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Delves Hall is a three-storey pele tower in Doddington Park, near Hatherton, Cheshire. This fortified tower was built by Sir John Delves in 1364 on the site of a former moated manor house. It is the only surviving structure on the site of a mediæval moated manor house. In the Civil War the hall became a garrison for the parliamentary forces. It was taken for the king by Lord Byron in January 1644 but retaken shortly after. The house was demolished around 1777 and replaced by the new Doddington Hall (about half a mile to the south), leaving the tower as a landscape feature which was possibly used as a gazebo or a banqueting pavilion. The tower is built in red sandstone ashlar with a slate roof on a square plan in three storeys with corner turrets. The external staircase to the former house was retained when the house was demolished and it was attached to the tower. It is within the council area of Cheshire East.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1330165.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Cheshire
Lat, Long: 53.019723,-2.4356523
Grid Reference: SJ 7087 4702
Civil Parish: Doddington and District CP
Council Area: Cheshire East CA
Police Area: Cheshire PA

GBPN ID: 319977
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Delves_Hall,_Cheshire_319977

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