Moss Hall, Audlem

Moss Hall, Audlem, is a manor house 0.5 miles (1 km) north-west of Audlem, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I-listed building.[1] The Hall overlooks the Shropshire Union Canal.[2]

Moss Hall, Audlem
Moss Hall from the south-east
Coordinates52.9928°N 2.5147°W / 52.9928; -2.5147
OS grid referenceSJ 655 440
Built1616
Built forHugh Massey
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated10 June 1952
Reference no.57029
Location in Cheshire

Moss Hall was built in 1616 for Hugh Massey,[3] then owned by Edward Legh of Baguley Hall. It is timber-framed with rendered infill, and close studded with a middle rail to both floors. It is in two storeys with attics, and has a plain tile roof. The entrance front has five bays with four gables. The house is nearly symmetrical, is E-shaped, and is set on an ashlar plinth. In its centre is a two-storey gabled porch wing, which is a later addition. The first floor is jettied and supported on carved brackets.[1][4] It has been described as "a surprisingly complete example of a gentleman's house of the early 17th century".[1]

See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Moss Hall, Audlem (1138519)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2012
  2. Audlem, Streetmap, retrieved 16 February 2011
  3. de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, pp. 256–258, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
  4. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 118–119, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6


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