Moss Hall as at 1999
Historic England
Moss Hall is a Grade I listedStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. country house 1 km (0.6 mi) northwest of the village of Audlem, in Cheshire.[1] Built in 1616 for Hugh Massey,[2] it has been described as “a surprisingly complete example of a gentleman’s house of the early 17th century”.[1]
The timber-framed house has an almost symmetrical E-shaped floor plan, and is set on an ashlarMasonry of squared and finely cut or worked stone, commonly used for the facing of a building. plinth. It is in two storeys with attics, and has a plain tile roof. The jettied first floor is supported by carved plinths. The entrance front has five bays with four gables; the two-storey gabled porch wing is a later addition.[1][3]