Listed buildings in Delamere, Cheshire A54 and A556 roads, and the Chester-Manchester railway line. Other than Delamere Forest, the parish is entirely rural. The listed buildings in the parish include two churches, a sundial and, on the former turnpike roads, two mileposts and two buildings that originated as toll houses. Citations Sources Listed buildings in Delamere, Cheshire Delamere is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Delamere and Oakmere, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II.
Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere was the Rhodes of Kenya and the settlers followed him both politically and spiritually.” Another contemporary and former colonist said more or less the same: “(His) ascendancy over the settlers of Kenya has been enjoyed long enough for him to expect all men – and women – to do his bidding, and do it promptly. He is their Moses. For 25 years he has been their guide.” Beryl Markham, the aviator and author, was close with Delamere and his wife, who served for a few years as Markham's surrogate mother. She summed Delamere up thus: "Delamere had two great loves