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Basford Hall

Introduction

The site is best-known for the bath house in the grounds. It originally contained a living room and kitchen, a swimming pool, a waterwheel and underground passages.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
History

Period

  • Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
  • Victorian (1837-1901)
Features & Designations

Features

  • Bath House
  • Description: A late castellated folly (1841), built for the Rev. John Sneyd, attached to a 19th century bath-house with a plunge bath, small lake and grotto about 400 yards from the main house, at the bottom of a steep rocky slope.
  • Outdoor Swimming Pool
  • Water Wheel
Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

Survival

Part: standing remains

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Cheddleton

References

Contributors

  • Staffordshire Gardens and Parks Trust