Monument record 756/1/1 - Kinderton Lodge

Kinderton Lodge. Ormerod says the house was built by Lord Norreys after the old Kinderton Hall was pulled down, perhaps at the beginning of the 18th C (RN: 753/ 1/ 1). The Lodge was said to have been a large quadrangular building of timber & plaster & the upper storey is said to have been decorated with imaginary portraits of the long series of barons of Kinderton, painted around the exterior of the building. This lodge was pulled down c.20yrs ago (ie. c. 1862) (1) & (2). Present house is early 18th century with 19th century alterations (3).

<1> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 3/201 (Y) (Book). SCH1389.

<2> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1986, Site of Kinderton Hall & Formal Gardens, /2 (Oral Communication). SCH2970.

<3> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /5/25 (Report). SCH1934.