Puddington Hall
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Puddington Hall is a country house in the village of Puddington
, Cheshire
, England. It was built between 1872 and 1874 for Sir Rowland Stanley Errington, and altered in about 1904. It has since been divided into two houses. The older part of the house is constructed in red sandstone
; the later part is partly timber-framed
and partly pebbledashed. It is roofed with stone slates. The house is in two storeys plus attics, with an entrance front of six bays
. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II listed buildings.
Puddington, Cheshire
Puddington is a village and civil parish on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, located close to the border with Wales ....
, 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 was built between 1872 and 1874 for Sir Rowland Stanley Errington, and altered in about 1904. It has since been divided into two houses. The older part of the house is constructed in red sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
; the later part is partly timber-framed
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...
and partly pebbledashed. It is roofed with stone slates. The house is in two storeys plus attics, with an entrance front of six bays
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
. It 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 buildings.