Landscape record 7015/2 - 19th century Parkland of the former Barrowmore Hall

<1> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, p.375 (Book). SCH3078.

The site of the house remains clear of buildings and a lodge dated 1881, amongst over features remains.

<2> de Figueiredo P & Treuherz J, 1988, Cheshire Country Houses, p.215 (Book). SCH785.

A large house designed in 1881 by John Douglas for H. Lyle Smith, a Liverpool grain merchant. The house and park were developed on a green field site…….The house was destroyed during the Second World War and a hospital is now built within the park.

<3> Cheshire Gardens Trust, 2011 onwards, Research and Recording Report (Report). SCH6655.

The grounds of Barrowmore Hall comprise 85 acres of parkland with a house and buildings used by small businesses.
The parkland has many mature trees and tree groups, some subject to Tree Preservation Orders
The park retains its parkland character and was characterised as Post Medieval Ornamental Parkland by the Cheshire HLC project

<4> R Edwards, 2008, The Cheshire Historic Landscape Characterisation (Digital Archive). SCH5123.