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Listed buildings in Hough, Cheshire

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Hough is a former civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contained three buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the other is at Grade II. The parish included the village of Hough and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings consist of two houses and a gateway.

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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Hough Hall
53°03′13″N 2°26′12″W / 53.05373°N 2.43660°W / 53.05373; -2.43660 (Hough Hall)
17th century A house that was altered later. It is built in brick with stone dressings, and has a tiled roof. The house is in two storeys with an attic, and has a symmetrical three-bay front. In the centre is a doorway with pilasters, an open pediment, and a fanlight. The windows in the original part are sashes, those in the attic being in dormers. The 20th-century extension contains casement windows and an oriel window.[2][3] II*
Gates, piers, screen and wall
53°03′11″N 2°26′13″W / 53.05318°N 2.43698°W / 53.05318; -2.43698 (Gates, piers, screen and wall)
Early 18th century This is a gateway in wrought iron, stone and brick that has been attributed to Robert Bakewell or his assistant Benjamin Yates. It is elaborately decorated and consists of double gates between piers with an overthrow, all in wrought iron. To the sides are railings on a brick wall with stone coping.[2][4] II*
Hough Manor
53°03′20″N 2°26′22″W / 53.05542°N 2.43948°W / 53.05542; -2.43948 (Hough Manor)
Early 18th century A small country house in early Georgian style. It is in brick with a tiled roof. The house is in two storeys and has an entrance front of five bays. There is a central doorway with a gabled porch, and the windows are sashes.[5][6] II

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Sources

  • Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  • Historic England, "Hough Hall (1138509)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 January 2014
  • Historic England, "Gates, piers, screen and wall at Hough Gates (1137036)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 January 2014
  • Historic England, "Hough Manor (1137032)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 January 2014
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 1 April 2015