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Ollerton Hall
Ollerton Hall is a country house in the village of Ollerton, Cheshire, England. Its nucleus dates from the 16th century, originally on an H-plan, followed by a succession of "rambling extensions". A plaque over the entrance is inscribed with the initials THP" (for Thomas Henry Potts) and the date 1728. The house was built originally for the De Baguley family. The building is constructed in rendered brick with a slate roof. It is in two storeys and, with the later extensions, has an E-plan. The entrance front has five bays, the central bay projecting forward with a gable. At each end is a gabled cross wing. The windows are a mixture of sashes and casements. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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Ollerton, Cheshire
Ollerton is a village in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of the town of Knutsford, and had a population of 323 in 2001, rising marginally to 329 at the 2011 Census.
Local services are limited, and include a church in the adjacent village of Marthall, a pub and several postboxes. Other services such as the primary school, post office and shop have closed down, residents instead using services in Knutsford. Ollerton has a joint parish council with Marthall, elected every 3 years. The villages share the new village hall in Marthall, which was constructed in November 2009.
Ollerton is thought to have come from the name Owlerton and is named in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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Marthall
Marthall is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around 3 miles from Knutsford.
The village is small; it has a village hall, a church and a pub (the Egerton Arms, on the outskirts of the nearby village of Chelford). In 1976, Marthall civil parish was formed in its present state by including the neighbouring village, Ollerton. Although they still keep their old identities and village boundaries, they come together in a shared parish council and other facilities. As the population measured at the 2011 Census was only minimal, details are included in the civil parish of Ollerton, Cheshire.
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Colshaw Hall
Colshaw Hall is a large house in Peover Superior, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The house was built in 1903 and designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Minshull. It is constructed in red brick with stone dressings and a stone roof. It has two storeys plus an attic. Its architectural style is Tudor Revival. It was extended and altered by Percy Worthington in 1907.
In the First World War the house was used as an auxiliary hospital, and during the 20th century it was damaged by fire, and parts of it were demolished.
In the early 1980s, the house was purchased by property/business entrepreneur, Raymond Slater who painstakingly restored the house keeping what was left of the original fixtures and fittings. The restoration included acquisition of the neighboring farm Merrydale from the notoriously thrifty Mr. Wainwright. This paved the way for the construction of a nine-hole golf course cleverly designed by golf professionals Dave Thomas and Hugh Lewis - a serial raconteur!; a system of alternative tees enabled 18 convincing holes to be played. Despite its proportions and not least, its private ownership the course was exceptionally well-specified including a full underground irrigation system and ground drainage (undertaken by contractor PE Goode of Goostrey). Slater invested heavily in the formal landscaping erecting a waterfall and an oriental garden complete with pagodas, stone Buddha's and several ponds filled with Koi carp (the entire stock disappeared subsequent to his departure to Guernsey, a theft rumored to be linked to a local farmer).
As the 1990s recession took hold along with a trail of overly ambitious business decisions, Slater (formerly in the Times Rich List with an estimated wealth in excess of £200 million) was plunged into financial difficulties and sold the Hall to his business partner Valerie Edwards of the Manchester United FC family. During her ownership the property was sometimes used by a sports management company linked to the golfer Andrew "Chubby" Chandler. Regular, national TV screened interviews of sports personalities were undertaken around the fantastic swimming pool complex. Later it was sold to David Irlam, of the haulage company James Irlam and Company. He laid the grounds to pasture, converted some of the outbuildings into residential accommodation for members of his family, and returned the house into a family home, in a condition as near as possible to its original state. Irlam also made the hall available for use by charities, but later decided to move out. The hall is now available for hire for functions and for weddings, and is managed by members of the Irlam family.
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Radbroke Hall
Radbroke Hall is a white French chateau-style former country house in Peover Superior, Cheshire, England. It takes its name from the Red Brook stream that runs through the grounds.