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“We wanted a cosiness ... it brings a comfort and it’s what everyone ultimately wants, especially in the country” - Annabelle Tugby, Architect
This superb, award-winning renovation of a 17th-century house by the acclaimed architectural practice Annabelle Tugby Architects occupies a peaceful pocket of the Cheshire countryside. Set in a cottage garden with protected views of open fields and woodland, the internal living space of over 2,700 sq ft artfully combines textural materiality and modern additions with a sensitivity to its rural setting. A beautifully executed modern one-bedroom annexe of 1,200 sq ft, currently used as a home office by the architect owner, is positioned adjacently to the house. Connections to the urban centres of Manchester and Cheshire are easily reached in around 30 minutes, and trains from Wilmslow connect to London in approximately one hour and 50 minutes.
Norcliffe Hall Drive
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History
In the village of Styal is Quarry Bank Mill. Founded by Samuel Greg in 1784, it is one of the best-preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution. The early mill was a 4-storey structure, efficient and simple in design.
Over the decades it was enlarged and updated such that by the 1860s, it was the headquarters of one of the largest cotton manufacturing businesses in the world. The mill sits on the banks of the River Bollin in the Styal Estate near Manchester – the hub of Britain’s cotton industry.
Before the Mill was built, Styal village was a small collection of barns and cottages. As the Mill expanded, many of these original farm buildings were converted into accommodation for the mill workers. The Apprentice House, built in 1792, provided living quarters for young boys and girls from the local parish who were being trained to work in the mill. The Mill and Styal estate remained in the ownership of the Greg family for five generations until 1939 when they were given to the National Trust.
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