Doddington Hall, Cheshire

Doddington Hall is a country house in Doddington Park in the civil parish of Doddington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] The house was built for Rev Sir Thomas Broughton between 1777 and 1798 to a design by Samuel Wyatt. It was built to replace an older house, of which Delves Hall was a part, a short distance to the north.[2] The house is constructed of Keuper sandstone ashlar with a slate roof and lead flashings in three storeys. It is in neoclassical style with an entrance front of nine bays.[1]

Doddington Hall
Doddington Hall
LocationDoddington Park, Doddington, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53.0148°N 2.4342°W / 53.0148; -2.4342
OS grid referenceSJ 709 464
Built1777–98
Built forRev Sir Thomas Broughton
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated10 June 1952
Reference no.1136840
Location in Cheshire

It is the seat of the Broughton baronets.

See also

References

  1. Historic England, "Doddington Hall (1136840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 July 2012
  2. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 331–333, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6


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