Bolesworth Castle
Bolesworth Castle is a country house about 2 miles south of the village of Tattenhall in the English county of Cheshire . English Heritage has it as a historical building II *. Grade listed.
history
George Walmesley , a Manchester businessman , had the house built in 1829 to replace an older house from 1750, based on a design by William Cole . In 1856 Robert Barbour , a Scottish businessman who had started a cotton factory in Manchester, bought the property. Since then it has remained in the hands of the Barbour family. In the years 1920–1923 the country house was partially remodeled by Clough William Ellis .
architecture
The house was made of sandstone - stone built and attached. It is mostly two-story and has a wide, canted yoke in the middle and on the right and a wide, round yoke on the left. In the middle there is a recessed, three-story tower with tourelles .
Around the house and on the property there are a number of structures that are listed as historical buildings II. These are e.g. B. the wall and steps of the upper and middle terrace, the wall of the lower terrace, a temple with a statue of the goddess Diana , the gates of the park, the gate pillars and side walls on the north driveway, the gate pillars on the driveway of Chowley Lodge, an open weather protection, a bridge over a fish pond and a boathouse.
Recent history and current condition
The house and estate of 15 square miles was inherited by Anthony Barbour in 1989 , making him one of the largest landowners in Cheshire. He expanded the property into a business park, restoring structures that were no longer needed and having the 16 farms modernized. So he created 800 new jobs. Barbour also had over 350 different types of trees planted in the park. In 1998 he received the Bledisloe Gold Medal from the Royal Agricultural Society of England for his work on his property. Barbour died in 2007. Since then, his widow, Diana , and his daughter, Nina , have taken care of the property; the latter is also the director of the property. Nina also organizes the annual Bolesworth International Show Jumping Event on the premises.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ a b c Anthony Barbour (Obituary) . In: The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ Wall and Steps of Upper Terrace in Front of Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Wall and Steps of Middle Terrace in Front of Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Wall of Lower Terrace in Front of Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Temple with Statue of Diana on South Side of Chowley Drive, at Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ Park Gates and Gate Piers with Wing Walls on North Drive to Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Gate Piers on Drive to Bolesworth Castle from Chowley Lodge . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Open Shelter at South End of Upper Terrace in Front of Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Bridge over North End of Fishpond at Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Boat House at South End of Fishpond at Bolesworth Castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ Beautiful Bolesworth Castle . Archant Community Life. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ↑ Emma Mayoh: Nina Barbour has big plans to continue the Bolesworth Estate legacy . Archant Community Life. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ Women Today: Nina Barbour, Bolesworth Estate . Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 5 ′ 55.3 " N , 2 ° 45 ′ 20.5" W.