Venue Type & Location
Private Residence
Site Name: Hatton Hall
Location: near Chester
County: Cheshire
Location Type: Town - near town at determined location
Overview
Located 6 miles from Chester in lowlying countryside, the early 16th c. timber-framed manor house does not survive. It was built on a quadrangular plan and surrounded by a medieval moat.
Performance History
Possible performance venue. Players possibly patronized by Rowland Dutton performed in Coventry in 1591 and at Smithills Hall in 1587.
Current Status
Demolished.
History of the Venue
early 16th c. Manor acquired by a younger son of Sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton via marriage with the co-heiress of the Vernon family.
by 1882 The 16th c. house had been replaced by a brick farm house erected on the same site (Bennett, 'Hatton' 202).
Record Source
REED Coventry 336; Lancashire 166
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Dutton, Rowland | 1551-1606 |
Bibliographic Sources
- Bennett, J.H.E. 'Hatton Hall.'. Chester Archaeological Society Journal ns 22 (1918): 197--207.
- Department of the Environment. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest...: Cheshire 8 (Parishes of Foulk Stapleford, Hatton, Huxley and Waverton). Chester: Department of the Environment, 1985
- Lysons, Daniel and Samuel. Magna Britannia; being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain. 6 vols. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806--22