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Adlington Hall
Set in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, Adlington Hall has been the home of the Legh family since 1315. The Hall itself, a magnificent english country house incorporates Tudor and Georgian architecture.The Hall is a manor house, quadrangular in shape, and was at one time surrounded by a moat. Two sides of the courtyard and the east wing were built in 1581 in the typical 'black and white' Cheshire style. The south front and west wing were added between 1749 and 1757 and are built of red brick with handsome stone portico and four Ionic columns.
Two oak trees, part of the original building, still remain with their roots in the ground and support the east end of the Great Hall which was built between 1480 and 1505. Between the trees in the Great Hall stands an organ built in the style of 'Father' Bernard Smith (c.1670-80). Handel subsequently played on this instrument, and now, fully restored it is the largest 17th century organ in the country.
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Contact information: Tel: 01625 827595The Hunting Lodge, Adlington Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4LF
e-mail: enquiries@adlingtonhall.com website:www.adlingtonhall.com
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