Located in low-lying countryside overlooking the N bank of the River Bollin, a few miles from Manchester.
An early 18th c. red brick house now stands on or near the site of the Norman castle. A brick Jacobean house with curved gables in the Flemish style was built on an E-shaped plan ca. 1616. Some of its fabric remains, as well as the water mill SW of the Georgian stables. Little is known of the Elizabethan residence which preceded it on the site.
Possible performance venue. A bearward patronized by Sir George Booth performed elsewhere in the early 17th c.
National Trust property open to the public at specified times.
early 15th c. Dunham estates passed to Sir Robert Booth of Barton via marriage with the heiress, Dulcie Venables. The family's principal residence was at Bollin Hall, Wilmslow.
by late 16th c. The Booth family had probably relocated to an Elizabethan residence at Dunham Massey.
ca. 1616 Sir George Booth built a new house on an E plan.
mid-17th c. George Booth, 1st Baron Delamere, built a new S entrance front to enclose the courtyard and created the chapel from 2 rooms on the ground floor of the N wing. An outer brick court with stone gate was built to surround the house.
ca. 1720 Stables and service court added.
ca. 1732--40 House renovated by John Norris for George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington and 3rd Baron Delamere, incorporating the layout of the N range, including the great hall, of the Elizabethan residence.
1758 Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford, acquired the estate via marriage with the 2nd Earl of Warrington's daughter.
1820s John Shaw created the dining room from 2 rooms in the E range for the 6th Earl of Stamford.
1855--1906 House leased to tenants.
1906--10 House extensively renovated by J. Compton Hall and Percy Macquoid for William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford. S front remodelled and new lodge built at the entrance to the deer park.
1976 Dunham Massey bequeathed to the National Trust on the death of Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford.
REED Coventry 384
| Name | Dates | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Booth, George | 1566-1652 | Knight , Knight Baronet |
