Archive for the tag 'Adlington Hall'

12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 1st 2018

12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 31st 2018

Shell Cottage today stands as a focal point in the informal gardens, south of Adlington Hall, this site has a long history and records show that in 1727 six hot beds were built. This is a very early use of glass frames and shows Adlington had a sophisticated garden from at least the early 18th [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2018

There has been a small chapel in the north east corner of Adlington Hall since 1398. This was the year that Sir Robert de Legh was granted a licence ‘for celebration of Divine Service within the precincts of the manor’. The original Georgian Chapel was pulled down in 1928 and replaced by the current Chapel.*
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12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2018

One of the doors at Adlington Hall survives from c1581.

This substantial English Oak perimeter door, with its integral wicket door and topped with sharp prongs, was originally the main entrance on the South side of Adlington Hall long before the Georgian wing was built.
The holes were for musketeers, made during the English Civil War, 1642 [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 24th 2018

One of the most beautiful homes in England, Adlington Hall, home of the Leghs from 1315 was built on the site of a Hunting Lodge in the Forest of Macclesfield in 1040.
Two oaks, part of the original building, remain rooted in the ground supporting the east end of the Great Hall. Between the trees stands [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2018