Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ2890 ELEANOR ROAD, Bidston
789-1/6/164 (East side)
29/07/50 Bidston Hall

GV II*

Large house. Probably a late C16-early C17 re-building of an
earlier structure, the remodelling itself in at least two
phases. Coursed and squared stone with plain slate roofs. Hall
and two cross wing plan, modified by C19 renewal of roofs to
form two parallel longitudinal gables. Symmetrical facade,
with central two-storey semi-circular bowed porch with
segmentally-arched entrance with chamfered jambs to architrave
and stressed enriched voussoirs. Continuous band of mullioned
windows at first floor. Scallopped parapet with low-relief
motifs. Flanking mullioned windows of 3- and 4 lights with
plain string course over. Rear elevation also symmetrical with
original advanced outer gables each with 4-light mullioned
windows linked by 4-bay loggia to ground floor, the arcade of
semi-circular arches carried on columns with marked entasis.
4-light mullioned windows above. Doorway and flanking windows
recessed within, possibly resited. Mullions throughout are
ovolo moulded. Interior has central hall with rear wall stack
flanked by original service end to left, the present kitchen
in the parlour wing to the right. 4-centred arched fire-places
in hall and parlour, and some upstairs rooms. 4-centred arched
lintels to original doors between principal lower rooms.
Exposed stone work with rich collection of masons' marks.
Stone staircase towards the rear. Timber framed partition
walls upstairs, and traces of earlier layout before addition
of loggia infilling between the two wings. The property
belonged to the earls of Derby from the C14 until c1652, and
the present house was probably built by the 4th earl.

Listing NGR: SJ2854690207

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547248

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)