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Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington Heritage Appraisal Oxford Archaeology North July 2015 Red Apple Design Ltd Issue No: 2015-16/1666 OA North Job No: L10884 NGR: 357003 389112 Document Title: Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington Document Type: Heritage Appraisal Client Name: Red Apple Design Ltd Issue Number: 2015-16/1666 OA North Job Number: L10884 National Grid Reference: 357003 389112 Prepared by: Ian Miller Signed Position: Senior Project Manager Date: July 2015 Approved by: Alan Lupton Signed . Position: Operations Manager Date: July 2015 Oxford Archaeology North © Oxford Archaeology Ltd (2015) Mill 3 Janus House Moor Lane Mill Osney Mead Moor Lane Oxford Lancaster LA1 1GF OX2 0EA t: (0044) 01524 541000 t: (0044) 01865 263800 f: (0044) 01524 848606 f: (0044) 01865 793496 w: www.oxfordarch.co.uk e: [email protected] Oxford Archaeological Unit Limited is a Registered Charity No: 285627 Disclaimer: This document has been prepared for the titled project or named part thereof and should not be relied upon or used for any other project without an independent check being carried out as to its suitability and prior written authority of Oxford Archaeology Ltd being obtained. Oxford Archaeology Ltd accepts no responsibility or liability for the consequences of this document being used for a purpose other than the purposes for which it was commissioned. Any person/party using or relying on the document for such other purposes agrees, and will by such use or reliance be taken to confirm their agreement to indemnify Oxford Archaeology for all loss or damage resulting therefrom. Oxford Archaeology Ltd accepts no responsibility or liability for this document to any party other than the person/party by whom it was commissioned. Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington: Heritage Appraisal 1 CONTENTS SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................3 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................4 1.1 Circumstances of the Project ..........................................................................4 1.2 Location, Landscape and Geology..................................................................4 2. METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................5 2.1 Objectives .......................................................................................................5 2.2 Planning Background and Legislative Framework.........................................5 2.3 Designated Sites..............................................................................................6 2.4 Assessing the Setting of Heritage Assets........................................................7 2.5 Objectives .......................................................................................................9 2.6 Significance ....................................................................................................9 2.7 Assessing Significance .................................................................................10 3. BACKGROUND........................................................................................................11 3.1 Introduction...................................................................................................11 3.2 Pre-Norman Background ..............................................................................11 3.3 Historical Development of Burtonwood.......................................................14 3.4 Development of Whittle Hall........................................................................15 4. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS...............................................................20 4.1 Introduction...................................................................................................20 4.2 Farmhouse (Building 1)................................................................................20 4.3 Farm Cottage (Building 2)............................................................................23 4.4 Lean-to (Building 3) .....................................................................................24 4.5 Outbuilding (Building 4) ..............................................................................24 4.6 Cow / Cart Shed (Building 5) .......................................................................26 4.7 Outbuildings (Buildings 6 and 7)..................................................................28 4.8 Outbuildings (Building 8).............................................................................28 4.9 Combined Barn and Fodder House (Building 9)..........................................29 5. ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................32 5.1 Introduction...................................................................................................32 5.2 Statement of Significance .............................................................................32 6. CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................33 6.1 Conclusion ....................................................................................................33 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................................34 ILLUSTRATIONS ..........................................................................................................36 For the use of Red Apple Design Ltd © OA North: July 2015 Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington: Heritage Appraisal 2 SUMMARY In June 2015, Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) was commissioned by Red Apple Design Ltd to produce a heritage appraisal of Whittle Hall Farm, in Great Sankey, near Warrington (centred on NGR 357003 389112). The relative significance of the building has been considered with reference to the four areas of heritage values outlined by English Heritage in their Conservation Principles Policies and Guidance, and the Secretary of State’s criteria for assessing the national importance of monuments. The results of the heritage appraisal conclude that the buildings are of moderate historic significance. However, whilst the site is certainly of some historical interest and heritage value, its significance is firmly on a local level. It is suggested that the case for retention and re-use of the farmhouse, its associated cottage and the combined barn should be explored in advance of any proposal for total demolition. However, the complete loss of the buildings in any future development scheme is unlikely to constitute substantial harm to the character of the historic environment, reflecting the considerable level of housing development that has occurred already, completely encompassing the study area. It is also accepted that retetion may not be economically viable due to the poor structural condition of some of the component elements. Any future proposals for the development of the site, however, should be accompanied by a detailed archaeological survey of the building, commensurate with an Historic England Level II-type survey. This should be coupled with some targeted intrusive archaeological investigation, which should aim to recover evidence for the early origins of Whittle Hall. For the use of Red Apple Design Ltd © OA North: July 2015 Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington: Heritage Appraisal 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) would like to thank Bryan Walker of Red Apple Design Ltd for commissioning and supporting the project. The report was compiled by Ian Miller and Andy Phelps, and the illustrations were produced by Mark Tidmarsh. For the use of Red Apple Design Ltd © OA North: July 2015 Whittle Hall Farm, Littledale Road, Great Sankey, Warrington: Heritage Appraisal 4 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROJECT 1.1.1 In June 20154, Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) was commissioned by Red Apple Design Ltd to produce a heritage appraisal of Whittle Hall Farm in Great Sankey, Warrington. The study was required to provide an archaeological perspective on the significance of the building in order to inform the preparation of development proposals. 1.1.2 Whittle Hall is entered on the Cheshire Historic Environment Record (HER 564/2) as the probable manor house of Great Sankey. It is believed to have been the property of the Legh family in the mid-fifteenth century, and is recorded to have comprised ‘rooms, kitchen, stable, barn, byre similarly with orchards and three gardens with a hundred acres of land lying in 14 fields enclosed together with hedges and ditches’. It was passed subsequently to Sir Thomas Tyldesley, then onto the Irelands of Bewsey and their successors. 1.2 LOCATION, LANDSCAPE AND GEOLOGY 1.2.1 Whittle Hall Farm lies in Great Sankey on the south-western fringes of Warrington (Fig 1). The former farm is bounded by Littledale Road, Mossdale Close and Garsdale Close (centred on NGR 357003 389112), and is set within a wholly residential location, being encompassed by modern housing units (Plate 1). The former farm site comprises approximately 1.76 acres (0.712ha), and has a fairly level topography. Vehicular access is
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