Backford Hall

Backford Hall is a country house in the village of Backford, Cheshire, England. It was built in the mid 19th Century on the site of earlier halls, and was designed by John Cunningham. Its style is described as "exuberant Elizabethan, Jacobean and Bohemian Rococo".[1]

Since 1946 it has been used as offices by Cheshire County Council, and in 2012 its sale was agreed for residential development if planning approval was granted.[2] Planning permission was granted in 2014 and the first residents moved into one of the new houses in 2016.[3] The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Backford Hall (1115554)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ Holmes, David (22 March 2012), "Cheshire West and Chester Council's Backford Hall sold", Chester Chronicle, Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales, retrieved 27 March 2012
  3. ^ Holmes, David (23 December 2016). "Backford Hall near Chester transformed into luxury living".