Aldford Hall is a farmhouse to the south of the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

Aldford Hall
Aldford Hall is located in Cheshire
Aldford Hall
Location in Cheshire
LocationAldford, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53°07′02″N 2°52′16″W / 53.1172°N 2.8710°W / 53.1172; -2.8710
OS grid referenceSJ 417 581
Built1876–81
Built forHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
ArchitectJohn Douglas
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated2 November 1983
Reference no.1129947

The house was designed by John Douglas for Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster as part of a model farm, and built between 1876 and 1881.[1][2] In about 1912 it was converted into two cottages with no alteration to its exterior. The lower storey is built in red sandstone and the upper storey is built in brown brick with blue diapering and sandstone dressings.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Aldford Hall (1129947)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 95, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6