Claim: The Brankelow Cottage is a folly on the Combermere Abbey (founded in the 1130s by Hugh Malbank, Baron of Nantwichand was also associated with Ranulf de Gernons, Earl of Chester) uses red bricks with ashlar dressings as its main building component where the main (lake-facing) front has a single storey with seven symmetrical bays, and the bays of the main face are separated by pilasters topped with stone finials.
Evidence: Brankelow Cottage, also known as Brankelow Folly and Brankelow House, is a folly on the Combermere Abbey estate, in Cheshire, England. Initially Savigniac and later Cistercian, the abbey was founded in the 1130s by Hugh Malbank, Baron of Nantwich, and was also associated with Ranulf de Gernons, Earl of Chester. The building is in red brick with ashlar dressings under a slate roof. The main (lake-facing) front has a single storey with seven symmetrical bays, a central three-bay projection to the front, and pavilions to each end. The bays of the main face are separated by pilasters topped with stone finials, and the face is surmounted by a parapet with battlements; there are pinnacles at the corners.