Tabley House
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Tabley House from the south
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| Location | Tabley Inferior, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°17′46″N 2°24′47″W / 53.2960°N 2.4131°WCoordinates: 53°17′46″N 2°24′47″W / 53.2960°N 2.4131°W |
| Built | 1761–69 |
| Built for | Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, Bt. |
| Architect | John Carr |
| Architectural style(s) | Palladian |
| Governing body | University of Manchester |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Designated | 5 March 1959 |
| Reference no. | 1115424 |
 Location in Cheshire
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Tabley House is a former stately home in Tabley Inferior (Nether Tabley), some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east of the town of Knutsford, Cheshire, England. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It was built between 1761 and 1769 for Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, to replace an older hall nearby (Tabley Old Hall), and was designed by John Carr.
In the early part of the 19th century three of Carr's rooms on the west side of the house were converted to form a single room, the gallery. After Sir Peter's death the house was re-orientated and the main entrance moved from the south to the north front. The house and estate continued to be held by the Leicester family until the death of Lt. Col. John Leicester Warren in 1975.
Under the terms of his will the house, contents and estate were offered to the National Trust who declined the offer. The house was then acquired under the terms of the will by the Victoria University of Manchester, and the house was used as a school. Since 1988 its lease has been held by a healthcare company. The 3600-acre estate surrounding the house was sold in 2007 to the Crown Estate.
The house is symmetrical and designed in Palladian style. It is constructed in brick with stone dressings, with a large sandstone portico on the south front. On the east and west sides of the main house are pavilion wings connected to the house by curved corridors. To the west of the house is St Peter's Church, also listed Grade I, which was moved from a position adjacent to Tabley Old Hall to its present site in 1927. In the grounds are other listed buildings, including the ruins of the Old Hall.
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