Prestbury Hall

Prestbury Hall is a large house, possibly with origins in the 16th century, but largely dating to around 1790, with a new facade added around 1840 and restoration work carried out around 1950. The walls are stuccoed brick, resting on a grey sandstone plinth. The roofs are covered in Kerridge stone-slates around a leaded well, with two large chimneys incorporating stacks of Tudor diamond brickwork – one with four and one with five tiers. The front of the house presents a symmetrical 5-bay design. The lower windows have three lights with mullions, set in the plinth. The end bays project forward and feature tripartite sash windows, flanked by decorated, bolection-moulded panels. Above the top window is a fan lunette, surrounded by a raised band. The central bays have 16-pane sashes. A projecting porch with a simple architrave and a semi-circular headed entrance, approached by four steps, is centrally positioned. The eaves are supported by wooden brackets, and there is a small brick addition to the right. At the rear of the house is a two-storey, near-circular bay with 12-pane sashes. The interior follows a Georgian plan, though the decorations and fittings date from the 1950 restoration.