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Cholmondeley Castle (Cholmondeley Hall) 
CHUM-lee
Malpas, Cheshire, England
Circa Date: 1801
Status: Fully Extant
CHUM-lee
Malpas, Cheshire, England
Circa Date: 1801
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
CHUM-lee
Location
Country
England
District Today
Cheshire
Historic County
Town / City
Malpas
Latitude
53.023392
Longitude
-2.76303
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1801
Images
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Architects
| Designed | Laid out grounds of Cholmondeley Hall (house demolished 1801) |
| Date | |
| Designed | Advice to 1st Earl for remodelling of Cholmondeley Hall (demolished 1801) |
| Date | 1713 |
| Designed | Designed and built new castellated house for 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley |
| Date | 1801-04 |
| Designed | Remodeled Cholmondeley Hall (demolished 1801) for 1st Earl of Cholmondeley |
| Date | 1704-13 |
| Designed | Added towers for 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley |
| Date | 1829 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
C. II, pls.31-34. 1717. C. III, pls.79, 80. 1725.
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
2.S. Vol.I, p.108. 1854.
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
2.S. Vol. V. 1829.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Grounds Only
Historic Houses Association Member
Yes
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01829-720-383
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
Current Ownership Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
Marquess of Cholmondeley, Cholmondeley family.
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House, primarily by Smith of Warwick the Younger, demolished in 1801.
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
The Cholmondeleys have lived at Cholmondeley since 1200. The present Cholmondeley Castle was built in the 19th century by the 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Hans Holbein the Younger’s "Lady with a Pet Squirrel and Starling," which had been at Cholmondeley Castle since the 18th century (later coming to Houghton Hall, Norfolk), was sold from Houghton to The National Gallery, London at Christie’s in March of 1992 for £10 million.
Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The romantic Cholmondeley Castle - a mock castle folly built in 1801 of local sandstone - stands on a rise above a lake. The Gothic-style castle is surrounded by sweeping lawns and a variety of mature trees, including chestnut, cedars of Lebanon, and oak.
The gardens surrounding the Castle provide a lovely mix of color and height, with intriguing walks around the lake, complete with a picnic site, children's play area, and rare breeds of farm animals, including African pygmy goats and llamas, in addition to the more ordinary rabbits, chickens, and aviary birds. There is also the laburnum grove, the Rose Garden, and the Temple Water Garden, with sports a small lake full of giant koi carp. Plantings are planned to provide color at all times of the year and there is a plant shop in the grounds.
Chapel & Church
There is a private chapel in the Park.
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | Cornforth, John |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference |
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