a circular underground chamber lined with red brick which probably dates from the late 18th century. The reconstruction of the grounds by William Nesfield in 1861–1862 also resulted in several structures that are now listed. The Jacobean-style gate lodge on Chester Road is in red brick with stone dressings and blue brick decoration. The clock tower over the carriage house features stone frames to the clock dials and is topped by a wooden finial with a weather vane. A large iron statue of a mastiff with puppies oversetting a food bowl stands in the forecourt of the hall; it is attributed to Pierre Louis Rouillard and came from the Paris Exhibition of 1855. Estate The Dorfold Estate covers much of the civil parish of Acton, and includes farmhouses, farmland, woodland and historic parkland. Dorfold Dairy House was formerly the estate's home farm; a three-storey, three-bay, U-shaped building in red brick dating from the late 17th century, it is listed at grade II*. The adjacent red-brick farm building is grade II listed. Madam's Farm () has always been a working farm and is a three-storey, three-bay, T-shaped building in red brick, it is listed at grade II. Nantwich and South Cheshire Show Dorfold Hall Park hosts the annual Nantwich and South Cheshire Show, a single-day agricultural show with trade stalls and ring displays organised by the Nantwich Agricultural Society. In 2006, the event drew an estimated 32,000 visitors. The show includes the Nantwich International Cheese Awards, established in 1897 and claimed to be the largest cheese exhibition in Europe. The 2007 Cheese Show attracted 2250 entries from around 24 countries. See also Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire East Listed buildings in Acton, Cheshire List of works by Thomas Harrison References Citations Sources Latham FA, ed. Acton (The Local History Group; 1995) () Pevsner N., Hubbard E. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Penguin Books; 1971) () Robinson JM. A Guide to the Country Houses of the North-West (Constable; 1991) () External links Dorfold Hall website Visiting information Information about the stained glass from the Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) of Great Britain Country houses in Cheshire Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire Grade I listed houses Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire Gardens in Cheshire Historic house museums in Cheshire