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to create a design similar to Kelly's painting. The new building was completed in 1986. Sebastian lived there with his wife Naomi, until her death in 2003. Together, they designed the interior with the help of David
Milnaric. They also worked together on the gardens. He was married again briefly
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to John Bower
Jodrell in 1779 for £24,000 and passed on to his son Francis Bower Jodrell in 1796. John Charles Ryle, the banker and MP for Macclesfield, bought it in 1835 for £54,000 and sold it following his bankruptcy to Thomas Marsland, first MP for Stockport (1776–1854) in 1842. The hall was
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Henbury Hall is based on the Villa Rotonda, there are significant differences. The major difference is that it has a smaller plan, with porticos of four rather than six columns. Venetian windows have been inserted behind the porticos. The entrance is at basement, rather than at
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and drastically reduced in size in the 1850s. The estate passed to his grandson Edward
Marsland (died 1857) whose widow Jane Marsland was forced to sell after a disastrous flood in 1872.
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Brocklehurst. In 1876 Brocklehurst reputedly imported a pair of
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Henbury Hall is constructed in brick and concrete which is faced with
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602:. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
418:The converted stable block is recorded in the
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613:Hickman, Leo (5 September 2012).
348:. The internal decoration is by
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422:as a designated Grade II
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561:"Welcome to Henbury village"
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625:5 December
571:13 October
434:References
360:Comparison
309:rusticated
93:53°15′11″N
461:(2011) ,
328:pediments
297:limestone
259:Palladian
129:Completed
96:2°11′51″W
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621:. London
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463:Cheshire
407:Ferranti
334:Interior
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291:Exterior
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184:Cheshire
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67:Location
596:(ed.).
508:111–114
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263:Vicenza
202:History
180:Henbury
71:Henbury
647:10 May
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