Much of the built environment, both at Eaton and in certain parts of Chester, was designed by the architect John Douglas. 

The 1st Duke of Westminster (1825 – 1899) commissioned Douglas to rebuild a significant number of buildings with the main intent of improving the standards for those employees who at that time were living and working on the estate. 

A handful of the original half-timbered, thatched dwellings were saved from demolition and exist to this day.

To read more about architecture at Eaton please choose from the list on the left.