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Uffington House, Chester

Coordinates: 53°11′29″N 2°52′40″W / 53.1915°N 2.8777°W / 53.1915; -2.8777
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Uffington House as depicted in The Building News, 1885

Uffington House is in Dee Hills Park, Chester, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1885 for Thomas Hughes, the author of Tom Brown's School Days, and designed by Edward Ould.[1] It is constructed in red brick with stone and terracotta dressings and a red tile roof. The house is in three storeys with cellars and an attic. Its architectural features include turrets surmounted by spires with lead finials. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 280–281, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  2. ^ Historic England, "Uffington House (1375762)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2012

53°11′29″N 2°52′40″W / 53.1915°N 2.8777°W / 53.1915; -2.8777