OS grid reference SJ 416 622 Reference no. 1130635 Architect John Douglas | Designated 22 August 1984 Year built 1887 | |
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Location Eccleston, Cheshire, England Built for Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster Similar Holy Trinity Church - Capenhurst, Chorley Old Hall, Warrington Town Hall, Eaton Hall - Cheshire, Vale Park | ||
Eccleston Ferry House is a farmhouse to the southeast of the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, England. It is situated on the east bank of the River Dee near the site of an ancient ferry crossing of the river The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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History
The house was built in 1887 for Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.
Architecture
The farmhouse is constructed in Ruabon red brick, with red sandstone dressings and some timber framing, on a stone plinth. The main front faces the river and has four bays. The right bay projects forwards and has two storeys; the lower storey is in brick and is canted, the upper storey is timber-framed and has a gable. The middle two bays contain a porch and a dormer, and the left bay has some brick diapering.
Associated structures
In the garden is a structure described as a bandstand or a café. It was also designed by Douglas for the duke, and was used for visitors taking boat trips on the adjacent River Dee. It is an open timber-framed building with a timber balustrade standing on a sandstone plinth, and with a red tiled roof. The structure has a tiebeam inscribed with the date 1888, and carrying a plaster panel depicting a goddess with serpent staff and a cornucopia, which is flanked by dolphins and with the motto "PEACE AND PLENTY". It is also designated as a Grade II listed building.