Norcliffe Hall
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Norcliffe Hall is a large house near the village of Styal
, Cheshire
, England. It stands to the west of the village and to the north of Styal Country Park. It was built in 1831 for Robert Hyde Greg
, the owner of Quarry Bank Mill
, and designed by the Lichfield
architect Thomas Johnson. In 1860 a four-stage tower and a billiard room were added.
It is constructed in orange brick in Flemish bond brickwork with pink sandstone
dressings. It is roofed in Welsh slate
s, and has octagonal brick chimney stacks. The architectural style is Elizabethan. It has an irregular plan, and is in 2½ storeys with a south front of four bays
. It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 6 March 1975.
During the 20th century the house was used as a care home for the elderly. As of 2007 it was being converted into residential apartments. The house is surrounded by parkland and lawned areas.
Styal
Styal is a village in Cheshire East, England. It is on the River Bollin, near to the town of Wilmslow.Styal is a commuter village, with access to Manchester. The village is dominated by Quarry Bank Mill and much of its housing is the mill's estate. The mill and the surrounding country park are...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England. It stands to the west of the village and to the north of Styal Country Park. It was built in 1831 for Robert Hyde Greg
Robert Hyde Greg
Robert Hyde Greg , was an English industrialist, economist and antiquary.Born in Manchester, the son of Samuel Greg, the creator of Quarry Bank Mill, he was brother to William Rathbone Greg and the junior Samuel Greg. His mother, Hannah, was a descendant of Philip Henry...
, the owner of Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.-Water mill:...
, and designed by the Lichfield
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
architect Thomas Johnson. In 1860 a four-stage tower and a billiard room were added.
It is constructed in orange brick in Flemish bond brickwork with pink sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
dressings. It is roofed in Welsh slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
s, and has octagonal brick chimney stacks. The architectural style is Elizabethan. It has an irregular plan, and is in 2½ storeys with a south front of four bays
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
. It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 6 March 1975.
During the 20th century the house was used as a care home for the elderly. As of 2007 it was being converted into residential apartments. The house is surrounded by parkland and lawned areas.