Dunham Massey Hall
| Dunham Massey Hall | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Alternative names | Dunham Massey; Stamford Military Hospital |
| Website | |
| www |
|
Dunham Massey Hall, usually known simply as Dunham Massey, is an English country house in the parish of Dunham Massey in the district of Trafford, near Altrincham, Greater Manchester. It is now a National Trust property, open to the public. During World War I it was the Stamford Military Hospital,
The stately home was designated a Grade One listed-building on 5 March 1959. It has been owned by the National Trust since the death of the 10th and last Earl of Stamford in 1976. Over 340,000 people visited the house in 2014/15, placing it in the ten most popular National Trust houses.
Dunham Massey was built from the 1730s by the Earls of Warrington, passing to the Earls of Stamford by inheritance; the family still live in part of the house. There were significant alterations, especially internally, at the start of the 20th century. It has historic formal gardens and a deer park. It was formerly in the ancient parish of Bowdon, Cheshire.
The double courtyard house is built of Flemish bond brick, stone dressings, and a roof of Westmorland and Welsh slate. The external architecture is relatively plain, and was even more so until the house was modified in 1905-08 by Compton Hall. Until this time, the southern front of the building had 11 three-storey bays; in order to make the building look more 17th-century in style the 3rd, 4th, 8th and 9th bays were reduced to two stories with dormers, and a centrepiece of 3 bays was added, with columns each side of the central bay, and stone pediments.
...
Wikipedia