Lodge to Backford Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1983. Lodge. 1 related planning application.

Lodge to Backford Hall

WRENN ID
sheer-lantern-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1983
Type
Lodge
Address
Lodge to Backford Hall, Chester Road
OS grid reference
SJ 396 718
Coordinates
53.24031, -2.90568
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lodge to Backford Hall was built in 1863, likely by John Cunningham. It is constructed of red brick featuring decorative diaper work, with a stone plinth and stone dressings, and has a slate roof. The building has a 1½ storey L-shaped plan, with each arm ending in a shaped gable. The ground floor includes sash windows, some of which have a central mullion. The first floor features a mix of round and square windows. In the southwest corner, there is a gabled porch with a moulded stone parapet that displays the date 1863 and an EHG monogram. The stone doorway has a cambered arch and a flat panel, while the door itself has four key-shaped panels, with the upper two being glazed. The structure also includes stone kneelers and quoins.

Local climate

Lodge to Backford Hall receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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