Ravenscroft Hall

Ravenscroft Hall seen from Middlewich (2014)

Ravenscroft Hall is a country house standing to the east of the B5309 road (King Street) about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Middlewich, Cheshire, England. The house was built in 1837 for William T. Buchanan, replacing a former Jacobean house.[1] It was extended, possibly in 1852 when the house was bought by the Moss family,[1] and again in 1877.[2] The house has since been divided into two dwellings.[3] It is constructed in roughcast and yellow brick, with stone dressings and slate roofs. The house is in two storeys, with a main front of five bays, and a five-bay extension to the northeast. The garden front also has five bays.[3] The house has an Ionic porch,[2] and an Italianate belvedere.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[3]

  1. ^ a b c de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 267, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
  2. ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 482, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  3. ^ a b c Historic England, "Ravenscroft Hall (1160339)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012