Church Cottage, Eccleston Explained

Church Cottage, Eccleston
Map Width:250
Coordinates:53.1574°N -2.8788°W
Location:Eccleston, Cheshire, England
Gbgridref:SJ 413 626
Built:1870
Built For:3rd Marquess of Westminster
Architect:John Douglas
Designation1:Grade II
Designation1 Date:2 November 1983
Designation1 Number:1136369

Church Cottage stands in the corner of the churchyard of St Mary's Church in the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

The cottage was built in 1870 for the 3rd Marquess of Westminster and designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. It is constructed in brown brick with stone dressings and a red tile roof. The roof is steep and has gables at each end; the gables are timber-framed and tile-hung. The cottage has 1½ storeys and two bays. The surviving original windows have stone mullions. The timber-framed gable is described as being "plain and simple" with "an unusually high proportion of white plaster to dark timber".

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