Cheshire Travel
Guide - Historic Buildings Part of the Cheshire Travel Guide
on Britain Express, highlighting attractions, heritage, and tourism
information.
A lovely early 16th century timber-framed cottage in the grounds of the Dunham Massey country house. The cottage was built as a cruck framed hall house, but the construction was altered in the 17th century.
Park Lane,
Little Bollington Altrincham,
Cheshire,
England,
WA14 4TJ
The Eastgate Clock was erected to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Apparently public opinion was divided over the clock design - some thought it overly fanciful, even garish, and out of step with its surroundings. However, over the course of time the Eastgate Clock has become one of the symbols of Chester; and according to the city's tourism website, the second most photographed clock in Britain, after Big Ben.
Eastgate,
Chester,
Cheshire,
England
A 16th century corn mill in the centre of Nethe Alderley village, on the A34. he mill is build of imposing red sandstone walls with a sloping roof topped by Cheshire flag tiles. The weight of the roof has been estimated at 200 tons, and the timbers that support it are necessarily huge. Though the mill dates to the 16th century, there has been a mill on the site since at least the 14th century.
Congleton Road,
Nether Alderley Macclesfield,
Cheshire,
England,
SK10 4TW
One of earliest landmarks of the Industrial Revolution, Quarry Bank Mill was a weaving and cotton spinning mill built in 1784 for Irish industrialist Samuel Greg. The mill was gradually expanded to its current size from 1809-1820. The mill was restored in 1969.
Styal,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
England,
SK9 4LA
The Sandbach Crosses are a pair of 9th century sculptured crosses. They are constructed of sandstone and stand side by side in the cobbled market place of Sandbach, ringed by attractive timber-framed buildings.
Market Square,
Sandbach,
Cheshire,
England
The Rows are probably the most often photographed sight in Chester, a series of half-timbered buildings joined with long galleries, looking for all the world like a Tudor shopping mall. There is not one single "Rows" but several complexes of houses in the same style, with the best examples on Watergate, Eastgate and Bridge Street.
Chester,
Cheshire,
England,
CH1
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