Overton Hall

Overton Hall is a country house in Malpas with timber-framed walls filled with red brick and white plaster, covered with slate tiles. The L-shaped building displays the typical layout of English rural homes built and expanded over several centuries.

The house began in the middle 1500s as a timber structure for the Alport family with a great hall and service area. Later sections were added and building techniques were updated, though the original timber framework remained as the core of the structure.

The building shows how local craftspeople in Cheshire built timber-framed houses, filling the spaces between wooden beams with brick and plaster. You can see these construction methods clearly in the walls and structure that visitors encounter today.

The building is protected and visitors should focus on viewing it from outside, as any changes to the structure require approval. The best time to visit is in clear daylight when the details of the timber framing and brickwork are easiest to see.

A stone bridge from the 18th century, which once crossed a moat, still stands to the south of the building. This bridge is a rare remnant of the defensive features that surrounded many English country houses of that era.

Location: Malpas

Made from material: wood

GPS coordinates: 53.02991,-2.78973

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:43