The Heath House
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Heath House by Dennis Thorley as part of the Geograph project.
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The Heath House
Image: © Dennis Thorley Taken: 28 Jun 2014
Heath House from the pool (a small open reservoir) in the grounds. Heath House is the home of the Philips family, who were known for their philanthropic activity during the C18th/C19th in the nearby communities of Tean and Cheadle Staffs. Tean Hall Mills http://www.places.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/child.asp?txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=3&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&x1=&y1=&x2=&y2=&scale=&theme=&album=&viewpage=%2Fengine%2Fresource%2Fexhibition%2Fstandard%2Fchild.asp&originator=%2Fengine%2Fsearch%2Fdefault_hndlr.asp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=1709&text=0&resource=15546&exhibition=2295&offset=0 and the Cheadle Mill http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/default.asp?resource=13213 provided much needed employment in the two towns. The Heath House was the subject of Channel 4's programme Country House Rescue in 2010 and has been the location for a number of films and TV series. For the house see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heath_House
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Image Location
Latitude
52.950535
Longitude
-1.962304