Description

SJ 87 NW ALDERLEY EDGE C.P. TRAFFORD ROAD
(East Side)

4/71 No. 45 (Woodbrook
House).
2/7/1973

GV II

House: c1845 for J de Castro, extensively rebuilt 1906 by C F A
Voysey for A Heyworth. Cream brick, partly roughcasted, with brown
sandstone dressings. Welsh slate roof and 2 plastered chimneys.
2-storey, 4-bay north front, under 2 gables and roughcasted. To left
is tall 2-light mullioned and twin transomed window lighting staircase
and adjacent is the semi-circular headed opening to the porch with a
label mould above. Remaining fenestration of 3 typical Voysey
mullioned windows and a circular light. Garden front of cream brick
has 2 large lunettes below and mullioned windows above.
Interior: largely unaltered. Closely set plain balusters in
staircase with square mushroom finials to newels. 3 large tiled
fireplaces, one with Voysey's columns. Built in astragal glazed
bookcase in 1st floor corridor. Good door furnishings throughout.

A unique example of Voysey's work in Cheshire.

Listing NGR: SJ8462278254

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q58808358

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)