Puddington Old Hall

The house originated in the 15th century as a timber-framed house with a quadrangular plan surrounding a central courtyard. Three sides of the building are still present. It was built for the Masseys, a prominent Jacobite family. During the Popish Plot, John Plessington, tutor to the Massey children and a Catholic priest was seized at the house, and hanged at Chester Castle in 1679.{{NHLE |num= 1115567|desc= Puddington Old Hall, Priest's House and Priest's House Flat|access-date= 12 August 2012|mode=cs2}} The house was re-walled in the early 18th century, and there are some additions dated 1909. The building has since been divided into two houses and a flat.

Puddington Old Hall is timber-framed, with roughcast brick cladding on the outer walls. It is roofed with Welsh slates and has a stone ridge. The 15th-century timber framing is still visible in the inner walls. There is close studding on the north and west ranges. The plan of the house consists of three ranges around a courtyard. It has two storeys with attics. On the south side of the courtyard is an open gallery above a cloister. The house is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Associated with the hall are three structures designated as Grade II listed buildings. To the north of the hall is a dovecote dating from the later part of the 18th century. It is constructed in brick, and has a pyramidal roof of Welsh slates with a stone ridge. The structure is in two storeys with a square plan.{{NHLE |num= 1115524|desc= Dovecote 80 metres north of Puddington Old Hall|access-date= 12 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} Also to the north of the hall is a courtyard of farm buildings dating from the late 17th and the 18th centuries.{{NHLE |num= 1130580|desc= Courtyard of farm buildings 50 metres north of Puddington Old Hall|access-date= 12 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} To the west of the house is an outbuilding dating from the 18th and 19th centuries that formerly comprised a stable and a dovecote.{{NHLE |num= 1330283|desc= Outbuilding 30 metres west of Puddington Old Hall|access-date= 12 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}

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Category:Houses completed in the 15th century

Category:Country houses in Cheshire

Category:Timber framed buildings in Cheshire

Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire

Category:Grade II* listed houses

Category:Cheshire West and Chester