House at Delamere, Cheshire

HOUSE AT DELAMERE, CHESHIRE. It is proposed to build this house from the designs of Mr. Frank W. Mee, F.R.I.B.A., of Manchester, on the Crown land at Delamere Forest, Cheshire. The site is on an elevated portion of the forest, and commands an extensive view of the country for miles round. There is to be no basement, and the entertaining rooms and hall are to be laid with wood-block flooring; the other portions of ground floor to be concreted in red concrete. The walls are to be faced with Knutsford pressed bricks, and the roof to be covered with Knutsford tiles. The walls are cavity walls, and above the first floor are treated with half-timber work, characteristic of the neighbourhood. The woodwork inside is chiefly of pitch-pine, and is to be of its natural colour, simply polished. The whole of the windows are to be filled with lead glazing of a simple pattern. [Building News 28 August 1896 page 299]

Reference           Building News 28 August 1896 page 299