Sutton Hall is in the village of Little Sutton,

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, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II

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. The house dates mainly from the early 19th century but has a core dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. Its architectural style is late

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and early Regency. Its walls are rendered with rusticated quoins. The house is in two storeys with an attic. At the front is a Tuscan

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

with two columns at the front and

pilaster In classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the ...

s at the rear. Most of the windows are

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. To the east is an added wing with a large full-height bow window, and there is a similar window at the west

gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...

end.

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Country houses in Cheshire Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire Grade II listed houses Georgian architecture in Cheshire Ellesmere Port {{UK-listed-building-stub

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