Description

SJ 46SW ECCLESTON C.P. OFF HILL ROAD
(South side)

3/124 Eccleston Hill with
attached Conservatory,
wall and stable wing.

II

Large house in a free Jacobean style 1881-2 by John Douglas built for
the 1st Duke of Westminster as the residence for his secretary, a
nephew. Two storeys and attics. Stone dressed red brick, blue
diapers; complex hipped and gabled red tile roofs. Shaped brick
chimneys. Gabled oak-framed porch on north (entrance) front; stone
mullioned windows with metal casements (leaded glazing mostly
removed). Arched framed and panelled oak outer door; glazed oak inner
door. Attached (S.E.) are a timber conservatory with octagonal
lantern and some leaded and small-pane glazing; and a long fruit-tree
wall along north side of garden. Single storey stable wing with
covered carriage entrance, attached N.E.
Interior: Oak panelled hall with massively built open-well staircase.
Ornate plaster frieze, cornice and fireplace in drawing room; plaster
wainscot in dining room and study. Delph rail in study.

Listing NGR: SJ4095662314

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Eccleston Hill at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5332286

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)