is depicted on the south-eastern side of the house.

<9> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.I p.194 (Book). SCH3228.

There are documentary references to a Bonardishall and Bonisal dating from the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Later references to Bonisall and Bonisall date from the sixteenth and seventeenth century.

<10> Various, Britain From Above, EPW050685 to EPW050689 (Web Site). SCH8299.

Oblique aerial photographs of Bonis Hall taken in June 1936.