Tabley House

Tabley House is a former stately home in Tabley Inferior (Nether Tabley), some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east of the town of Knutsford, Cheshire, England. The house has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It was built between 1761 and 1769 for Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, to replace an older hall nearby (Tabley Old Hall), and was designed by John Carr. In the early part of the 19th century three of Carr's rooms on the west side of the house were converted to form a single room, the gallery. After Sir Peter's death the house was re-orientated and the main entrance moved from the south to the north front. The house and estate continued to be held by the Leicester family until the death of Lt. Col. John Leicester Warren in 1975. They were then acquired by the Victoria University of Manchester, and the house was used as a school. Since 1988 its lease has been held by a health care company. The 3600-acre estate surrounding the house was sold in 2007 to the Crown Estate.

The house is symmetrical and designed in Palladian style. It is constructed in brick with stone dressings, with a large sandstone portico on the south front. On the east and west sides of the main house are pavilion wings connected to the house by curved corridors. To the west of the house is St Peter's Church, also listed Grade I, which was moved from a position adjacent to Tabley Old Hall to its present site in 1927. In the grounds are other listed buildings, including the ruins of the Old Hall.

As of 2012 the ground and top floors of the main house, together with the adjacent wings, are used as accommodation for the elderly. The reception rooms of the first floor are open to the public at advertised times, and are entered by the original stairway on the south front; they contain paintings and furniture collected by the Leicester family. Some items in the collection had formerly been on this floor, whilst others were moved from elsewhere in the house. The first floor is also available to hire for weddings, meetings, and conferences. It is managed by a trust, which is supported by a group of Friends and by volunteers.