Willington Hall

Willington Hall is a former hall that has been converted into a hotel, dated 1829 on the plinth. It was designed by George Latham of Nantwich for Colonel W. Tomkinson, with some alterations made in 1878 and around 1955. The building features Flemish bond orange brick with blue brick diapering and buff sandstone dressings. It has a Welsh slate roof composed of two parallel ranges and brick chimneys topped with octagonal stacks and stone caps.

The hall is designed in the Jacobean style and has a square plan with a servants' wing. The south garden front is symmetrical with three bays and two stories plus an attic. It has a stone plinth, flush quoins, a moulded band at the second floor, and copings. The end bays feature canted stone bays with mullioned and transomed windows that have small pane glazing. Above these are three-light mullioned and transomed windows, along with a two-light mullioned window in a half dormer with a shaped and pedimented gable. The central bay also has three-light mullioned and transomed windows.

The entrance front mirrors the garden front with its symmetrical three bays and two stories plus an attic. It features twin triangular gables with stone copings and finials, mullioned and transomed windows, and a central detached Tuscan porch added around 1955. The servants' wing extends to the right.

Inside, the entry leads into a hall with a panelled ceiling. There is an open well oak staircase with turned column balusters and square newels. To the left, two main rooms have oak doors with six moulded panels and panelled reveals. The drawing room includes a four-centred arched stone fireplace flanked by clusters of shafts.

The design is said to be inspired by Dorfold Hall in Nantwich, which is owned by another branch of the family, and the detailing is very similar to that of Arley Hall, also designed by George Latham. A detailed specification for this house is available in the Cheshire Record Office.