A quieter way to live, beautifully built.
Restored barn architecture, generous gardens and considered new homes between open Cheshire countryside and the city of Chester.
Viewings by appointment, seven days a week.
We build with intention, and every home respects the legacy of its setting.
Most of our sites come with history attached — a moated hall, Grade II listed barns, walled gardens. We take that as the starting point, shaping homes that embrace the landscape and the story already here rather than competing with it.
The same care runs from the large scale to the small: the proportion of a room, the fall of the morning light, the weight of a handle. Thoughtful features, chosen because they quietly make life better, day after day.
We’re proud of what we’ve built. Each home carries our name, so we build every one as if we were moving in ourselves — a slower way to work, and the reason the smallest details matter.
Shower room · Brass fittings and marble tilingCommended in the Cheshire West Design Award
Residential Conversion and New Build Project
Homes currently available at Old Hall Country Estate
Three Cheshire settings
Each site chosen with care, each home bespoke. From a Grade II listed barn conversion to a new collection in Tarvin.
“People come to us wanting a slower pace without giving anything up. We build the sort of house that makes that easy — and that still feels right in thirty years.”
Phil Minchin Managing Director, Carden HomesRead our story