Reg.Nr. 92/UK/013

Little Moreton Hall, Congleton

Repair of a sixteenth century timber-framed building of outstanding importance. Little Moreton Hall is considered the best-known timber-framed house in England. The project, aimed at guaranteeing the long-term future of one of Britain´s most complete and unaltered timber-framed ...
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Project details

Title:Little Moreton Hall, Congleton
Entr. year: 1992
Result:Diploma
Country: United Kingdom
Town: Congleton, Cheshire
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Manor house
Actual use:Open-air theatre, events venue
Built: 16th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Rodney Melville & Partners, Architects (Leamington SPA, Warwickshire - GB)
The Jury's citation: "For the sensitive structural repair of a sixteenth century timber-framed building of outstanding importance"
GPS:53°7'34.6"N 2°15'12.3"W
Web, Links:

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/little-moreton-hall

Description:
Repair of a sixteenth century timber-framed building of outstanding importance. Little Moreton Hall is considered the best-known timber-framed house in England. The project, aimed at guaranteeing the long-term future of one of Britain´s most complete and unaltered timber-framed buildings dating from between 1560 and 1580, was made particularly complicated because of the exceptional structural complexity, antiquity and fragility of the building.