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Halecroft is a Grade II* listed building in Hale, Greater Manchester (). The building was designed by the architect Edgar Wood 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 Arts and Crafts Movement. It is one of eleven Grade II* listed buildings in Trafford.
Halecroft is two storeys tall with a single-storey 20th-century extension. It uses timber framing, carved wood, pargeting and tile hanging. One of the craftsmen involved was James Lenegan. The windows have and transoms; Clare Hartwell and coauthors write that there are "some interesting touches" to the window design, particularly noting a dormer window featuring a "tiered cap".Hartwell et al., p. 385
, Halecroft is the head office of Britannia Hotels.
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