Trafford Hall

Trafford Hall is a country house standing to the east of the village of Wimbolds Trafford, in Cheshire, England. It was built in 1756 for George Edward Gerrard. A ballroom was added in the 19th century. As of 2011 the building is used as a hotel and conference centre, and since 1995 has been the home of the charity the National Communities Resource Centre. The house is constructed in brick with stone dressings and slate roofs. Its architectural style is Georgian. It has 2½ storeys and five bays on the entrance front. To the left of the main block is a single-storey pavilion joined to the house by a service wing. To the right, and set back, is the ballroom. The central bay of the main block projects slightly forward, and has rusticated quoins at the corners. There are similar quoins at the corner of the house. In the central bay is a porch supported by four Doric columns. All the windows on the entrance front are sashes. On the right side of the house is a Venetian window in the second story, with a diocletian window above. The interior contains a "fine staircase" with twisted balusters. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

George Edward Gerrard built Trafford Hall in 1756. He came from a family who had owned land in Wimbolds Trafford for over a century. He was born in 1723 and in 1750 married Elizabeth Johnson who was the only daughter of George Johnson Esq. of Warrington. The couple had three children, a son who died in infancy and two daughters. Unfortunately his wife Elizabeth died in 1766 at the age of 37. George became a Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire and Justice of the Peace. He was well respected in the county. He died in 1794 and his eldest daughter Dorothy inherited Trafford Hall. As she had married the Reverend Richard Perryn twelve years earlier in 1782 he also became the owner and the property passed down through their descendants until the early 20 Century.

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