Building record 1230/2/3 - Link Between Chapel and Tabley House

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Summary

A building built to provide a covered access from the house to the chapel when the chapel was relocated to its present location in the 1920s. This building incorporates several architectural features which originated in the Old Hall.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 58559 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Link building. 1927-29. Red Flemish bond brick with stone dressings and stone slate roof. Single storey. West front: five bays, stone surrounds to two-light chamfered mullioned windows with four-centred heads. Shaped gables to right and left ends with stone balls to kneelers and half way stages and apex of gables.

<2> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, p.260-2 (Book). SCH2309.

The passageway linking the chapel to the house named the Old Hall Room, contains twenty sections of the original arch-brace roof of the old chapel and a fireplace which was formerly a main feature of Tabley Old Hall. It is embellished with heraldic designs.

<3> Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N, 2011, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision), p.620 (Book). SCH7059.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 58559. [Mapped features: #53701 58559; #53702 58559]
  • <2> Book: Richards R. 1947. Old Cheshire Churches. p.260-2.
  • <3> Book: Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N. 2011. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision). p.620.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 725 777 (9m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ77NW
Civil Parish TABLEY INFERIOR, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County TABLEY INFERIOR, GREAT BUDWORTH, CHESHIRE

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Jan 4 2024 2:52PM