Alderley Old Hall
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Alderley Old Hall is a former manor house
near the village of Nether Alderley
, Cheshire
, England. It stands adjacent to the mill pond
of Nether Alderley Mill
. The hall was built in the early 17th century for Sir Thomas Stanley. Additions and alterations were made to it in 1912 by Edmund Warre. The hall has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II* listed building. It is constructed partly in brick, and partly in timber framing
.
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
near the village of Nether Alderley
Nether Alderley
Nether Alderley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the A34 road about a mile and a half south of Alderley Edge....
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England. It stands adjacent to the mill pond
Mill pond
A mill pond is any body of water used as a reservoir for a water-powered mill. Mill ponds were often created through the construction of a mill dam across a waterway. In many places, the common proper name Mill Pond name has remained even though the mill has long since gone...
of Nether Alderley Mill
Nether Alderley Mill
Nether Alderley Mill is a 15th-century watermill located in Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is in the custodianship of the National Trust....
. The hall was built in the early 17th century for Sir Thomas Stanley. Additions and alterations were made to it in 1912 by Edmund Warre. The hall has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II* listed building. It is constructed partly in brick, and partly in timber framing
Timber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
.