Dunham Massey Hall

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Dunham Massey Hall, Cheshire

Dunham Massey Hall , also Dunham Massey or Stamford Military Hospital , is a country house in the village of Dunham Massey , in the district of Trafford near Altrincham . It is in the former English parish of Bowdon in the county of Cheshire and is now owned by the National Trust . A garden and a deer park also belong to the property.

Country house

The reconstructed hospital ward in 2015.

The house with a double courtyard is made of bricks in the Flemish bond with stone cladding. The roofs are covered with green slate . Major alterations were made around 1721. Most of the current mansion was built under the direction of John Norris in the years 1732-1740 for George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington .

In the years 1905-1907 the country house was modified by the architect Compton Hall. Until then, the south facade had eleven three-story bays . In order to make the building appear more in the style of the 17th century, the top floor of the 3rd, 4th, 8th and 9th yoke was replaced by an attic with dormer windows . In addition, in the 5th, 6th and 7th yoke, a center piece with columns on both sides of the central yoke and decorative stone gables were added. In 1917, during World War I , Penelope, Countess of Stamford offered the mansion to the Red Cross as a military hospital , and between April 1917 and January 1919 it became the Stamford Military Hospital . Hundreds of injured people were treated there. This included injuries from poison gas as well as gunshot wounds to the brain. The hospital was under the direction of Sister Catherine Bennett and Lady Stamford's daughter, Jane Gray, was trained as a nurse there.

Since March 1959, the English Heritage has listed the country house as a historical building of the first degree . It has been owned by the National Trust since 1976 . Around 340,000 visitors were counted in 2014. From March 2014 to 2016 the main sick bay ( called Baghdad ) of the Stamford Military Hospital, the operating room, the nurses' station and the recovery room were restored to commemorate the beginning of the First World War 100 years earlier.

Collections

The manor houses collections of rare wood carvings, Huguenot silver, and portraits painted by Joshua Reynolds and William Beechey .

Remise

The coach house south of the kitchen courtyard is also a historical building of the first degree. It has a bell tower on which you can read the year of construction in 1721.

stables

Also to the south of the country house is the stables, another historical building of the first degree. Like the Remise, it probably dates from 1721, but was expanded on the west side in the 18th century. It now serves as a restaurant and souvenir shop.

garden

Dunham Massey Park in Cheshire with snowdrops

There are over 700 species of plants and 1,600 trees and bushes in Dunham Massey's park and gardens. There is also the largest winter garden in Great Britain with snowdrops , daffodils and bunny bells .

Deer park

The 120 hectare deer park in Dunham Massey dates back to the Middle Ages.

Watermill

The oldest building in the deer park is the water mill .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Dunham Massey Hall . Historic England. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  2. ^ A b c First World War hospital to be recreated at National Trust's Dunham Massey Hall . 1914. November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dunham Massey . National Trust. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. ^ First World War Centenary: Dunham Massey Hall reconverted into a hospital . TheIndependent. March 4, 2014. Accessed March 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b c A walk in the grounds of Dunham Massey . Guardian. May 12, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ Visits Made in 2010 to Visitor Attractions in Membership with ALVA . ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Carriage House Immediately To South Of Kitchen Courtyard . Historic England. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ Stables To South Of Hall . Historic England. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  9. ^ See the Garden spring to life . National Trust. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ a b A perfect parkland . National Trust. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

Web links

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Coordinates: 53 ° 22 ′ 57.9 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  W.