Saighton Grange

Saighton Grange Gateway
Saighton Grange in 1817 before the medieval flanking buildings were demolished
LocationSaighton, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53°09′01″N 2°50′03″W / 53.1503°N 2.8342°W / 53.1503; -2.8342
Built1490
Built forSimon Ripley, Abbot of St Werburgh's
Architectural style(s)English Gothic
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated1 June 1967
Reference no.1138394
Saighton Grange is located in Cheshire
Saighton Grange
Location in Cheshire
Saighton Grange
Built1861, 1870–72, 1894–96
Built for2nd Marquess of Westminster, 1st Duke of Westminster
ArchitectEdward Hodkinson,
John Douglas
Architectural style(s)Tudor
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2 November 1983
Reference no.1136660
Saighton Grange Chapel
Builtc. 1870
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2 November 1983
Reference no.1130671
Wall, Abbey Gate College
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated1 June 1967
Reference no.1330250

Saighton Grange originated as a monastic grange. It was later converted into a country house and, as of 2024, the building is used as a school (Abbey Gate College). The only surviving part of the monastic grange is the gatehouse, which is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is one of only two surviving monastic manorial buildings in Cheshire, the other being Ince Manor.[1] The rest of the building is listed at Grade II,[2] as is its chapel.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Abbey Gate College Gatehouse Gateway, Saighton (1138394)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 August 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Abbey Gate College, the main block except the Gatehouse, Saighton (1136660)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 August 2012
  3. ^ Historic England, "Abbey Gate College Chapel (formerly Saighton Grange Chapel), Saighton (1130671)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 August 2012