17-533: Eccleston Hill is a house in the village of Eccleston , Cheshire , England. The house, with its attached conservatory , wall, and service wing, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . The house was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster . It was built in 1881–82 as the residence for
34-508: A Church of England primary school . The architectural style is described by Douglas' biographer, Edward Hubbard , as being Gothic , although in the citation in The National Heritage List for England it is described as being as Tudor . It is constructed in red sandstone with a red tile roof and its plan is a 'T'-shape. The school is attached to the former schoolmaster's house, also designed by Douglas, and also
51-404: A mansion ". The house has two storeys plus attics. It is built in red brick, with blue brick diapering and stone dressings. The roof is in red tiles; it is hipped with gables and dormers . Tall shaped chimney stacks rise from the roof. The entrance front faces north and includes an oak timber-framed porch. A wall for growing fruit trees extends to the east from the south east corner of
68-416: A Grade II* listed building. Attached to the other end of the school is an octagonal turret with a belfry and a steeple . The gables have stone coping and shaped finials . At the apex of the front gable is a niche containing the statue of a figure wearing a crown, teaching a child. The windows are mullioned; some of them are arched, while others are straight-headed. There are two arched doorways;
85-653: A granddaughter of 1st Duke of Westminster. Eccleston is represented by the Constituency of the City of Chester in the UK House of Commons . It was previously represented by the Constituency of North West England in the European Parliament . In local government, the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester replaced Chester City Council and Cheshire County Council on 1 April 2009. Eccleston
102-526: A series forming a defence against Welsh raids on the farmlands of Cheshire, and emphasising the new post-Conquest order. The castle mound is preserved as a scheduled monument . Eccleston was largely rebuilt as an estate village by the Dukes of Westminster in the 19th century. The Cheshire volume of the Buildings of England series describes it as "the prime Eaton estate village" and "a showpiece". Many of
119-539: Is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Eaton and Eccleston, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester , in the ceremonial county of Cheshire , England. The village is approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to the south of the city of Chester , near to the River Dee . The village is situated on the estate of the Duke of Westminster who maintains his ancestral home at nearby Eaton Hall . According to
136-422: Is on the west side of Eaton Road in the village of Eccleston , Cheshire , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building , and is still in use today, now known as Eccleston C-of-E Primary School . The school was built in 1878 for the 1st Duke of Westminster and designed by the Chester architect John Douglas . It continues to be in use as
153-587: Is within the electoral ward of Christleton and Huntington. Eccleston civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2015 to form Eaton and Eccleston, with part also transferring to Dodleston . It is governed by a parish council , made up of a seven-members. Meetings are held in the Eccleston Village Hall in the 3rd week of January, May, July and October each year. There are also special meetings scheduled to deal with specific issues when needed. St Mary%27s School, Eccleston St Mary's School
170-706: The 2001 census , the population of the parish was 184. The population of the civil parish was recorded as 246 in the 2011 census . It is believed that the name of the village derives from the Primitive Welsh eglẹ̄s (a church) and the Old English tūn (a settlement, farmstead or estate). The village, mentioned as Eclestone in the Domesday Book of 1086, was on a Roman road to Chester. The settlement consisted of seven households (four villagers, one smallholder and two slaves) on land under
187-603: The Duke's secretary, Colonel David Scotland. The house, and in particular the service quarters, were altered by Douglas & Fordham for Scotland's successor, the Honourable Arthur Lawley in 1892–94. Colonel W.N. Lloyd, (late Royal Horse Artillery) of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was listed as living at Eccleston Hill on the 1911 UK census. Eccleston Hill is "a large house, virtually
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#1732801743375204-578: The buildings, including St Mary's School and the shelter in the middle of the road junction at the centre of the village, were designed by John Douglas , the favoured architect of the Grosvenor family at the time. The 17th-century manor house pre-dates the Victorian rebuilding. Formerly a township in Broxton Hundred , it includes the hamlets of Belgrave and Morris Oak . The population
221-512: The doors have elaborate wrought iron hinges. Douglas designed schools for other estate villages, including Aldford , Dodleston and Waverton . Like Eccleston School, Waverton School is built in close proximity to the schoolmaster's house. In each case the buildings are contrasted, the house being partly half-timbered while the school is constructed entirely in stone. Hubbard considers that these two schools "are outstanding among Douglas' village schools, and though both are attractive, Eccleston
238-608: The earliest known Christian burials in Cheshire. The Old Churchyard is the resting place of the Dukes of Westminster . Also buried here are Alfred Ernest Ind VC , who died on 29 November 1916, Sir Henry Nelson Clowes KCVO (1911–1993), Sir Philip Hay KCVO (1918–1986), Private Secretary to the Duchess of Kent , and his wife Dame Margaret Katherine Hay DCVO (1918–1975), Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II ,
255-477: The house at the end of which is a timber conservatory with an octagonal lantern. Extending from the northeast corner of the house to the north is a single-storey stable wing. The gable over the entrance to the stable is also timber-framed. Although there have been alterations to the interior, Douglas' staircase and panelling to the hall remain "as an outstanding example of [his] domestic joinery ". Citations Sources Eccleston, Cheshire Eccleston
272-452: The ownership of Gilbert de Venables ('Gilbert the hunter'). In 1066 it was worth 1 pound 10 shillings and in 1086 it was worth 2 pounds 14 shillings despite being waste in 1070 suggesting a very quick economic rebound; it was also one of the most profitable manors that de Venables owned. It also had a boat and net (suggesting fishing), 5 hides paying geld, and 6 units of ploughland. The Normans built an early motte castle at Eccleston, one of
289-530: Was 199 in 1801, 289 in 1851, 320 in 1901 and 272 in 1951. Eccleston was the site of a ferry across the River Dee . The church at Eccleston is called St. Mary's Church . It was built at the expense of the 1st Duke of Westminster and cost £40,000 in 1899. It was built on the site of an earlier church that was constructed in 1809. Part of the churchyard is unusual in that it is circular in shape, which indicates pagan origins. In 1929 an excavation revealed 20 bodies which are believed to date from 390 AD. They are
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