Monument record 2274/1/0 - Marbury Hall

<1> de Figueiredo P & Treuherz J, 1988, Cheshire Country Houses, p.31-34 (Book). SCH785.

Marbury was the seat of the Marbury family in medieval period. Acquired by Earl Rivers 1684. His daughter married the Irish peer James, IVth Earl of Barrymore, and in 1714 the Marbury Estate came to his family, the Barrys. Lord Barrymore, one of the English Jacobite leaders enlarged Marbury, a vernacular brick house. He added wings and a portico. In 1856 James Hugh Smith Barry turned the irregular brick building into a vast French chateau, designed by Anthony Salvin.

<2> Cheshire County Council, Unknown, Fact or Fiction? A walk in Marbury Country Park (Booklet-Leaflet). SCH1215.

A great house modelled on the French Royal palace of Fontainbleau. In 1932 the Smith Barrys sold the estate and hall for a residential club. In 1940 it was requisitioned for war time use as an army camp, and a camp for Polish refugees. Bought by ICI and demolished 1968.

<3> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, p.275 (Book). SCH3078.

House originally by Gibbs and totally remodelled by Salvin c. 1850. The style had Louis XIII pavilion roofs with French dormers as well as Queen Anne elements. Remains of gate piers with urns.

<4> Vale Royal Borough Council, 2006, Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings (Report). SCH5487.

CRITERION E

<5> Vale Royal Borough Council, 1977-79, The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card (Paper Archive). SCH5481.

<6> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, p.275 (Book). SCH3078.

Originally built by Gibbs and totally remodelled by Salvin c.1850. The style had Louis XIII pavilion roofs with French dormers as well as Queen Anne elements.