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Lower Carden Hall is a historic house in Lower Carden, Cheshire. Lower Carden Hall started out as a humble timber-framed farmhouse on the Carden estate owned by the Leche family, who moved to Cheshire from Chatsworth when the first John Leche received a grant of land from Edward III in 1346. His son was later appointed surgeon, or ‘leech', to the King, which further improved the family's standing at Court and their substantial land holdings in the North-West. The oldest part of the house-the 15th-century north wing-was enlarged and re-fronted in the early 17th century; the south cross-wing dates from the mid 16th century. In 1899, the then Sir John Leche added a Victorian, two-storey, red-brick extension to the rear and renovated parts of the main building as a home for his two sisters. He apparently saw no need for an architect, and personally directed the construction from his chair on the front lawn. The main hall on the Carden estate was destroyed by fire in 1912, after which the Leche family moved to nearby Stretton Hall, and the estate's fortunes gradually declined. In 1958, the current owner's parents bought Lower Carden Hall with five acres of gardens and grounds from Sir John Hurleston Leche. The house was substantially restored in about 1984 with a brick inner skin and steelwork and the rest of the estate was sold in 1985, becoming a golf and country club. It is within the council area of Cheshire West and Chester.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1229918.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Cheshire
Lat, Long: 53.064572,-2.8069541
Grid Reference: SJ 4602 5223
Civil Parish: Carden CP
Council Area: Cheshire West and Chester CA
Police Area: Cheshire PA

GBPN ID: 319748
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Lower_Carden_Hall,_Cheshire_319748

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