Description

SJ 87 NE MOTTRAM ST.ANDREW C.P. WILMSLOW ROAD (East
Side)

5/97 Legh Hall Cottage

GV II

Formerly hall, now house: late C16 with later C17 rubble rebuild and
some C20 alterations. Coursed squared buff sandstone rubble, Kerridge
stone-slate roof, stone ridge and 1 brick ridge chimney. H-plan lobby
entry house, 2-storey, 4-bay front. Left end bay under gable has
5-light rubble mullioned windows under rubble hood moulds. Right end
bay projects slightly under gable and has C20 windows under rubble
hood moulds. Left of centre is projecting gabled porch with a
cambered lintel. To right are C20 window and a C17 style dormer. 2
rubble mullioned windows on right gable. End bays extend to rear
where they show 2 timber-framed trusses with small framing and brick
nogging. These may suggest an originally timber framed house.

Was originally Legh Old Hall replaced as main residence by Legh Hall
(q.v.)

Listing NGR: SJ8850878216

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Legh Old Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q6518052

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Recommended Books

• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
• 
  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)