Shotwick Hall
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| Shotwick Hall | |
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Shotwick Hall | |
| Location | Shotwick, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°14′29″N 2°59′39″W / 53.24134°N 2.99426°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 337 721 |
| Built | 1662 |
| Built for | Joseph Hockenhull |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 4 June 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1115124 |
Shotwick Hall is a former manor house in the village of Shotwick, Cheshire, England. It replaced an earlier manor house that stood on a moated site some 150 metres to the west. The hall and four associated structures are listed buildings, and the moated site is a Scheduled Monument.
The house was built in 1662 for Joseph Hockenhull, replacing an older fortified manor house.[1] Internal alterations were made during the 20th century. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
Architecture
Exterior
Shotwick Hall is a small house constructed of brick.[3] It has red sandstone quoins, a Welsh slate roof, and large brick chimneys. The house has an E-shaped plan with two storeys and attics. The front is symmetrical with five bays. The lateral bays are wide and project forward; they have plain brick gables with finials. The central bay is much narrower and also projects forward, forming a two-storey porch. It has a stepped stone gable. Between the floors is a dentil brick band. Above the upper floor windows is a band that rises over the windows to form a hoodmould. The windows date from the 20th century and have wooden mullions and transoms. The window above the door has two lights; all the other windows on the front have three.[2]
Interior
The front door leads to a small hall with a Jacobean-style open well staircase. This has pierced flat balusters, moulded handrails and square newels. Under the staircase the plaster ceiling has a moulded frieze decorated with fleur-de-lis and lions.[2] In one of the rooms are the arms of Shotwick quartered with those of Hockenhull and bearing the date 1662.[3]
