Poynton Hall

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Private Residence

Site Name: Poynton Hall
Location: Poynton Hall
County: Cheshire
Location Type: Countryside - at determined location

Overview

The remains of the 16th c. half-timbered residence were extensively remodelled in the 18th c. in Gothic style. Now demolished.

The original house was set in a park near the main road to London. Poynton Park, with an ornamental lake, remains on the site, although suburban housing occupies much of the landscape.

Performance History

No family papers survive to record performances at Poynton, but entertainers patronized by the Warrens appearing elsewhere may also have appeared at Poynton.

Current Status

Demolished.

History of the Venue

ca. 1548 New hall built by Sir Edward Warren.

17th c. Jacobean entrance tower added. At some point a forecourt with castellated angle towers was added.

18th c. Early Georgian red brick wing added.

1750s Neoclassical mansion built on a different site. Park laid out with fashionable landscaping.

ca. 1775 Remains of the old hall converted in neo-Gothic style as 'The Towers.'

1826 Estate passed to the Vernons of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire. Georgian house later demolished.

1869 The Towers enlarged as the main residence on the estate.

1935 House demolished.

Record Source

REED Lancashire 172, 184, 186

Patrons who owned this venue

Name Dates Titles
Warren, Edward 1563-1609 Knight
Warren, John 1585-1621

Bibliographic Sources

  • Hanshall, J.H. The History of the County Palatine of Chester. Chester: John Fletcher, 1817.
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, and Edward Hubbard. Cheshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth, Midd: Penguin Books, 1971.