Rookery Hall

[4] Rookery Hall was also owned by Ralph Midwood who was a cotton Merchant and race horse owner who added the stable block.

It is constructed on an asymmetrical plan consisting of two storeys and five bays, of yellow sandstone ashlar cladding with a slate roof.

[1][5] The corner tower has a wedge-shaped pavilion roof, reminiscent of a Loire Valley château; it is tiled in shaped green Westmorland slates.

[1][3] The projecting entrance porch is Corinthian in style, featuring a semi-circular arch and fluted pilasters supporting a first-floor balcony with ball finials to the balustrade.

[1][4] The hall is set in 38 acres (150,000 m2) of parkland by the River Weaver, including gardens, woodland, a fountain and a small lake.

The dining room ceiling is vaulted with quatrefoils, coronets and shields, including the von Schröder coat of arms; the cornice features winged cherubs.

[1] The panelling in the sitting room originated in Calveley Hall, now demolished;[citation needed] it is Jacobean in date and features a fluted frieze.