Where is Green Paddocks?

Green Paddocks is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.1320°, -2.9310°.

Gardens · North Wales

Green Paddocks

Green Paddocks — a garden in wales-north, United Kingdom.

Cut silage field near The Elms - geograph.org.uk - 6163263 — JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

Dog-friendly

Green Paddocks is a garden of interest in wales-north, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Green Paddocks (originally The Limes Farmhouse) is a house in Pulford, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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Background

History

The house was built in 1872 for Hugh Grosvenor (then the 3rd Marquess of Westminster and later the 1st Duke of Westminster), and designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. In his biography of Douglas, Edward Hubbard states that it is "remarkable ... for the care and expense lavished on it".

Architecture

Green Paddocks is constructed in brown brick with red tile roofs; it has two storeys and attics. The entrance front is symmetrical in three bays, with the central bay projecting forwards. The central bay has an arched doorway with a twelve-panelled door. Above this is panelled brickwork and a mullioned window, and over this is a pargetted gable. The lateral bays have mullioned windows in both lower storeys, and in the attics. Above these are shaped gables. The roof is steeply hipped, and at the rear is a small turret-like roof. Internally, great care has been given to detail, particularly in the staircase, the doors, and the fireplace in the front room. Some of the panelled mahogany doors…

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