Hefferston Grange
| Hefferston Grange | |
|---|---|
 Hefferston Grange, south front | |
| Location | Weaverham, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°15′24″N 2°35′42″W / 53.25680°N 2.59491°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 604 735 |
| Built | 1741 |
| Built for | Philip Henry Warburton |
| Architectural style(s) | Early Georgian |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 18 July 1986 |
| Reference no. | 1287121 |
  Location in Cheshire | |
Hefferston Grange is a former country house to the southwest of the village of Weaverham, Cheshire, England. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]
History[edit]
The house was built in 1741 for Philip Henry Warburton,[2] incorporating parts of an earlier house dating from about 1700.[1] It was enlarged in Neoclassical style for Nicholas Ashton of Woolton Hall in the 1770s.[2] Extensions and alterations were made to the house for Robert Heath in 1876.[1] During the 20th century it became part of the Grange Hospital (formerly Hefferston Grange Sanatorium). This was established in 1921 for the treatment of patients with tuberculosis.[3] The property was sold by the National Health Service in 1986.[4]
Architecture[edit]
The house is constructed in orange brick with stone dressings. It has hipped roofs covered in Welsh slate, and has brick chimneys. Its plan is that of a rectangular block.[1] The architectural style is Early Georgian.[5] The entrance front is on the east side; it is symmetrical, in two storeys, and has seven bays. It has a moulded stone plinth, and rusticated quoins. The lateral pair of bays on each side are stepped forward. All the windows in this front are sash windows. Above the doorcase is a frieze of Tudor roses under a moulded architrave and a segmental pediment. Two bays at the right end of the south front are canted. This front has a mixture of sash and casement windows. Attached to the west front is a 19th-century cast iron conservatory with a semicircular end. On the north front is a stone porch.[1] Inside, the ceilings of the staircase and one of the upstairs rooms have Rococo stucco decoration.[5]
External features[edit]
To the east of the house is an icehouse. It dates from the late 18th or early 19th century, and is constructed in orange brick covered in earth. The structure is a Grade II listed building.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Hefferston Grange (part of the Grange Hospital) (1287121)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012
- ^ a b de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 239, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- ^ Hefferston Grange Sanatorium, later The Grange Hospital, National Archives, retrieved 19 June 2011
- ^ "NHS (Property Sales)", Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 23 January 1987, retrieved 19 June 2011
- ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 660–661, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ Historic England, "Icehouse 35 metres east of Hefferston Grange (part of the Grange Hospital) (1228558)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012