DiCamillo Companion
England

Grafton Hall

Tilston

Cheshire

England

Circa Date: 1613 w/1883 alterations and additions

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1963

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

An 1817 engraving of the first House (demolished)

  • Built / Designed For: Sir Peter Warburton

    House & Family History: Grafton was an early 17th century E-plan house with three gables and pyramid-capped towers at each end. The Drawing Room was noted for its superb paneling and its animal-head plaster frieze. In 1883 the House was restored and enlarged for the Stanley family to the designs of John Birch. Grafton was demolished in 1963.

    House Replaced By: A new Neoclassical style house was built in 2014.

  • Architect: John Birch

    Date: 1883
    Designed: Restored and extended House and designed Stable Block for Stanley family

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    Architect: Robert Adam Architects

    Date: 2014
    Designed: New (second) House

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  • Title: Cheshire Country Houses
    Author: de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian
    Year Published: 1988
    Reference: pg. 235
    Publisher: Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
    ISBN: 0850336554
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT FIRST HOUSE: Sir Peter Warburton, 17th century. Stanley family, 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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