Halecroft is a

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building in Hale,

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(). The building was designed by the architect

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as part of a speculative development commissioned by J. Richardson, and was built in 1890–91; it is an example of Wood's work influenced by the

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. It is one of eleven Grade II* listed buildings in

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. Halecroft is two storeys tall with a single-storey 20th-century extension. It uses

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, carved wood,

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and tile hanging. One of the craftsmen involved was James Lenegan. The windows have

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s and transoms; Clare Hartwell and coauthors write that there are "some interesting touches" to the window design, particularly noting a

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featuring a "tiered cap".Hartwell et al., p. 385 , Halecroft is the head office of

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References

;Source *Clare Hartwell, Matthew Hyde, Edward Hubbard,

Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (195 ...

. ''Cheshire'' (''Buildings of England'' series) (Yale University Press; 2011) Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester Buildings and structures in Trafford Buildings and structures completed in 1890 {{GreaterManchester-struct-stub

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