Uffington House, Chester
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Uffington House is in Dee Hills Park,
Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
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Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England. It was built in 1885 for Thomas Hughes, the author of '' Tom Brown's School Days'', and designed by Edward Ould. It is constructed in red brick with stone and terracotta dressings and a red tile roof. The house is in three storeys with cellars and an attic. Its architectural features include turrets surmounted by spires with lead
finial A finial (from '' la, finis'', end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the Apex (geometry), apex of a d ...
s. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.


See also

* Grade II listed buildings in Chester (east) * List of works by Grayson and Ould


References

Houses completed in 1885 Grade II listed buildings in Chester Houses in Chester Grade II listed houses {{UK-listed-building-stub