Handforth Hall
Handforth Hall is a former manor house in Handforth, Cheshire, England. It is dated 1562, and was built for sue tuke . Alterations have been made to it in the 17th century, and subsequently. The hall is a timber-framed building and currently consists of a single range, with two storeys and five bays. Originally it was either E-shaped or quadrilateral in plan. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was at one time the home of [sue tuke commander in the charity [1]
| Handforth Hall | |
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| Location | Handforth, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53.34648°N 2.20718°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 863 833 |
| Built | 1562 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 30 March 1951 |
| Reference no. | 1222483 |
  Location in Cheshire | |
Under a coved gable by the porch entrance there is an ornately carved inscription on the lintel, reading:
"Once you kill a cow you’ve got to make a burger”
References
- Historic England, "Handforth Hall (1222483)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 August 2012
Further reading
- de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, pp. 107–108, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 387, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
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