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Brimstage

The most striking building in this tiny hamlet is Brimstage Hall, a medieval pele, or fortified tower. It’s not known why such a tower, more appropriate to the lawless border regions, should have been built in peaceful Cheshire. Another mystery is the date of its construction – estimates range from 1175 to 1350 and a raft of human bones found at the bottom of a long-forgotten well in 1957 failed to resolve any of these questions. There is another puzzle too: could the stone carving of a smirking domestic cat in the old chapel (now a gift shop) be the original of Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat, which had a notorious habit of disappearing leaving only its smile behind? Today, the old courtyard is home to a cluster of craft and speciality shops, together with a tea room and restaurant.