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Cheshire
- Place of Interest
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Adlington Hall
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Mill lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4LF
Tel: 01625 827 595 Fax: 01625 820 797
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Adlington Hall, the home of the Leghs of Adlington
from 1315 to the present day, was built on the site of a hunting lodge which
stood in the Forest of Macclesfield in 1040. 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& white'
Cheshire style. The south front and west wing were added between 1749 and 1757
and are built of red brick with a handsome stone portico with 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. At the west end of the Great Hall is
a very fully developed canopy. This takes the form
of a cove or quadrant and is divided into 60
panels containing armorial shields. The windows are on
the south side so that the murals which adorn the
north and west walls can be seen to advantage.
Adlington Hall was a royalist garrison during the Civil War.
Adlington Hall is a great Cheshire garden set
in the heart of the Cheshire Plain amidst some of England's finest countryside. The Estate, which
is continually evolving, was landscaped in the `Brownian' style during the
18th century, complete with a ha-ha. Earlier plantings are still in evidence, such as the ancient Lime Avenue dating
from 1688 and the Wilderness with its myriad winding paths and open glades, also home to
temples, bridges and follies. The large herbaceous border also along the North Drive is packed
with interest from spring until late autumn and the woodland border offers exuberant displays
of autumn colour. The path through the laburnum
arcade leads into the formal Rose Garden which offers a feast
of colour and fragrance all summer long. Pillars and
rope swags frame the garden with a gazebo centrepiece
providing a tranquil seating area. Carry on through the Rose
Garden and you will discover a maze created from English yew.
Other features include rockeries, shrub borders
and many fine specimen trees. The Father Tiber water
garden, created in 2002, goes from strength to strength and offers
a peaceful haven amongst ponds, rills, fountains and a
water cascade.
The Hunting Lodge is part of the beautifully
converted Georgian Mews adjacent to the black and white East
Wing of Adlington Hall. The first floor banqueting suite
is approached by a beautiful sweeping staircase (a lift
is available if required).
The hunting Lodge is an ideal venue for wedding receptions, banquets, conferences or indeed any social
or business occasion. For more information please
contact The Hunting Lodge on 01625 827595.
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