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Pownall Hall is a former
Pownall Hall Preservation Appeal (includes historical and architectural information)
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Pownall Hall is a former country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
in Wilmslow
Wilmslow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England, south of Manchester city centre. The population was 24,497 at the 2011 Census.
History
Toponymy
Wilmslow derives its name from Old ...
, Cheshire
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, England. It was remodelled in 1830 as "a red sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
Georgian
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house dressed up in the Tudor style". In 1886 it was bought by the Manchester
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brewer Henry Boddington, who transformed it "into a showcase for the most up-to-date work of the Arts and Crafts Movement". The architect was William Ball of the Ball and Elce partnership of Manchester. Much of the decoration and furniture design was carried out by members of the Century Guild, an organisation founded in 1882 by A. H. Mackmurdo. In addition "lots of pretty, small-scale bits of decoration" were added to the façade. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England
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as a designated Grade II* listed building
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. As of 2011 the building is in use as a school.
See also
*Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire East
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Cheshire East.
Listed buildings
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* Listed buildings in Wilmslow
References
External links
Pownall Hall Preservation Appeal (includes historical and architectural information)
Country houses in Cheshire Private schools in the Borough of Cheshire East Houses completed in 1830 Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire Arts and Crafts architecture in England Grade II* listed houses 1830 establishments in England Wilmslow {{UK-listed-building-stub