Cofton Hall

[2] Most of the original 14th century building has been destroyed, by a deliberate fire during the English Civil War after a visit by King Charles I, however the hall with a hammer-beam roof survives.

[3] King Charles I stayed at the hall on the night of 14 May 1645 as guest of the owner, Thomas Jolliffe, during the English Civil War.

[4] The following day, before marching to Chester on 15 May, the Royalist soldiers set the Hall ablaze to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentarian Army.

[4] Beneath the house, and extending beyond their walls are a series of corridors and chambers, totalling more than 200 feet (61 m).

[9] The area around the house are the remains of the foundations of older buildings.