Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan
Historic Environment Report December 2017
Contents
1 Chapel and Hill Chorlton
Map of historic sites
Map of historic farmsteads
1.1 Historic environment summary
1.2 Compendium of records
1.3 Numerical index of sites
1.4 Alphabetical listing of sites
1.5 List of historic farmstead sites
2 Maer and Aston
Map of historic sites
Map of historic farmsteads
2.1 Historic environment summary
2.2 Compendium of records
2.3 Numerical index of sites
2.4 Alphabetical listing of sites
2.5 List of historic farmstead sites
3 Whitmore
Map of historic sites
Map of historic farmsteads
3.1 Historic environment summary
3.2 Compendium of records
3.3 Numerical index of sites
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3.4 Alphabetical listing of sites
3.5 List of historic farmstead sites
3.6 Locally listed buildings
Note
This report is a compendium of historic environment, scheduled monument, listed building, historic park and garden, and farmstead records for the Neighbourhood Area of Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore and has been compiled from records supplied by Staffordshire County Council Historic Environment Record.
The HER numbers of the records correspond to the numbered flags on the Historic Environment maps of the parishes.
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1.1 Historic environment summary
Sites recorded in Staffordshire Historic Environment 23 Record (HER) Listed buildings 8 Saxon / medieval settlement sites 4 Historic mileposts 2 Historic farmsteads 13 Medieval 1 17th century 2 19th century 10 Extant (no apparent alteration) 3 Partial loss (less than 50% change) 6 Significant loss (more than 50% change) 3 Survives but totally changed 1 Assigned monument status in Staffordshire HER 5 Associated with a listed building 3
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HER: 00504 Site name: Stableford Bridge Record type: Monument Description A late 18th-century stone-built single span road bridge built over the Meece Brook, on probable site of a 17th century bridge over Meece Brook. Demolished and replaced by a modern structure in late 1970s. Condition: Destroyed Survival: 0% National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8157 3874 (20m by 16m)
HER: 00505 Site name: Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Record type: Monument Description A churchyard around the Church of St Lawrence. The church is recorded to be of possible 12th-century origin (although was rebuilt in the 19th century), suggesting that the cemetery may also date back to the medieval period. Chapel of Ease/Cemetery: A chapel of ease, said to be of 12th century foundation, is mentioned here in a Chantry Certificate of 1549. A Chapel in 1552, rebuilt in 1832. There are some indications in present church of earlier building. Under the tower arch is a font of early, possibly Norman, date. In the walling of the tower there is some old masonry and the belfry windows are reminiscent of those at Broughton, 1633. Probable 16th-century bell. Jacobean oak pulpit. Condition: Destroyed Survival: 1–19% National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8129 3777 (52m by 63m)
HER: 02280 Site name: Chorlton Mill Record type: Monument Description A listed former mill, dated to 1848, but probably built on the site of an earlier mill as it incorporates the wheelhouse and mill house from an earlier building. The mill is of sandstone block construction with a slate mansard roof. The mill complex includes a mill pond and race. Water Mill: Three-storey stone building. Mansard roof laid with shaped slates, rebuilt 1848 when the wheelhouse and mill house from previous mill were retained. Undershot wheel.
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Millpond: Millpond to an 18th century mill. A mill is shown in this location on the William Yates map of Staffordshire, indicating that there has been a mill here since at least the late 18th century. The sophisticated design, the materials and workmanship of the building suggest the influence of an architect and also a wealthy landowner. Chorlton Mill belonged to the Duke of Sutherland, and the architect’s plans are held in the County Record Office (see Source ST4043). Three pulleys belonging to the sack hoist remain in situ, but the wheel and the three pairs of stones and gearing have all been removed. Notes on the original Sutherland Collection Drawing state that the mill wheel measured 17 ft. in diameter by 4 ft. 6 inches in wide. The mill is shown as a 'Corn Mill' on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8146 3917 (121m by 282m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1029824 Name: Chorlton Mill Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Former mill, now disused and ground floor converted to agricultural use. Re-built 1848 (date inscribed on keystone over first floor entrance on west side), presumably on the site of an earlier mill. Roughly coursed sandstone blocks, slate mansard roof with flat top. Tower, square on plan, with lower 2-storeyed gabled projection to south and later purple brick lean- to above stream to east. 3 storeys with loft lit by half-dormers (gabled on south and east sides); chamfered mullion windows on north, 2 with 2 lights on first floor and one with 3 lights to ground; opening for chute beneath right-hand first floor mullion; entrance under wide segmental arch on west with access to first floor above; ashlar floor band all round beneath loft. Interior: no machinery survives except wheel for hoist in loft; heavy beams to ground and first floor ceilings supported on plain stone corbels. Immediately to the north of the brick lean-to is a small twin-arched bridge, part brick/part stone. The late C19 mill house, latterly known as Rose Cottage, which abuts the mill on the west, is not of special interest, and is not included. The mill is in poor state of repair due to neglect at the time of re-survey (1984).
HER: 02412 Site name: Chapel Chorlton / Cerveledone (Settlement) Record type: Place Description A place described as waste, but with land for two ploughs, in the Domesday survey of 1086. Two settlements called Chorlton are named as two of eleven settlements, all described as waste, which belonged to the Bishop of Chester's manor of [Bishops] Offley. The one is
Page 7 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 1 Chapel and Hill Chorlton described as having land for two ploughs and the other land for one plough; they are stated as referring to the settlements of Hill and Chapel Chorlton. Chapel Chorlton was extant as a settlement by 1775. National Grid Reference: SJ 812 377 (point)
HER: 02413 Site name: Hill Chorlton / Cerletone (Settlement) Record type: Place Description A place described as waste, but with land for one plough, in the Domesday survey of 1086. Two settlements called Chorlton are named as two of eleven settlements, all described as waste, which belonged to the Bishop of Chester's manor of [Bishops] Offley. The one is described as having land for two ploughs and the other land for one plough; they are stated as referring to the settlements of Hill and Chapel Chorlton. A single house is shown at Hill Chorlton on the William Yates map of Staffordshire from 1775. The settlement of Hill Chorlton appears to be better established by the late 19th century. National Grid Reference: SJ 797 394 (point)
HER: 02575 Site name: Swinchurch / Suesneshed (settlement) Record type: Place Description One of a group of nine settlements recorded as having a combined total of 48 occupants and 10 ploughs in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Swinchurch was one of the largest, with land for four ploughs. One of the nine settlements belonging to the Bishop of Chester's manor of Sugnall (see HER 02574). There was land for four ploughs at Swynchurch. Four thanes and four Frenchman hold these eight outliers and other men hold from them. In lordship there are three ploughs. There are fourteen villagers and thirty-four smallholders who have ten ploughs between them. There is 12 acres of meadow. In 1066 the total value for these places was 62s; now the same, between them all. National Grid Reference: SJ 809 371 (point)
HER: 02636 Site name: Haddon deserted settlement Record type: Place Description The suggested site of a deserted medieval settlement.
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National Grid Reference: SJ 800 384 (point)
HER: 03587 Site name: Green Farmhouse, Chorlton Green Record type: Monument Description A listed farmhouse of medieval origin, which was extensively re-modelled in c.1600 and later altered and re-faced in the early 19th century. The farmhouse is of yellowish-brown brick with a tiled roof and was probably originally built as an open hall with 2 or 3 bays. Inside there is also exposed square panelling with wattle and daub infill plastered, and what appears to be the remains of a cruck blade also surviving. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8117 3796 (16m by 17m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1029829 Name: Green Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse. Medieval origins (C15?), extensively re-modelled c.1600, altered and re-faced in early C19. Yellowish-brown brick, plain tile roof with axial ridge stack to left of centre and end stack to right. Probably originally an open hall of 2 or 3 bays, a first floor and stack were inserted c.1600; simultaneously, or a little later, a single-bay addition was made to the right- hand end. In early C19 the eaves were raised and the whole re-faced in brick. 2 storeys, dentilled eaves cornice; 3 windows, 3-light late C19 casements with plastered lintels; entrance through late C19 gabled porch between second and third windows from left. Mid-C19 lean-to additions to left and to rear. Interior: cross-wall in line with entrance porch has exposed square panelling (wattle and daub infill plastered over); large fireplaces on either side of the inserted stack; moulded spine and cross-beams to the 2 principal (earlier) ground floor rooms. Upstairs (directly above the timber framed cross-wall) is what appears to be the remains of a cruck blade (concealed by wallpaper at the time of re-survey (1984)).
HER: 06956 Site name: Church of St Laurence, Chapel Chorlton Record type: Building Description A listed parish church with medieval origins, although entirely reconstructed in 1826-27 by James Trubshaw Junior. The extant church is of sandstone ashlar with a slate roof and is in the classical style with a nave and chancel and a west tower (the base of which is probably
Page 9 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 1 Chapel and Hill Chorlton medieval). Medieval, 16th- and 17th-century features and fittings also survive within the church. There are some indications in the present church of an earlier building. Under the tower arch is a font of early (possibly Norman) date. In the walling of the tower there is some old masonry, and the belfry windows are reminiscent of those at Broughton (1633). There is a probable 16th-century bell and a Jacobean oak pulpit. Chapel of Ease / Cemetery: A chapel of ease, said to be of 12th-century foundation, is mentioned here in a chantry certificate of 1549. A chapel in 1552, rebuilt in 1832. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8129 3775 (22m by 8m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1029826 Name: Church of St Lawrence Grade: II Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Parish church. Medieval origins, entirely reconstructed in 1826-7 by James Trubshaw Junior. Sandstone ashlar (with especially large blocks below the plinth to nave and chancel), slate roof. Classical style; nave and chancel in one, west tower. Tower: the basic fabric is probably medieval (see the roll-moulded plinth and the tool marks on the masonry), but the windows, along with the buttresses, parapet with cornice and corner obelisks, are all of 1827; round- headed west window with raised keystone and imposts has cast-iron Y-tracery with transoms; above is a narrow rectangular slit (?medieval) and to the belfry stage 4 openings with plain Y- tracery and wooden louvres. Nave and chancel in one. The west wall on the south side (which protrudes slightly from the tower) appears to be medieval, but all the rest if Trubshaw's work; 5 bays, round-headed windows with tracery as in the west window, in the second bay from the west (south side) a plain pedimented doorway; the East window is different - a blocked tripartite opening with lunette above; moulded eaves cornice with obelisks at the corners and a small cross on a globular base to the east gable. Interior: round tower arch (1827) filled by organ. Good C17 pulpit with blank arches and rosettes above; some C17 woodwork is also incorporated in a prayer desk on the north side of the early C19 altar rails; tub-shaped font (C12?) on a late C19 base; all the other fittings are of this latter or more recent date. Monuments: brass tablets on the north wall to Francis Carlose (died 1722) and Elizabeth Lander (died 1764). BOE, p.96.
HER: 06957 Site name: Church House Farmhouse, Chapel Chorlton Record type: Building Description A listed farmhouse of probable 17th-century date, although with considerable later additions and alterations. The farmhouse is of painted brick, probably concealing a timber frame.
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National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8132 3784 (27m by 20m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1377611 Name: Church House Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse. Probably C17 with considerable later additions and alterations. Painted brick with dentil eaves cornice probably concealing timber frame, plain tiled roof. Hall and cross- wing type extended and converted. 2 storeys; 3-window front, including one to gable to right, all mid-C19 and C20 casements; integral end stack to left with ridge stacks to main range and gable; entrance to rear through catslide outshut. Interior: large beams to ground floor of main range and wide re-modelled fireplace; chamfered beam and heavy joists to front room of cross-wing.
HER: 11745 Site name: Milepost, A51, Stableford Record type: Monument A listed cast iron milepost of probable mid- to late 19th-century date. The milepost has a black painted base and raised lettering. The top reads 'Stableford' and distances to Pipegate, Woore, Nantwich and Stone are given. Description National Grid Reference: SJ 8101 3878 (point)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1029825 Name:Milepost at NGR SJ 8101 3879 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered "STABLEFORD" on top; "PIPEGATE 5/WOORE 6½/NANTWICH 14½" on left; "STONE 7" on right.
HER: 11746 Site name: Delves memorial, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel Chorlton Record type: Monument
Page 11 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 1 Chapel and Hill Chorlton Description A listed chest tomb within a railed enclosure commemorating the Reverend Joseph Delves, who died in 1796. The chest tomb is of sandstone ashlar and has oval inscription panels and a moulded capping. The surrounding railings are of wrought iron. National Grid Reference: SJ 8130 3776 (point)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1029827 Name: Delves memorial and railed enclosure about 2 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St Lawrence Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb in railed enclosure. Revd. Joseph Delves, died 1796. Sandstone ashlar. Simple chest with oval inscription panels and moulded capping. Wrought iron railings. Grid Reference: SJ 8130 3776 (point)
HER: 11747 Site name: Sundial, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel Chorlton Record type: Monument A listed early to mid-19th-century sundial north-east of the Church of St Lawrence. The sundial is of sandstone ashlar and comprises of an octagonal shaft on a square base. National Grid Reference: SJ 8131 3777 (point)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1029828 Name: Sundial approximately 15 metres north of east end of Church of St Lawrence Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Sundial. Early to mid-C19. Sandstone ashlar. Octagonal shaft on square base. The bottom of the shaft has run- out stop chamfers on 4 sides and the top a concave-sided cap. Included for group value.
HER: 50245 Site name: Cock Inn, Stone Road, Whitmore Record type: Building Description
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A listed late 17th-century house, extended to the rear in the early to mid-18th century, and extended and remodelled as an inn in the late 19th century. (See HER 52748 for the farmstead associated with this house.0 National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8148 3872 (36m by 34m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1096033 Name: Former Cock Inn Grade: II Date Assigned: 26/11/2002 Amended: 17/06/2015 Legal Description House. Late C17, extended to rear in early/mid C18 and extended and remodelled as inn in late C19. Timber frame and coursed sandstone; clad in late C19 stretcher bond to rear and mock timber frame to front; brick to early C18 rear wing. Gabled plain tile roofs and brick stacks. 3-unit plan with C19 extensions to each end and C18 rear wing. 2 storeys; 5-window front with timber casements and central doorway to road. Interior: exposed timber frame with jowled wall posts, wall framing and queen-post roof structure with trenched purlins. The first floor has chamfered beams, plain joists and a very fine chimney-piece with a cyma-moulded mantle and plain chamfered surround to the fireplace. The later chimney-piece below, which is probably early 18th century, has a keyed segmental arch over the fireplace, the ground floor also having exposed chamfered beams and a stone end wall with a chamfered pointed-arched doorway.
HER: 50847 Site name: Brick kiln, Swinchurch Farm Record type: Monument Description The site of a brick kiln is shown to the north of Swinchurch (farm) on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1889. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8106 3726 (50m by 50m)
HER: 50860 Site name: Trackway, Chorlton Green Record type: Monument Description The course of a former trackway leading from Chorlton Green east-north-east towards Bluebell Bank, where it joined with a series of other trackways. The course of the trackway is still identifiable in places due to the survival of a hedge bank that appears to have bordered the southern side of the track. A trackway is shown here on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889.
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HER: 51251 Site name: Milepost, Hill Chorlton Record type: Monument Description A cast iron milepost, hollow and triangular in section with a chamfered front edge. The angled, triangular front panel contains the parish name (Chorlton). The signage on the left hand side reads Pipe Gate (4 miles), Woore (5 1/2 miles) and Nantwich (13 1/4 miles). The signage on the right hand side reads Stone (8 miles). The milepost is at an angle and the writing is no longer very clear. National Grid Reference: SJ 797 393 (point)
HER: 52569 Site name: Green Farm, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Record type: Monument Description A farmstead located in the hamlet of Chapel Chorlton. The farm was laid out around a U- plan courtyard with a detached farmhouse side-on to the yard. The farmhouse is of medieval origin, providing an indicative date for the possible early establishment of a farmstead on this site. The courtyard area appears to have been infilled with modern agricultural buildings. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8117 3796 (123m by 127m)
HER: 52748 Site name: Farmstead, Cock Inn, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Record type: Monument Description A farmstead of probable late 17th-century date, laid out around a regular U-plan courtyard and associated with a former farmhouse (later in use as an inn). The original farmhouse (HER 50245) of late 17th-century date provides a relative date for the possible origin of the farmstead. The western and southern ranges of the courtyard were demolished during the mid-20th century, while the eastern range appears to have been incorporated into the altered farmhouse. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8148 3871 (80m by 59m)
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HER: 52749 Site name: Church House Farm, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Record type: Monument Description A farmstead of probable 17th-century origin with the main ranges laid out around a regular courtyard with additional detached outbuildings to the north-east (some of which are later) and a detached, 17th-century farmhouse. The farmhouse provides a relative date for the origin of the farmstead. Some of the original detached outbuildings have been demolished, along with elements of the main courtyard while ranges on the western and northern sides of the yard appear to have been incorporated into larger-scale modern agricultural buildings. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8132 3785 (122m by 125m)
HER: 57525 Site name: Woodside Farm, Baldwin's Gate Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a loose, single-sided courtyard, with farmhouse set gable end on to the yard.. The farmstead appears to have been established in the mid- to late 19th century. No buildings appear to be indicated here on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping, but the farmstead is depicted on the late 19th century 6" Ordnance Survey map. It is still extant, although with some new sheds added to the side of the original ranges. [14-Apr-2014] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7926 3958 (45m by 64m)
HER: 57679 Site name: Jennings Farm, Hill Chorlton Record type: Monument Description A small hamlet farmstead with a dispersed driftway plan. The farmstead was extant by at least the earlier 19th century and is indicated on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping. It is still extant although with a number of agricultural buildings now added alongside the original ranges. [29-Apr-2014] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8054 3919 (63m by 38m)
HER: 58512 Site name: Rugeley and Stone Turnpike Road Record type: Monument
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1.3 Numerical index of sites
HER numbers correspond to numbered flags on the map.
HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
00504 Stableford Bridge Monument
00505 Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel and Monument Hill Chorlton
02280 Chorlton Mill Monument Listed building 1029824 Grade II
02412 Chapel Chorlton / Cerveledone (settlement) Place
02413 Hill Chorlton / Cerletone (settlement) Place
02575 Swinchurch / Suesneshed (settlement) Place
02636 Haddon deserted settlement Place
03587 Green Farmhouse, Chorlton Green Monument Listed building 1029829 Grade II
06956 Church of St Laurence, Chapel Chorlton Building Listed building 1029826 Grade II
06957 Church House Farmhouse, Chapel Chorlton Building Listed building 1377611 Grade II
11745 Milepost, A51, Stableford Monument Listed building 1029825 Grade II
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HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
11746 Delves memorial, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel Monument Listed building 1029827 Grade II Chorlton
11747 Sundial, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel Chorlton Monument Listed building 1029828 Grade II
50245 Cock Inn, Stone Road, Whitmore Building Listed building 1096033 Grade II
50847 Brick kiln, Swinchurch Farm Monument
50860 Trackway, Chorlton Green Monument
51251 Milepost, Hill Chorlton Monument
52569 Green Farm, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Monument
52748 Farmstead, Cock Inn, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Monument
52749 Church House Farm, Chapel and Hill Chorlton Monument
57525 Woodside Farm, Baldwin's Gate Monument
57679 Jennings Farm, Hill Chorlton Monument
58512 Rugeley and Stone Turnpike Road Monument
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1.4 Alphabetical listing of sites
Site HER number Record type Other record Grade
Brick kiln, Swinchurch Farm 50847 Monument
Chapel Chorlton / Cerveledone (Settlement) 02412 Place
Chorlton Mill 02280 Monument Listed building 1029824 Grade II
Church House Farm, Chapel and Hill Chorlton 52749 Monument
Church House Farmhouse, Chapel Chorlton 06957 Building Listed building 1377611 Grade II
Church of St Laurence, Chapel Chorlton 06956 Building Listed building 1029826 Grade II
Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel and 00505 Monument Hill Chorlton
Cock Inn, Stone Road, Whitmore 50245 Building Listed building 1096033 Grade II
Delves memorial, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel 11746 Monument Listed building 1029827 Grade II Chorlton
Farmstead, Cock Inn, Chapel and Hill Chorlton 52748 Monument
Green Farm, Chapel and Hill Chorlton 52569 Monument
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Site HER number Record type Other record Grade
Green Farmhouse, Chorlton Green 03587 Monument Listed building 1029829 Grade II
Haddon deserted settlement 02636 Place
Hill Chorlton / Cerletone (Settlement) 02413 Place
Jennings Farm, Hill Chorlton 57679 Monument
Milepost, A51, Stableford 11745 Monument Listed building 1029825 Grade II
Milepost, Hill Chorlton 51251 Monument
Rugeley and Stone Turnpike Road 58512 Monument
Stableford Bridge 00504 Monument
Sundial, Church of St Lawrence, Chapel Chorlton 11747 Monument Listed building 1029828 Grade II
Swinchurch / Suesneshed (settlement) 02575 Place
Trackway, Chorlton Green 50860 Monument
Woodside Farm, Baldwin's Gate 57525 Monument
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1.5 List of historic farmstead sites
HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 79750 263892 Moss Hall Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5DS with house than 50% alteration 39556 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 79251 57525 263227 Woodside Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EB with house alteration 39594 3 yard Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80763 263945 Grooms House 19th century Hamlet areas well ST5 5JG with house 50% change 39274 detached Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80667 263946 Hill Chorlton Farm 19th century Hamlet ST5 5JG with house 50% change 39214 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 80559 57679 263945 Jennings Farm 19th century Hamlet ST5 5JG with house alteration 39203 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 81033 263946 Chorlton Green Farm 19th century Hamlet ST5 5JH with house 50% change 38090 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 81156 52569 263947 Green Farm Medieval Hamlet ST5 5JH with house alteration 37974 Yard attached to Cock Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 81468 52748 264021 17th century Hamlet ST5 5JH Inn with house than 50% alteration 38725 Yard NW of Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 81097 263948 Greenbank/Manor 19th century Hamlet ST5 5JL with house 50% change 37925 House Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 81255 263949 School House Farm 19th century Hamlet ST5 5JL with house 50% change 37746 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 81299 52749 264026 Church House Farm 17th century Hamlet ST5 5JN with house than 50% alteration 37866
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80972 Haybarn 263950 Swinchurch Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5JP with house 50% change 37119 lost Total change - farmstead Farm SE of Chapel Farmstead SJ 81514 264027 19th century Isolated survives but complete ST5 5JW Chorlton with house 37608 alteration to plan
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2.1 Historic environment summary
Sites recorded in Staffordshire Historic Environment 74 Record (HER) Scheduled monuments 2 Listed buildings 27 Conservation areas 1 Saxon / medieval settlement sites 1 Historic mileposts 5 Historic farmsteads 32 17th century 4 18th century 1 19th century 27 Extant (no apparent alteration) 9 Partial loss (less than 50% change) 12 Significant loss (more than 50% change) 5 Farmhouse only survives 3 Totally demolished 3 Assigned monument status in Staffordshire HER 10 Associated with a listed building 5
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HER: 00023 Site name: Berth Hill Camp, Maer Record type: Monument Description The scheduled remains of a multivallate Iron Age hillfort at Berth Hill (800 BC to 42 AD) Contour hillfort. Defences consisted of a bank and ditch, with a counterscarp bank in places. Univallate hillfort on a prominent sandstone outcrop. Earth and stone rampart up to 15 metres wide, counterscarp on the north side where the slope lessens. Two original entrances in the east and west sides (the latter pronouncedly inturned). Water supply from strong spring flowing from within the eastern rampart. Irregular contour fort enclosing 9 acres. Single main rampart with double and triple banks and ditches. Inturned entrance on west side with small entrance on the north east, both have been disfigured with modern cart tracks. Has a spring. Now covered with trees and bracken. Dated by Thomas 2nd, 1st century BC. "A trench was cut across the most westerly point of the upper rampart. Several stages of reconstruction were seen, but no dating evidence obtained." Multiple defensive phases: Phase 1: A timber laced rampart with ditch and counterscarp. Not precisely dated but pottery suggests Early Iron Age. Phase 2: Box rampart widened to take superimposed glacis bank (immediately following Phase 1). Phase 3: Period of neglect and rampart collapse. Phase 4: Hurried reconstruction with massive ramparts built and ditches recut. On the south side gaps in the Phase 2 ramparts were blocked with stone rubble. Subsequent disuse. Artefact: One pottery rim sherd from the site, previously believed to be Prehistoric but now identified as early medieval. Possibly evidence for reuse of the site? Thought to be the site on which Richard Nevil, Earl of Salisbury was camped prior to the Battle of Blore Heath. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7876 3906 (375m by 343m)
Scheduled Monument record List Entry No. 1009771 Name: Multivallate hillfort at Berth Hill Date Assigned: 30/11/1925 Amended: 03/02/1995 Legal Description The monument occupies a prominent sandstone outcrop on the south east periphery of Maer Hills, approximately 600 metres north-west of Maer Hall, and includes the earthwork and buried remains of a multivallate Iron Age hillfort and the earthwork remains of a 19th century ornamental landscape garden. The hillfort has an irregular plan governed largely by the outline of the hill upon which it is located. The defensive earthworks enclose a central area of approximately 3.75 hectares and include
Page 28 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston an inner rampart and ditch, beyond which, in some sections, is a second rampart. The two ramparts have both been formed by a re-definition of the natural hillslope; the inner by a combination of cutting back into and building out over the hillside and the outer purely by a process of dumping. The flat-topped, inner rampart which measures up to 15 metres wide and rises to a height of 0.8 metres internally, is constructed of earth and stone. The rampart is a complex structure which retains evidence of a complex history of development. To the north, where the natural hillslope is less steep, there is an outer rampart, 10 metres wide and 1 metre high. A ditch, up to 10 metres wide, has been formed beyond the inner rampart. This earthwork is, in effect, a terracing and steepening of the natural hillslope. A low, discontinuous bank is visible, in parts, running along the outer lip of this terrace. Access into the interior of the of the hillfort is by means of causeways in the central part of the south west side and at the north end of the eastern defences. The former is a 2-3 metres wide inturned or funnel entrance which originally approached from the north west along a steep embanked causeway built along a gully. The second entrance is marked by a break in the inner rampart, although this area has been damaged by quarrying. A break in the north defences of the site is thought to be modern in date and is approached by a track which cuts through the outer defences at the north east corner of the site and climbs diagonally up the face of the of the hill. The west side of this entrance is revetted by a dry-stone wall which is thought to belong to the 19th century phase of the site's history when it was incorporated into a landscape garden. No internal earthworks associated with the hillfort's occupation are visible, but buried remains of structures will survive beneath the ground surface. A spring exists within the east part of the interior from which, during the 19th century, water was piped to Maer Hall and the village of Maer by a member of the Wedgewood family. An aqueduct which transported the water from the spring remains visible terraced into the east side of the hill and has damaged a section of the inner rampart in this area. This 19th century feature provides evidence for later alterations to the hillfort's east defences and is included in the scheduling. During the 19th century the hillfort's defences, particularly in the north and east parts of the site, were partly modified to create a series of garden walkways set within an ornamental landscape centred on the remains of the hillfort. In the north part of the site, a zig-zag pathway is visible leading to a small platform within the hillfort's defences. This platform is thought to have been created during the 19th century as a viewing area. A small grotto, carved with the date 1824, has been cut into the rock face in the north west part of the site and is thought to be associated with this phase in the site's history. These ornamental features are interesting evidence for the 19th century reuse of the site and are included in the scheduling. All fence posts are excluded from the scheduling, but the ground beneath these features is included. Assessment of Importance: The hillfort at Berth Hill survives well and represents a good example of this class of monument. Despite partial excavation, buried features and artefactual evidence associated with the occupation and development of the hillfort will survive within the defensive ramparts and the site's interior. These internal structures and the defensive ditch will retain
Page 29 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston environmental evidence relating to the economy of the site's inhabitants and the landscape in which they lived. The earthwork and other remains of a 19th century ornamental landscape garden centred on the hillfort provide unusual information reflecting the contemporary preoccupation with archaeological sites in antiquity. (MPP23/ AA 90616/1 03-Feb-1995)
HER: 00185 Site name: Lea Head moated site, Maer Record type: Monument Description The scheduled remains of a moated site which retains a wet moat of up to 9 metres wide. The moat island is thought to have been the site of the Burnell's (or Bucknell's) House until the mid 17th century, when a new timber-framed house (Lea Head Manor) was built in 1671 to the south-east. The moated site is situated in a shallow valley with a grass and tree covered platform circa 41 metres by 23 metres. The moat is 9 to 12 metres wide. Current access across the moat is by a stone revetted causeway across the south-east arm. Traces of a wooden structure have been observed on the north-west arm. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7500 4211 (92m by 85m)
Scheduled Monument record List Entry No. 1011892 Name: Lea Head moated site Date Assigned: 19/12/1968 Amended: 21/01/1992 Legal Description The monument comprises a moated site situated in a shallow valley and includes an island surrounded by a stream-fed waterlogged moat. The grass covered island measures c.41m x 23m, contains a few trees, and projects out of the valley slope towards the stream. The surrounding moat is c.9-12m wide x 1.5m deep and is supplied by short channels at the N and W corners connecting with a stream flowing parallel to the moat's NW arm but separated from the moat by an outer bank c.12m max. width. Access to the island is via a stone revetted causeway on the SE arm. Lea Head moated site is unexcavated and, although no structural remains are visible, is seen as the precursor of the present Lea Head Manor built c.1671 some 70m to the SE. All fences are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included. Reasons for Designation: The monument survives well, its earthworks being particularly evident. The site remains unencumbered by modern development and will retain considerable archaeological evidence of structural foundations associated with the building which occupied the island until c.1671.
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HER: 00477 Site name: Bowl barrow, Maer Hills Record type: Monument Description The scheduled earthwork remains of a round barrow, located in a prominent position on the edge of a steep escarpment. Excavations on the mound revealed no surviving evidence of a burial. A round mound with no visible ditch, in a prominent position on the edge of a steep escarpment. Despite negative evidence of excavation, this mound appears to be a bowl barrow. Prior to 1812 those places that resembled barrows were dug into. Nothing like sepulchral remains were found. A small conical mound excavated down to the undisturbed Trias pubble bed. No sign of a burial. There is a suggestion that this mound was a sighting point for outposts on guard. Both mounds (MST00477 and MST01435) occupy a prominent position in the Camp Hill range, and both have a superficial appearance of being a tumuli. Date: Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?) National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7803 3973 (32m by 32m)
HER: 00478 Site name: King's Bank mound Record type: Monument Description The remains of a possible burial mound, widely regarded as being a natural feature, although this has not been proved. An amorphous mound situated on a hilltop and with no distinct edges. A pit probably indicates the site of an excavation in 1810. The site may well be natural, but the possibility of it being a barrow cannot be totally ruled out. Possible Tumulus? Marked on the Ordnance Survey 6" (Provisional Edition) as a tumulus. The site is a natural concical shaped hill rising quite sharply from the surrounding area. There is only a slight break of slope on the top - the alleged position of the tumulus - but not enough to conclusively suggest a tumulus. This was called 'Coplow' by Robert Plot, who thought it was the burial place of a ??? (last word illegible on record card). Non Antiquity: One of a number of natural conical hills in the area, allegedly a barrow, but excavated circa 1810 and no finds were made. A mound of circular form, diameter 130 ft, height 20 ft. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7815 3956 (25m by 25m)
HER: 00479 Site name: Mound, near King's Bank
Page 31 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston Record type: Monument Description The possible remains of a mutilated barrow situated on a hillock to the south of King's Bank (HER 00478 – MST478). A slight build up at the meeting point of two ridges, similar to numerous other sandstone outcrops in the locality. If this feature was ever a barrow it is now too mutilated to be recognizable as such. Under afforestation. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7815 3951 (24m by 24m)
HER: 00480 Site name: Mound, War Hill, Maer Record type: Monument Description A mound north-west of the Hill fort recorded in the 1930s as the remains of a bowl barrow, but now thought to be a natural mound. Non Antiquity: A natural sandstone knoll. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7850 3917 (26m by 26m)
HER: 00481 Site name: Linear feature / causeway, near Berth Hill Record type: Monument Description The remains of a linear feature or causeway of unknown date, which was originally identified in the 19th century, and which is visible on an RAF aerial photograph from 1953. It was still visible as a slightly raised ridge in places at this time. Possibly associated with Berth Hill hillfort and the nearby Iron Age farmstead. A stony causeway leads north-east to south-west across the flood plain of the River Tern and was visible as a slight ridge up to 10 metres wide and 0.2 metres high in the field immediately to the north of the river. It is identifiable elsewhere as a stony strip in arable land. The causeway disappears in boggy ground to the south of the river. To the north, it is visible as far as the Crewe to Nantwich road. In circa 1813 an 'ancient paved road' leading across the [Maer] moss was dug up during plantation. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7820 3873 (441m by 531m)
HER: 00482 Site name: Mound, south foot of Camp Hill, Maer Record type: Monument Description
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A mound originally interpreted as a barrow, but later thought to be a natural sandstone outcrop. National Grid Reference: SJ 77 39 (point)
HER: 01321 Site name: Farmstead, Maer Record type: Monument Description A sub-rectangular enclosure, connected to Berth Hill (HER 00023) by a ditched trackway (HER 00481). Although no firm dating evidence has been recovered from the the site it is considered likely to be a native farmstead of Iron Age date. The enclosure is circa 71 metres long and has a V-shaped ditch over 2 metres wide and up to 1 metre deep. It has been intersected by a road running east–west through it. The road, on a sand embankment, was circa 3 metres wide, its sides battened with timber and its surface probably strengthened by wattle matting. Where the track crossed the ditch on the eastern side of the enclosure there was a wooden gateway and on the western side a clavicula entrance. An arrangement of outer ditches were probably for drainage purposes. There were shallow ditches at each side of the track. All of the ditches were silted up by the 17th century. A second possible enclosure and further linear feature have also been identified immediately to the north of the first enclosure. Cropmark photographed. A small rectangular mark with rounded corners in a field to the south of the Stone to Nantwich (A51) road. Several other marks shown on the photograph. "Work was done in 1963 …The causewayed entrances were battened with wood and flanked by wood structure. The enclosure is presumably related to Berth Hill." National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7826 3883 (156m by 256m)
HER: 01435 Site name: Mound, Camp Hill, Maer Record type: Monument An earthwork mound interpreted as a possible barrow. The mound was excavated in the 19th century, however no finds were recovered at this time. Both mounds (00477 + 01435) occupy a prominent position in the Camp Hill range, and both have a superficial appearance of being a tumuli. It is assumed that the references given here do in fact refer to these mounds, in which case the suggestion is that these are not in fact tumuli since no trace of burials has been found. Present condition: plantation (dense). National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7809 4011 (50m by 50m)
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HER: 02002 Site name: Settlement site, Campwood, Maer Record type: Monument Description The supposed location of a possible Bronze Age settlement comprising a series of ditches, a trackway and other earthworks identified on the summit of Camp Hill in the 1930s. Numerous ditches on the summit of Camp Hill, some with trackway from Berth Hill and other earthworks have been interpreted as evidence of a Bronze Age settlement. OS failed to find the above features in 1958 and again in 1974. However, in 1975 Challis and Harding listed the site as an extensive Bronze Age settlement. The site is now heavily wooded. A site visit by Ram in 1981 and again in 1983 failed to locate this improbable antiquity. Thought to be the site at which James Lord Audley was camped prior to the Battle of Blore Heath. [06-Sep-2007] National Grid Reference: SJ 7791 4004 (point)
HER: 02502 Site name: Maer / Mere (settlement) Record type: Place Description A settlement recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Robert of Stafford holds one virgate of land in Maer. Wulfgeat holds from him, but he had held it as a free man before 1066. There is land for two ploughs. There are four villagers and one smallholder with one plough. There is woodland belonging to the manor one league long and another wide. Valued at 10s. National Grid Reference: SJ 792 381 (point)
HER: 02740 Site name: Axe, Maer Pool Record type: Find spot Description A prehistoric ground stone axe, found near Maer pool in 1981. Date: Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC The axe is on loan to Stoke-on-Trent Museum, ST:32:C:VII. National Grid Reference: SJ 787 386 (point)
HER: 03139 Site name: Elephant's grave, Maer Record type: Monument
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An earthwork mound surrounded by standing stones, which is reputed to be or nicknamed the 'elephant's grave'. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 79135 38119 (10m by 10m)
HER: 06974 Site name: Church of St Peter, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed parish church, which has late 12th- to early 13th-century fabric, with later, 14th- century additions. The church was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century and thoroughly restored by Lewis and Son in c.1870. The church is of supposedly 13th-century foundation, although some fabric, including the doorway, is actually of late 12th-century date. The associated churchyard may also be of medieval origin. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7929 3831 (119m by 63m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1206359 Name: Church of St Peter Grade: II* Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Parish church. Partly late C12/early C13 fabric, with C14 additions, almost entirely re-built in C17 and thoroughly restored by Lewis and Son of Newcastle under Lyme c.1870. Coursed sandstone to earlier parts, ashlar to C19 work; late C19 plain tiled roofs with fishscale bands and ornamental cresting. Nave and chancel in one, west tower, continuous north aisle, south porch, organ chamber and vestry. Tower: probably mid-to-late C17 (see date 1670 on south belfry window) in Gothic Survival style. 2 stages on double-chamfered plinth; paired trefoil- headed openings under triangular and heart-shaped lights to belfry on north, south and west; west window in same style; below the belfry on south a blocked, chamfered rectangular opening; plain embattled parapet and corner pinnacles; wide stepped buttress at north-east angle. Nave: in 2 bays with chancel of one bay; fenestration all late C19; cusped 3-light windows under square heads to east of porch and a 4-light mullioned and transomed window, also with cusped lights to west; East window of 3 cusped lights with elongated quatrefoils above. Gabled south porch: C17 with rather roughly-shaped round-head outer arch and lancet opening above; the south door itself is transitional (c.1200), one order of shafts with an arch of one step and one slight chamfer, but most of the stonework has been replaced (probably c.1870). North aisle, organ chamber and vestry all under continuous catslide roof apparently late C19 (plain mullioned windows on north side), but the C17 window of 2 round arches under a square head in the west wall (which seems to be in situ) shows that the aisle must actually be a re- building (see also datestone 16144/1878 above window). Interior: tall, narrow pointed tower arch; north nave arcade of 2 pointed bays with
Page 35 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston a central octagonal pier probably C14; continuous arch-braced roof to nave and chancel in 5.5 bays (late C19); all the fittings and furnishings are also of late C19 or later date except the late C12 font, a round basin with circular moulded pedestal on chamfered octagonal plinth; C20 stained glass in north aisle by Shrigley and Hunt. Monument: in arched recess on north side of chancel; Sir John Bowyer (died 1604) and his wife, Catherine, chest tomb with 2 recumbent effigies and armorial shields to sides, moulded inscription band. BOE, pp.200-1.
HER: 20027 Site name: Linear feature, enclosure and mound, south of Sidway Hall Farm, Willoughbridge, Maer Record type: Monument Description A group of earthworks including a linear feature, enclosure and mound identified in the area to the south of Sidway Hall Farm on aerial photographs from 1963. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7568 3970 (163m by 197m)
HER: 20029 Site name: Fishpond, Maer Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of a possible fishpond, identified on an aerial photograph from 1963. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7815 3743 (205m by 265m)
HER: 20030 Site name: Mill pond, Maer Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of a mill pond, identified on aerial photography from 1963. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7604 3916 (83m by 78m)
HER: 20318 Site name: Ridge and furrow, Maer Record type: Monument Description Ridge and furrow, evidence of medieval and later ploughing, is visible on aerial photographs.
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National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7931 3761 (508m by 384m)
HER: 20761 Site name: Dorothy Clive Garden, Willowbridge Record type: Monument Description Formal gardens laid out in 1937. Known as the Dorothy Clive Garden. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7531 3994 (326m by 367m)
HER: 40002 Site name: Building debris and pottery, south-east of Willoughbridge Record type: Find spot Description Building debris, including brick, sandstone and patterned floor tiles, recovered during topsoil removal from land to the south-east of Willoughbridge. Post-medieval pottery was also recovered from the site. Dates; post medieval to Victorian - 1486 AD to 1899 AD. National Grid Reference: SJ 7556 3967 (point)
HER: 40151 Site name: Lea Head Manor Park Record type: Monument Description A formal garden / landscaped area around Lea Head Manor, possibly established in the late 17th or early 18th century. The extent of the landscaped area is not plotted on the 1st or 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey mapping. The listed manor house [HER 06982] is of late 17th century date and there are also a set of listed gate piers [HER 06983] at the entrance to the landscaped area of similar (late 17th- or early 18th-century) date, perhaps providing a relative date for the establishment of the garden/parkland. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 75054 42097 (197m by 283m)
HER: 40273 Site name: Maer Hall Park Record type: Monument Description
Page 37 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston A landscape park laid out primarily in the first decade of the 19th century by John Webb. The park incorporates pleasure grounds dating from the early 18th century, and forms a setting for the country house. The park is designated in English Heritage's Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7890 3842 (2108m by 1346m)
Registered Park and Garden record Preferred Ref: 1001246 Name: Maer Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 23/10/1991 Legal Description Park laid out, primarily in the first decade of the C19, by John Webb. The park, incorporating pleasure grounds dating from the early C18, forms the setting for a country house. HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT The Maer estate was sold in 1693 by Ralph Macclesfield to Capt John Chetwynd. From the Chetwynd family Maer passed to the Talbots; they retained it until 1802 when it was purchased by Josiah Wedgwood, second son of Josiah Wedgwood, master potter. In 1805 he brought in John Webb (1754-1828) whose plans led to the landscaping of the Hall's grounds. The younger Wedgwood was uncle to Charles Darwin who visited many times in the early 1830s and who married Wedgwood's daughter (that is, Darwin's cousin), Emma, in 1839. On Wedgwood's death in 1843, the estate was sold to William Davenport, the Burslem pottery manufacturer. Frederick James Harrison, a Liverpool ship owner, purchased Maer early in the C20 after Davenport's bankruptcy and, in 1910, employed Thomas H Mawson (1861-1933) for help with the gardens. Mawson recommended a scheme of formal terrace gardens with distant planting to frame the views, but the work was not carried out. After Harrison's death the Hall was occupied, until the second's death in 1963, by his two daughters. Ownership later passed to the Tellwright family and it was during their time, in the 1960s, that a substantial proportion of the house was demolished. The estate remains (1999) in private hands. DESCRIPTION LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING Maer Hall stands at the eastern end of a flat- bottomed valley draining to the west through Maer Moss which adjoins the park to the west. The stream out of Maer Pool, the main feature of the park, is the headwater of the River Tern. The area here registered is c 70ha. ENTRANCE AND APPROACHES The main approach to the site is that to the north, laid out in the late C19, but in accordance with advice provided by John Webb in the early C19. It starts at the single-storey stone lodge (listed grade II) on the A51 which forms the northern boundary of the site, from here passing south through wing walls to Knight's Wood, then across the park, to arrive at the north-west front of the Hall (listed grade II). South- east of the Hall stands the Clocktower gatehouse (listed grade II*) providing the entrance from the village of Maer. PRINCIPAL BUILDING Maer Hall (listed grade II) is a coursed ashlar building of the late C17. It was greatly enlarged in the mid C19 by William Davenport using the architects William Culshaw and Francis Doyle, but in the 1960s the Hall was reduced to its C17 extent. The stable block (listed grade II) and outbuildings (listed grade II) stand to the south-west on what was formerly the southern end of the early C18 gardens.
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GARDENS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS The earliest known mention of gardens at Maer Hall is that in Robert Plot's Natural History of Staffordshire (1686) which mentions topiary. The original front door of the Jacobean house now looks over lawns, dotted with specimen trees, which lie to the south-west. On an axis to the Hall is a recently (late C20) erected stone plant container which stands on a sundial base. The south-western edge of the lawns is marked by a length of balustrading (listed grade II) 70m west from the Hall which reflects the extent of the early C18 gardens. This feature was probably added for Davenport in the mid C19 and appears to be modelled on that at Haddon Hall (Derbys, qv). To the north of the Hall is an area of lawn, which, in the early C18, was the site of a wilderness. Laid out in a star- pattern, the design extended from the present drive east to land which is now on the other side of the public road. It was cleared during the course of the early C19 alterations. A straight, stone-edged path runs north-west from the Hall to a flight of steps which lead, via a bridge over the public road, to an area of pleasure grounds. The road is sunk in a deep cutting with stone revetments (listed grade II) to either side. The path meets with a gravel terrace, at the southern end of which is a gate into the churchyard of St Peter's. This terrace marks the former western edge of a second early C18 wilderness. Cut into the hillside above the terrace are walks laid out in diagonal pattern, the presence of mature yews suggesting that these might once have been yew-hedged. The paths lead to an upper terrace at the centre of which is a semi- circular bastion ringed by a planting of mature yews. To the north- east of the walks is a piece of woodland named The Thickets. Webb suggested modifications to this upper wilderness but his proposals were not implemented. PARK Maer Hall stands at the east end of a park which extends c 1km west of it and is c 500m wide. Maer Pool, its main feature, was originally a natural mere. Webb suggested that its level be raised, and a dam and sluice were constructed which increased the area of water from 6 to 9ha, much of the additional area being in front of the Hall. He advised a small adjustment of the line of Moss Lane, the public road diverted from the western corner of Hogshead Wood south so that it entered the village through the southern end along its present route. Due to silting, the area of the Pool has been reduced to 6ha with the result that the C19 boathouse 100m west of the Hall is now divorced from the water. South-west of the Hall, four sets of steps lead down from the balustrade to join with walks round the Pool. From the steps at the southern end, a straight path extends to the south, to the area north of the kitchen garden where there is a small rockery (Jacques reported that in 1979 an old gardener called this the 'elephant's grave') beyond which is an avenue of Irish yews. The path continues to Hogshead Wood, at the northern corner of which is the remains of an icehouse. It then passes through Pool End Wood on the north shore of the Pool to Bath Wood (which name suggests the location of a plunge pool) on the Pool's north-east shore, and so back to the balustrade and Hall lawn. Many of the park woodlands were planted according to Webb's recommendations. Beyond the Pool, to the north and north-west, is an area of parkland within which Nursery Wood is situated. South of the Wood lies an area which formerly formed part of an extensive bog, Maer Moss. The land rises south of this to a strip of woodland, The Ridding, planted on the southern boundary of the site. A spring with accompanying pumphouse and pool form a feature near the base of the slope, and the line of the old public highway to the village, the continuation of Moss Lane, survives as a grassy track across the park, running through Hogshead Wood and along the southern edge of the mere.
Page 39 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston In the park east of the drive is a cricket pitch and pavilion, added in the late C19. Opposite the north lodge, on the far side of the A51, is Berth Hill, on the summit of which are the earthworks of a hillfort (scheduled ancient monument). After Webb put forward proposals for the planting of the southern slopes of the Hill, then part of the Maer estate, the Hill was brought into the ornamental landscape, with paths, platforms for seats, a small grotto facing towards the park carrying the date 1824, and some early C19 plantings. On the eastern side of the Hill is a spring from which water was piped by Wedgwood to Maer Hall and the village, using a terraced aqueduct. Maer's park and gardens are largely the result of improvements carried out after Josiah Wedgwood called in John Webb in 1805 to advise. Webb produced a plan of Maer showing an ambitious scheme of road diversions, drawn up and given consent in 1807. Prior to Wedgwood's alterations, the road from the village continued north-west below the western edge of the Hall's gardens, along the shore of the mere, joining the London to Chester road at what is now the north-west corner of the park. In accordance with Webb's recommendations, the road to the west of the Hall was moved eastwards to the steeply rising ground behind, the change allowing the laying out of the north drive through newly created parkland, and increasing the extent of the park to the north and west of the mere. A map of the parish of 1809 shows the changes to the roads as already in place. KITCHEN GARDEN A detached house and a bungalow have been erected (late C20) in this area. Before 1805 the kitchen garden lay on the south-west facing slope adjacent to The Thickets. Moving Moss Lane southwards enabled the slopes above the Pool to be incorporated into the park, which in turn enabled a new kitchen garden, with an extensive range of glass, to be built near the stables, 200m south-west of the Hall. REFERENCES R Plot, Natural History of Staffordshire (1686), p 381 T H Mawson, The Life and Work of an English Landscape Architect (1927) D Jacques, York Form 2,1991 (EH file) Maps William Godson, Map for the Hon John Chetwynd, c 1717-35 (cite by Jacques) A Plan of the Demesne Lands at Maer, the Seat of Josiah Wedgwood Esq., with some alterations by John Webb, 1805 (3470/1/3), (Staffordshire Record Office) Highway diversion map, 1807 (Staffordshire Record Office) J Fenna, Commons and Waste Lands within the Manor Mare, 1807 (cited by Jacques) T Fenna, Plan of the Parish of Maer, 1809 (private collection) OSD for 1833 map, 1817 (British Library) Maer Hall estate, sale particulars, 1846 (cited by Jacques) RCHME, Measured survey of Berth Hill, 1990 OS 6" to 1 mile: 2nd edition published 1901 OS 25" to 1 mile: 1st edition published 1880 2nd edition published1901 Archival items Webb letters (private collection) Description written: March 1999 Register Inspector: PAS Edited: September 1999
HER: 11851 Site name: Milepost, Hollybank, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost with raised lettering, and which is dated to 1893. It is situated on the south-west side of the road at Hollybank, Maer and gives distances to Pipegate, Woore, Nantwich and Stone.
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National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7527 3983 (8m by 7m)
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List Entry No. 1028011 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 7527 3984 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section, with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered "MAER" on top; "PIPEGATE 1/WOORE 2½/NANTWICH 10 1/4" on left; "STONE 11" on right.
HER: 11858 Site name: Milepost, Blackbrook, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost with raised lettering, and which is of probable mid- to late 19th- century date. It is situated on the south side of the road at Blackbrook, Maer and gives distances to Pipegate, Woore, Nantwich and Stone. National Grid Reference: SJ 7665 3894 (point)
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List Entry No. 1206278 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 7665 3897 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section, with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered "MAER" on top; "PIPEGATE 2/WOORE 3 1/4/NANTWICH 11 1/4" on left; "STONE 10" on right.
HER: 11859 Site name: Milepost, north-west of Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost with raised lettering, and which is dated to 1893. It is situated on the south side of the road to the west of Berth Hill and gives distances to Pipegate, Woore, Nantwich and Stone.
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List Entry No. 1028012 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 7823 3884 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered "MAER" on top; "PIPEGATE 3/WOORE 4 1/4/NANTWICH 12 1/4" on left; "STONE 9" on right.
HER: 11852 Site name: Milepost, east of Blackbrook, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost, triangular in section with raised lettering, and which is dated to 1893. The milepost gives distances to Ashley, Market Drayton, Whitmore and Newcastle,. It was originally located at Blackbrook (near White Farm). It could not be located in November 2000; however, it was discovered in undergrowth in April 2001. National Grid Reference: SJ 7723 3879 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027824 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 7724 3878 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered "MAER" on top; "ASHLEY 2/MARKET DRAYTON 7" on left; "WHITMORE 2 3/4/NEWCASTLE 7" on right. Cracked down middle, but included as one of series.
HER: 11853 Site name: Maer Hall lodge, walls, gate piers and gates, Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Building Description
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A listed Jacobean-style lodge of probable mid-19th-century date. The lodge is of sandstone construction with a stone slate roof. The sandstone ashlar gate piers, cast iron gates and flanking quadrant walls are included in the listing. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7893 3880 (19m by 14m)
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List Entry No. 1353777 Name: Maer Hall Lodge, Walls, Gate Piers and Gates Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Lodge, walls, gate piers and gates. Probably c.1860. Lodge: sandstone ashlar, stone slate roofs. Jacobean style; small rectangular block with gabled and flat-roofed extensions to east. One storey; mullioned windows throughout; principal entrance through pointed doorway in porch with moulded and castellated parapet at north- west corner; shaped gable ends with globe finials and coats-of-arms, canted bay window to north gable end; tall lateral stacks. Gate piers and flanking quadrant walls to west of Lodge porch. Sandstone ashlar. Tall inner gate piers to carriageway, lower flanking piers to pedestrian ways and similar pier at outer ends of quadrant walls which are ramped up to them; ornamental cast iron gates of the period.
HER: 11854 Site name: Milepost, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost of late 19th-century date, which has a black painted base and raised lettering Milepost. The milepost is triangular in section, with 'Maer' shown on the upper face and distances to Ashley, Market Drayton, Whitmore and Newcastle given on the sides. It is dated to 1893 and is situated near the Manor Road junction at Maer Hills. National Grid Reference: SJ 7852 3968 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027825 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 7853 3968 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered "MAER" on top; "ASHLEY 3/MARKET DRAYTON 8" on left; "WHITMORE 1 3/4/NEWCASTLE 6" on right.
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HER: 06980 Site name: Aston Manor Farmhouse, Aston, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed late 18th-century three-storey farmhouse of red brick with tiled roof and later additions and alterations. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7533 4113 (26m by 27m)
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List Entry No. 1353778 Name: Aston Manor Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse. Late C18 with later additions and alterations. Red brick with plain tiled roof to U- plan ridge. 3 storeys; heavily moulded eaves cornice, returned to left- and right-hand ranges to rear, interrupted by brick corner piers; 3-window front, mid-to-late C20 plate glass sashes but in original openings with gauged heads and raised plastered keystones; ground floor with 3-light C20 French windows on either side of central entrance; C20 half- glazed door in plain pedimented doorcase with rectangular overlight; end stacks to ranges at rear with another stack to centre behind ridge. C20 single-storeyed lean-to at back spanning the 2 parallel rear ranges.
HER: 06978 Site name: 181 Aston, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed former farmhouse probably dating to circa 1600. The house is of timber-framed construction set on a sandstone plinth with painted brick infill and a mid-19th-century fishscale tile roof. Internally there are an inglenook fireplace and late 17th-century oak staircase. An early 17th century detached black and white cottage with adjoining sandstone barn (HER 11855). The cottage is of brick and sandstone construction with part-timbered elevations and is believed to date back to 1630. It originally formed part of the Maer estate and had been under the ownership of the Wainwright family from 1940 to the present day. The property was renovated in 1984, but retains original oak beams, wall timbers, floors and a fine oak staircase. The dining room has an open fireplace with brick inset tiled hearth and oak and sandstone surround, an original quarry tiled floor and exposed beams and wall timbers. The sitting
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List Entry No. 1027826 Name: 181 Aston Grade: II Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Farmhouse, now house. Probably c.1600 with later alterations. Timber framed on sandstone plinth with painted brick infill, mid-to-late C19 fishscale tiled roof. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic; 3 framed bays. Framing: 3 rectangular panels from cill to wall plate, short tension braces, but to the left of the doorway a change in the framing suggests that the chimney may be a later insertion. Three 3-light late C20 leaded casements to first floor and 3 to ground, 2 to left of late C19 door with gabled hood and one to right; ridge stack re-built in mid-C19 purplish-brown brick, immediately to right of doorway. Interior: chamfered spine beam and heavy joists in main ground floor room to left of doorway, exposed timber frame; inglenook fireplace, late C17 oak staircase with curved splay balusters behind stack. Queen-strut roof with V-struts from the collar.
HER: 11855 Site name: Cow house, 181 Aston, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed 17th-century cow house with hayloft over. The timber-framed cow house was remodelled in the mid 19th century and largely rebuilt in uncoursed sandstone with red brick patching and a plain tiled roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7572 4109 (7m by 11m)
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List Entry No. 1027827 Name: Cowhouse attached at right-angles to east end of No.181 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Cowhouse with hayloft over. C17, re-modelled in mid-C19. Timber framed, largely re-built in uncoursed sandstone rubble with red brick patching, plain tiled roof. 2 levels; now 3 structural bays but probably originally 2 with the timber framed south gable end moved out
Page 45 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston when the cowhouse was re-built in C19. East side: 2 inserted flat-headed entrances to ground floor, 2 eaves hatches and C20 ground floor window to right; exposed wall post marking bay division immediately to left of right-hand entrance and another exposed on west side.
HER: 11856 Site name: 201 Aston, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed cottage of probable late 17th-century date, with later additions and alterations. The cottage is of timber-frame construction with painted brick infill, partial cladding and a plain tiled roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7537 4124 (14m by 9m)
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List Entry No. 1353779 Name: 201 Aston Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Cottage. Probably late C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with painted brick infill and partial cladding, plain tiled roof. 2-cell plan with mid-C19 single-storeyed addition at right angles to rear. 2 storeys (formerly one and attic), eaves raised. Framing: only fragmentary survival, rectangular panels. Roughly central doorway (C19 boarded door under gabled hood), one window to left (ground floor) and one to both floors on right, all mid-C19 casements; purplish-brown brick ridge stack immediately to left of door. Interior: large spine beam with chamfered stops and heavy joists to right-hand ground floor room; timber frame mostly intact but plastered
HER: 06979 Site name: Yew Tree Farmhouse, Aston, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed former farmhouse of probable late 16th- or early 17th-century date, with considerable later additions and alterations. The farmhouse is of timber-framed construction with plastered brick infill, set on a high sandstone plinth with a plain tiled roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7546 4092 (16m by 10m)
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List Entry No. 1027828 Name: Yew Tree Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Farmhouse, now house. Probably late C16/early C17 with considerable later additions and alterations. Timber framed with plastered brick infill on high sandstone plinth, plain tiled roof. Baffle-entry type extended and converted (see the interruption in the stonework to the plinth directly beneath the stack, suggesting the existence of a former entrance at this point). 2 storeys and gable-lit attic; apparently 2 but probably 3 structural bays. Framing: 3 square panels from cill to wall plate, short tension braces; two 3-light C20 leaded casements to each floor with one of 2 lights in position of former entrance; central ridge stack re-built in mid-C19 purplish-brown brick. The left-hand gable end is now brick clad and the right-hand one has planted framing. Long mid-to-late C19 painted brick extension at right angles to rear, with catslide roof and three C20 dormers in roof slope, may in fact incorporate some earlier work (see the sandstone plinth to the right-hand wall). Interior not inspected, but said to contain some moulded plasterwork in one of the upstairs room.
HER: 11857 Site name: Aston Cliff Farmhouse, Aston Cliff, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed 17th-century farmhouse with a timber frame concealed behind red and blue brick. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7604 4210 (20m by 12m)
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List Entry No. 1353780 Name: Aston Cliff Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse. C17 in appearance with mid-C19 fenestration. Timber frame concealed; red and blue brick, laid header-2 stretches-header (in part forming vertical patterning) the headers vitrified; plain tile roof. `L'-plan, `hall' range aligned east-west with cross-wing at east end, projecting north; baffle-entry type extended and converted. 2 storeys and gable lit attic, dentilled eaves cornice; 1:2 windows, 3-light casements under brick flat heads, right- hand range bricked up and painted with imitation window bars; one range of windows in return of cross-wing with a range to the west gable end now blocked. Gabled Victorian porch over roughly central 4-panel door (c.1830), numbered 205; stack slightly to right of door with a further ridge stack to cross-wing. Rear has blocked doorway slightly off-set to left of chimney axis; east gable end re-built in late C20 red brick. Interior: deep chamfered spine and cross beams with broach stops, chamfered joists; inglenook fireplace to hall and re-set oak panelling at east end of room; the large chimney area also accommodates a newel stair (from
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HER: 06982 Site name: Lea Head Manor, Aston Lane, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed late 17th-century house of timber-framed construction with plastered brick infill, set on a sandstone plinth. It has a plain tiled roof with decorated bargeboards and finials. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7506 4202 (23m by 14m)
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List Entry No. 1027829 Name: Lea Head Manor Grade: II* Date Assigned: 02/12/1952 Legal Description House. Late C17, date (B/16 W S 71) carved over door, later additions and alterations, mostly of 1920s. Timber framed with plastered brick infill on chamfered dressed sandstone plinth, plain tiled roof with decorated bargeboards and finials. Originally roughly `L'-shaped with a range at right angles to rear on left; C20 additions also behind to right. 2 storeys and attic; cellars. Framing: close-studding with cross rails to each floor, continuous jetty to front, supported on carved brackets, carried around left-hand gable end (the right-hand one is now brick clad but was also formerly jettied); short tension end braces. 4-window front; slightly bowed leaded casements supported on carved brackets, probably mainly original but much repaired, all of 4 lights except the outer ones on ground floor which have 5; 3 gabled dormers in roof slope also with 4-light leaded casements. Carved corner brackets, scroll-decorated bargeboards and pointed finials; massive sandstone stack with moulded capping and 4 round shafts to left of central doorway, now with C20 iron-studded door. Short range at range angles to rear on left also with 2 storeys and attic; rectangular panels, 4 from cill to wall plate, long straight tension braces; decorated bargeboard and pointed finial, C20 leaded casements; the C20 extensions to right are also timber framed with painted brick infill in imitation of the earlier work. Interior: contains many features of interest; late C17 staircase in short range to rear has 4 flights to attic, pierced carved splat balusters, ball-shaped finials and a dog gate; oak panelling in left-hand ground floor room with cupboards inset into the wall, flanking the chamfered stone fireplace with its richly carved wooden overmantel; C17 stained glass roundels in front window; the fireplace in the main (central) ground floor room also has a massive lintel and there is exposed square panelling in the right-hand end wall of this room; moulded and bevelled cross beams throughout ground floor with bar stops; further exposed framing and chamfered beams to first floor, several C17 doors. Double- purlin roof in 4 bays with upper and lower collars and V-struts from the upper collar (visible internally in the right-hand gable end). The house is said to have been built by William and Sarah Bucknell following the destruction of the medieval house, which probably lay on the
Page 48 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston moated site (a Scheduled Ancient Monument) approximately 150m. To the north-west, during the Civil War. A series of C17 household inventories survive, which are now in the County Record Office.
HER: 06983 Site name: Gate Piers to Lea Head Manor, Aston Lane, Maer Record type: Monument Description A set of listed, sandstone ashlar gate piers of probable late 17th- or early 18th-century date, located at the entrance to Lea Head Manor. The piers are surmounted by pineapple finials and have late 19th- or early 20th-century wrought iron gates. The gate piers are not in their original position (having formerly stood in front of the house). They are comparable in style to the gate piers at Whitmore Hall and, if these are indeed late 17th century as claimed, they are early examples of the representation of pineapples, first grown in this country in the 1660s. National Grid Reference: SJ 7497 4197 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027830 Name: Gate piers about 150 metres south-west of Lea Head Manor Grade: II Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Gate piers. Probably late C17/early C18. Rusticated sandstone ashlar. Square in section. Moulded capping (and probably plinth under gravel of drive) with half domes above, surmounted by pineapple finials. 2 late C19/early C20 wrought iron gates, not included. The gate piers are not in their original position and formerly stood in front of the house; the domes and finials have been repaired with cement and the right-hand pier is twisted round and slightly damaged at time of re-survey (1984). Comparable in style to the gate piers at Whitmore Hall, Whitmore CP (q.v.). If these are indeed late C17, as claimed, they are early examples of the representation of pineapples, first grown in this country in the 1660s.
HER: 11860 Site name: Sundial, Church of St Peter, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed sandstone sundial of probable late 18th- or early 19th-century date. National Grid Reference: SJ 7927 3832 (point)
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List Entry No. 1353781 Name: Sundial approximately 6 metres south of chancel of Church of St Peter Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Sundial. Probably late C18 or early C19. Sandstone. Square in section, tapering slightly to bottom with wider cap; set on roughly carved octagonal plinth.
HER: 11861 Site name: Aston memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed early 19th-century chest tomb within the churchyard of the Church of St Peter. The tomb is of sandstone ashlar and rectangular in plan, and commemorates Thomas Aston of Chapel Chorlton (died 1822) and various other members of the family, including his daughters. National Grid Reference: SJ 7927 3832 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027831 Name: Aston memorial approximately 2 metres south of nave of Church of St Peter Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. Early C19. Sandstone ashlar. Rectangular plan. Moulded plinth and capping, square corner balusters. Round-cornered top ledger commemorates Thomas Aston of Chapel Chorlton (died 1822) and various other members of the family; 2 inscription panels on north to his daughters, Jane (died 1800) and Anne (died 1808), although the lettering looks later.
HER: 11862 Site name: Harding memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed late 18th-century chest tomb commemorating John Harding (died 1792) and his wife Sarah (died 1795). The tomb is of sandstone ashlar and rectangular plan. National Grid Reference: SJ 7925 3832 (point)
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List Entry No. 1206384 Name: Harding memorial approximately 4 metres south-west of tower of church of St Peter Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. Late C18. Sandstone ashlar. Rectangular plan. Moulded plinth and capping, panelled corner pilasters. Moulded inscription panel on north side commemorating John Harding (died 1792) and his wife, Sarah (died 1795).
HER: 11863 Site name: Harding memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer Record type: Monument Description A listed mid-19th-century chest tomb to George Harding (died 1858) and his wife Margaret Honor (died 1865). The tomb is of sandstone ashlar, rectangular in plan and stands on a sandstone-faced terrace, probably containing the family vault beneath. National Grid Reference: SJ 7928 3832 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027832 Name: Harding memorial approximately 20 metres south-east of Church of St Peter Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. Mid-C19. Sandstone ashlar. Rectangular in plan. Moulded plinth and capping, panelled corner pilasters. Moulded inscription panel on south to George Haridng (died 1858) and on north to his wife, Margaret Honor (died 1865). The tomb stands on a sandstone-faced terrace, probably containing the family vault beneath.
HER: 06976 Site name: Maer Hall, Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed mid-17th-century country house, which was considerably altered and extended in the mid-to-late 19th century. The building is of mainly yellow sandstone ashlar construction with a stone slate roof. The listing includes the attached garden wall to the south. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7920 3833 (27m by 28m)
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List Entry No. 1206392 Name: Maer Hall and attached garden wall to south Grade: II Date Assigned: 30/07/1964 Legal Description Country house and garden wall. House: mid-C17, considerably altered and extended mid-to- late C19 with the addition of wings by W. Culshaw and later J. Francis Doyle of Liverpool, although now again reduced to its original size. Mainly yellow sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth, stone slate roofs; the only original stonework is to the cellars (red sandstone on east side), which also retain their original mullioned openings. C19 work in Jacobean style. 2 and 3 storeys over cellars. West garden front: 2 storeys with 3 shaped full dormers surmounted by globe finials above moulded eaves cornice; 1:1:1:1:1 bays, windows all mullioned and transomed, those to left and right dormers with stepped lights; central 2-storeyed porch with round-headed doorway and applied Doric columns, changing above to Ionic order; openwork balustrade to top carried around eaves, connecting dormers; 2 sandstone ashlar stacks behind ridge with paired rebated shafts. North front: 1:1:1 bays, again with mullioned and transomed windows and shaped gabled dormers; mid-C20 central single-storeyed porch with applied columns above. East front: 2 storeys and attic storey plus a further lit roof space; 1:1:1:1 bays, also with mullioned and transomed windows but with 3 plain gables to attic storey, incorporating upper gable lights. Late C19 flat-roofed porch (probably owing its present appearance to the reduction of the Victorian work) against south side with a coped stone garden wall attached to south. Interior: not inspected, but said to have been considerably altered in 1960s when many of the Victorian fittings were removed. The home of F.J. Harrison, the Liverpool ship owner, in late C19, and it was for him that Doyle extended the hall. BOE, p.201.
HER: 11864 Site name: Stone balustrade, Maer Hall Record type: Monument Description A listed balustrade of probably mid-to-late 19th-century date, possibly designed by T.H. Mawson, who laid out the gardens of Maer Hall in the late 19th century. The balustrade is of sandstone ashlar and is interrupted by a short flights of steps leading to the lower garden. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7914 3832 (73m by 112m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1027833 Name: Stone balustrade approximately 70 metres west of Maer Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description
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Stone balustrade. Probably mid-to-late C19. Sandstone ashlar. Low, round-arched openwork balustrade, approximately 200m. in length, with moulded stone coping and ball finials; interrupted by 5 short flights of steps leading to lower garden. Possibly by Mawson, who laid out the gardens of Maer Hall (q.v.) for F.J. Harrison in late C19.
HER: 11865 Site name: Boat house, Maer Hall Park Record type: Building Description A listed boat house of probable mid-to-late 19th-century date. The boat house is of rock- faced sandstone construction, with a 20-metre causeway and was possibly designed by T.H. Mawson, who laid out the gardens of Maer Hall in the late 19th century. Due to silting of the pool, the boathouse is now detached from the pool. [ 11-Oct-2010] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7911 3834 (7m by 5m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1206418 Name: Boathouse and attached causeway approximately 100 metres north-west of Maer Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Boathouse. Probably mid-to-late C19. Possibly by T.H. Mawson, who laid out the gardens of Maer Hall (q.v.) for F.J. Harrison in late C19. Rock-faced sandstone ashlar. Causeway about 20m. in length running from balustrade and turning to left at north-west end, under which is the boathouse itself. Causeway has one round-headed arch on both sides, with steps over top and 2 round arches and short flight of steps on south. Boathouse with narrow round arches to north-west and south and wide round-arched boat entrance to north; flat roof above with low parapet has access from causeway. The boathouse and causeway were formerly in the lake itself, but this has now receded to the north-west, which means that boats now have to be pulled for a short distance across the lawn.
HER: 11866 Site name: Gatehouse, Maer Hall, Maer Record type: Building A listed 18th-century gatehouse at the entrance to Maer Hall Park. The gatehouse is of sandstone ashlar construction with a stone slate roof. The listing includes the flanking walls and cast iron bollards in front of the gatehouse. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7924 3830 (7m by 18m)
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List Entry No. 1027834 Name: Gatehouse, Flanking Walls and Bollards to Maer Hall Grade: II* Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Gatehouse, flanking walls and bollards. Gatehouse: late C18. Sandstone ashlar, stone slate roof. Square on plan with slightly projecting corner pilasters and moulded cornice. Tall, round-headed arches on east and west (the former with 6-panelled double gates) and narrower subsidiary arches to north and south; clock house above with plain open pediment surmounted by globe finials, clocks on east and west faces. 2 flanking ashlar walls to north and south, both with round-headed doorways, that on north now blocked by a later outbuilding (not included) behind; both terminate in square pilasters with chamfered capping and globe finials. Immediately in front of the gatehouse are 2 cast-iron bollards - fluted columns with polychrome painted caps.
HER: 11867 Site name: Stable Block, Maer Hall, Maer Record type: Building A listed stable block and coachman's house, which is now part stables, part garages. The building is of orange-red brick construction with a slate roof. An inscription at the rear of the stable block reading 'HD/1875' suggests that it was built for the Davenport family, owners of Maer Hall, in the mid-19th century. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7922 3827 (41m by 36m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1206432 Name: Stable block at Maer Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Stable block and coachman's house, now part stables, part garages. Probably mid to late C19. Orange-red brick; slate roofs, hipped to east projection and with raised verges and ball finial to gable of west projection. Central east-west range with long projection to north at west end and short projection, also to north, at east. 2 levels; blind full-height round-arched recess to east projection and 3 similar round-arched recesses to upper level of central range, all (except central recess of central portion, which has a pitching eye (now glazed)) with mid-C19 latticed casements. On ground level of central range, 3 blocked wide entrances (probably former carriage entrances), with C20 glazed garage doors inserted. West projection with 3 hatches on upper level and 3 latticed casements and 2 stable doors to ground. Interior: of west projection retains original stables. Against the brick wall on north side of courtyard (not
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HER: 11868 Site name: Outbuildings, Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Building Listed outbuildings comprising a stable and coach house, dovecote and a building of uncertain function, which are of probable mid-to-late 19th-century date. All are constructed of orange-red brick with sandstone ashlar dressings and tiled roofs, and are grouped around the outer courtyard of Maer Hall. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7919 3822 (12m by 29m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1027835 Name: Outbuildings in outer stable yard to south-west of Maer Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Outbuildings, comprising stable/coach house, dovecote and a building of uncertain function with top-lit pavilions. Probably mid-to-late C19 with later alterations. All of orange-red brick with sandstone ashlar dressings, plain tiled roofs. Grouped around outer courtyard of Maer Hall (q.v.) to south of stable block (q.v.). Stable/coach house: 2 levels with blind full-height arched recess to centre, flanked by round-arched openings to upper level and 3-light C20 casements to ground; entrance through C20 stable door in central recess; single-storey extensions with double doors to either side. Dovecote: square on plan. Blind round-arched recess on south-west side with entrance through stable doors; 3 rows of nesting boxes below eaves, pyramidal roof. Outbuilding with top-lit pavilions: long stable (?) range aligned north- south with square corner projections. Long range on 2 levels, square projections also on 2 levels but higher with pyramidal roofs and glazed top-lit pavilions. Openings and fenestration (mid-to-late C19 latticed casements) largely original but altered to lean-to against left square projection; 2 ventilated louvres to long range with wide flat-headed entrance to right n ground floor. Included for group value.
HER: 11869 Site name: Park Bridge, Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Monument A listed mid-19th-century bridge, which carries a footpath over a road in Maer Hall Park. The single-span bridge is constructed of rough-faced coursed sandstone rubble. The listing includes the steps and revetment walls.
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Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1027836 Name: Park Bridge, steps and revetment walls about 100 metres north of Maer Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Park bridge and steps, carrying footpath over road, revetment walls. Mid-C19. Rough-faced coursed sandstone rubble. Single segmental span with open parapet, sprung from heavily battered revetment walls of chiselled rafted ashlar blocks; the west abutment extends about 50m. to north and 25m. to south and is between 1.2m. and 4m. high, rounded return to south; the east abutment extends north about 50m. and south approximately 230m., again between 1.2m. and 4m. high; steep approach to churchyard up steps opposite subsidiary entrance to Maer Hall (q.v.). On the west side of the bridge, a 5-flight set of steps with low coped sides and piers with octagonal urn finials leads down to the grounds of Maer Hall (q.v.).
HER: 06975 Site name: The Vicarage, Maer Record type: Building Description A listed late 16th-century vicarage, much altered and extended in the mid-19th century. The building is of coursed sandstone, with purplish-brown brick in the 16th-century part, and red brick in the 19th-century addition. The building is now in use as a private house. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7925 3825 (14m by 21m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1280206 Name: The Vicarage Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Former vicarage, now private house. Late C16, considerably altered and extended mid-to-late C19. Coursed sandstone blocks, with high chamfered plinth and repairs in purplish-brown brick below eaves to C16 part, red brick to C19 addition; plain and machine tiled roofs. 2 storeys throughout. C16 part: mullioned and transomed windows (all renewed) to left and right of central 6-panel door (upper panels now glazed) under C20 gabled timber porch. C19 addition: 1:2 bays with slightly projecting gable to left and prominent lateral stack with diaper patterns in blue brick to right; mullioned and transomed windows, dentil eaves cornice. Various late C19 two-storeyed extensions to rear.
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HER: 52714 Site name: Lea Head Manor Farm, Maer Record type: Monument Description A farmstead set within Lea Head Manor Park and laid out around a regular courtyard, originally with a main U-plan range with detached farmhouse forming the fourth side of the yard. It appears to retain some of its original buildings. The timbered-framed farmhouse is of late 17th century date, providing a possible relative date for the origin of the farmstead. The farmstead has undergone some alteration since the late 19th century. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7507 4204 (80m by 80m)
HER: 52715 Site name: Yew Tree Farm, Aston, Maer Record type: Monument Description A farmstead located within the village of Aston, Maer. The farmstead is laid out around a loose, three-sided yard with additional detached outbuildings. The layout appears to have remained unaltered since the late 19th–early 20th century, although some of the outbuildings may have been converted for housing [10-Mar-2009]. The farmhouse is dated to the late 16th or early 17th century, giving a possible relative date for the origin of the farmstead. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 75473 40941 (45m by 48m)
HER: 52716 Site name: Farmstead, 181 Aston, Maer Record type: Monument Description An L-plan farmstead situated within the village of Aston laid out in an L-plan form with a farmhouse and attached cow house to the east end. The farmstead may have been established in the 17th century and appears to be unaltered. The farmhouse and cowhouse are both dated to the 17th century, providing a relative date for the origin of the farmstead. The farmstead is extant and appears unaltered. [10-Mar-2009] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 75715 41097 (64m by 45m)
HER: 52717 Site name: Aston Cliff Farm, Aston Cliff, Maer
Page 57 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead originally laid out around a loose, three-sided yard with farmhouse set gable-end on.. The farmstead is of possible 17th-century origin, but has been altered significantly over time. The listed farmhouse of Aston Cliff Farm is of 17th century date, providing a possible relative date for the establishment of the farmstead The original layout has been altered significantly, with some of the original ranges now lost and new sheds added to the site. [10-Mar-2009] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 76022 42115 (78m by 56m)
HER: 52988 Site name: Aston Manor Farm, Aston, Maer Record type: Monument Description A farmstead located within the village of Aston which is of possible late 18th-century origin. The farmstead has a series of dispersed yards with a farmhouse attached to the south of one range. The original outbuilding range appears to remain largely unaltered since the late 19th century, although the plan form has been altered by the addition of large-scale modern agricultural ranges to the south. The listed farmhouse is of late 18th-century date, providing a possible relative date for the origin of the farmstead. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7529 4111 (99m by 95m)
HER: 60780 Site name: Stirrup fragment, Maer Record type: Find spot Description A fragment of copper alloy, probably from a medieval stirrup, recovered during metal detecting in Maer parish before January 2007. National Grid Reference: SJ 76 39 (point)
HER: 54156 Site name: Icehouse, Maer Hall Park Record type: Monument Description The remains of an icehouse to the south of the pool in Maer Hall Park. Of probable 18th or 19th century date. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7879 3838 (4m by 4m)
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HER: 54157 Site name: Pump House, Maer Hall Park Record type: Monument Description A pump house located to the south of two small pools [HER 54158] within Maer Hall Park. Of probable 18th or 19th century date. Marked as a 'Wind Pump' on the 3rd Edition Ordnance Survey map. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7840 3839 (3m by 3m)
HER: 54158 Site name: Pools, Maer Hall Park Record type: Monument Description Two small pools with an associated pump house to the south (HER 54157), located within the grounds of Maer Hall Park. Of possible 18th or 19th century date. Recent Ordnance Survey mapping indicates that there may be a pond bay to the north of the northern pool. [11-Oct- 2010] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7839 3844 (38m by 84m)
HER: 54159 Site name: Maer Pool, Maer Hall Park Record type: Monument Description Maer Pool is the main feature of Maer Hall Park. Originally a natural mere, the water level of which was raised in the early 19th century at the suggestion of landscape architect John Webb. A dam and sluice were constructed, which increased the area of water from 6 hectares to 9 hectares. Silting has caused the area of the pool to shrink back to 6 hectares, which has resulted in the once associated boat house (HER 11865) now being separated from it. [SB, 11-Oct-2010] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7890 3843 (345m by 287m)
HER: 54160 Site name: Cricket pavilion, Maer Hall Park Record type: Building Description A late 19th-century cricket pavilion within the grounds of Maer Hall Park [11-Oct-2010].
Page 59 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston The pavilion has now been demolished [12-Dec-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7902 3867 (9m by 8m)
HER: 54756 Site name: North Staffordshire Railway – Stoke, Silverdale and Market Drayton branch Record type: Monument Description The Stoke, Silverdale and Market Drayton branch of the North Staffordshire Railway, the route of which is plotted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey maps. The line was established in the mid-19th century and the route is still partially extant. Construction work on the North Staffordshire Railway began in September 1846. The Silverdale and Newcastle Railway was leased to the North Staffordshire Railway by Ralph Sneyd on 31 August 1860 under a 999-year lease. The line to Knutton Junction opened to goods traffic in September 1952 and to passengers in May 1863, while the passenger and goods section from Silverdale to Market Drayton was opened in February 1870. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8096 4408 (12755m by 5374m)
HER: 55027 Site name: Water Meadow, South-West of Blackbrook, Maer Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of a water meadow system identified from aerial photography and historic mapping in the area to the south-west of Blackbrook, Maer. Of probable post- medieval date. Aerial photographs from 1963 and 2000 indicate that the main drains survive as earthworks, although carriers may survive as earthworks or cropmarks across less than 10% of the total area of the meadow. [28-Sep-2012] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7599 3886 (372m by 367m)
HER: 57465 Site name: Minnbank Farm, north of Willoughbridge, Maer Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular courtyard with main L-plan range and farmhouse set gable-end on to the yard. The farmstead appears to have been established by at least the earlier 19th century and appears to be depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map. It is still extant [11-May-2017]. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7533 4037 (74m by 59m)
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HER: 57466 Site name: Sidway Mill Farm, north-west of Blackbrook, Maer Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular, U-plan courtyard with farmhouse set long- side on to the yard. The farmstead is associated with Sidway Mill, which is indicated on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map, and both appear to have been extant by the early 19th century. No mill is depicted in this area by William Yates on his map of 1775 although a building is depicted in this approximate location. The mill pond survives to the south-west (see HER 20030). The farmstead is still extant [10-Apr-2014] and survives largely unaltered. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7611 3922 (95m by 92m)
HER: 57492 Site name: Bank House Farm, north of Blackbrook, Maer Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a loose, two-sided courtyard with attached farmhouse set long-side on to the yard. The farmstead appears to have been established in the later 18th or early 19th century and is still extant [11-May-2017]. The farmstead is depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map, but is not shown on William Yates' map of 1775, suggesting that it was probably established in the later 18th or early 19th century. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7642 3961 (62m by 54m)
HER: 57493 Site name: Lunts Farm, east of Aston, Maer Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular U-plan courtyard with additional detached outbuildings and a detached farmhouse. The farmstead appears to have been established in the later 18th or early 19th century and is still extant [11-May- 2017], although with new sheds added to the north, west and east of the original ranges The farmstead is not shown on William Yates's map of 1775, but is shown on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7653 4122 (115m by 134m)
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HER: 57518 Site name: Radwood Farm, north of Camp Wood, Maer Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular, three-sided yard with main L-plan range and detached farmhouse. The farmstead may have been extant by at least the later 18th century and is still extant [11-May-2017], although with some new sheds added to the west of the original ranges. A building appears to be depicted in this location on William Yates' map of Staffordshire (1775), suggesting that the farmstead may have been extant by the late 18th century. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7749 4076 (134m by 106m)
HER: 58507 Site name: Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Road Record type: Monument Description A later 18th-century turnpike road connecting Newcastle under Lyme and Market Drayton. The 13.8 mile toll road had four main gates and one side gate and was first recorded in 1769. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7676 4025 (15279m by 10788m)
HER: 58512 Site name: Rugeley and Stone turnpike road Record type: Monument Description A late 18th-century turnpike road connecting Rugeley, Sandon, Stone and Woore, along with Stafford at a later date. The 27.5 mile toll road had five main gates and three side gates and is first recorded in 1790. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8944 2912 (30271m by 22595m)
HER: 58622 Site name: Wall and linear feature, east of walled garden, Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Monument Description The remains of a low dry-stone wall identified during an archaeological evaluation and watching brief in the centre of Maer in 2012. The remains may have been associated with a early to mid-19th-century walled garden to the west.
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Also identified in this area was a linear cut feature infilled with redeposited sandy soils. The feature ran parallel to the existing walled garden to the west. It is considered that this feature may have been associated with the construction of the walled garden in the early to mid-19th century. Alternatively, it may have been associated with more recent soil improvements in the thin strip of land to the east of the walled garden, perhaps contemporary with the construction of 'The Garden House' (see MST22489). National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7919 3813 (10m by 16m)
HER: 58623 Site name: Walled garden, Maer Hall Park, Maer Record type: Monument Description A walled garden, shown on an estate plan of 1846. An archaeological evaluation and watching brief undertaken in 2012 identified the remains of a low dry-stone wall and linear cut feature which may have been associated with the walled garden (see HER 58622). There is now a modern house ('The Garden House') within the walled garden. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7915 3815 (64m by 51m)
HER: 58624 Site name: Post-medieval and modern finds, Maer Record type: Monument [find spot?] Description A collection of finds of post-medieval and modern date recovered from topsoil and subsoil deposits during an archaeological evaluation and watching brief at Maer in 2012. The finds included pottery, ceramic building material, glass, clay tobacco pipe and fuel ash slag/clinker. National Grid Reference: SJ 7909 3864 (point)
HER: 58677 Site name: Telephone kiosk, Haddon Lane, Maer Record type: Monument Description A telephone kiosk of the type designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935. The kiosk is of red- painted cast iron with vertical glazing panels. It was originally situated on the road junction adjacent to the south-east corner of the grounds of Maer Hall, and 25 metres north of the Old Post Office. It was moved 128 metres to the north-east to its current location on Haddon Lane some time after 1960. The ‘K6’ type kiosk is a standardised design, made of cast iron, painted red overall with long vertical glazing in the door and sides and with the crowns situated on the top panels being applied not perforated. There are rectangular white display signs reading 'TELEPHONE'
Page 63 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 2 Maer and Aston beneath the shallow curved roof. The kiosk has modern telecommunications equipment inside. Historic England assessed the kiosk for listing in January 2017; however, it was concluded that, given the loss of its original context due to relocation, it did not meet the criteria for designation. One of the principal criteria when considering a telephone kiosk for listing is its spatial context. Therefore, despite its continued association with Maer, the kiosk does not meet the high level of special interest required when considering this type of standardised structure for listing. In its current position the telephone kiosk has a visual relationship with the Old Vicarage (listed at Grade II) 13 metres to the north, and an outbuilding (listed at Grade II) standing within the grounds of Maer Hall (a Grade II Registered Park and Garden) 51 metres to the west. National Grid Reference: SJ 7925 3823 (point)
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2.3 Numerical index of sites
HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
00023 Berth Hill Camp, Maer Monument Scheduled monument 1009771
00185 Lea Head moated site, Maer Monument Scheduled monument 1011892
00477 Bowl barrow, Maer Hills Monument
00478 King's Bank mound Monument
00479 Mound, near King's Bank Monument
00480 Mound, War Hill, Maer Monument
00481 Linear feature / causeway, near Berth Hill Monument
00482 Mound, south foot of Camp Hill, Maer Monument
01225 Madeley Great Park Monument
01321 Farmstead, Maer Monument
01435 Mound, Camp Hill, Maer Monument
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02002 Settlement site, Campwood, Maer Monument
02502 Maer / Mere (settlement) Place
02740 Axe, Maer Pool Find spot
03139 Elephant's grave, Maer Monument
06974 Church of St Peter, Maer Building Listed building 1206359 Grade II*
06975 The Vicarage, Maer Building Listed building 1280206 Grade II
06976 Maer Hall, Maer Hall Park, Maer Building Listed building 1206392 Grade II
06978 181 Aston, Maer Building Listed building 1027826 Grade II
06979 Yew Tree Farmhouse, Aston, Maer Building Listed building 1027828 Grade II
06980 Aston Manor Farmhouse, Aston, Maer Building Listed building 1353778 Grade II
06982 Lea Head Manor, Aston Lane, Maer Building Listed building 1027829 Grade II*
06983 Gate Piers to Lea Head Manor, Aston Lane, Maer Monument Listed building 1027830 Grade II
11851 Milepost, Hollybank, Maer Monument Listed building 1028011 Grade II
11852 Milepost, east of Blackbrook, Maer Monument Listed building 1027824 Grade II
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HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
11853 Maer Hall lodge, walls, gate piers and gates, Maer Building Listed building 1353777 Grade II Hall Park, Maer
11854 Milepost, Maer Monument Listed building 1027825 Grade II
11855 Cow house, 181 Aston, Maer Building Listed building 1027827 Grade II
11856 201 Aston, Maer Building Listed building 1353779 Grade II
11857 Aston Cliff Farmhouse, Aston Cliff, Maer Building Listed building 1353780 Grade II
11858 Milepost, Blackbrook, Maer Monument Listed building 1206278 Grade II
11859 Milepost, north-west of Maer Hall Park, Maer Monument Listed building 1028012 Grade II
11860 Sundial, Church of St Peter, Maer Monument Listed building 1353781 Grade II
11861 Aston memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer Monument Listed building 1027831 Grade II
11862 Harding memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer Monument Listed building 1206384 Grade II
11863 Harding memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer Monument Listed building 1027832 Grade II
11864 Stone balustrade, Maer Hall Monument Listed building 1027833 Grade II
11865 Boat house, Maer Hall Park Building Listed building 1206418 Grade II
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11866 Gatehouse, Maer Hall, Maer Building Listed building 1027834 Grade II*
11867 Stable Block, Maer Hall, Maer Building Listed building 1206432 Grade II
11868 Outbuildings, Maer Hall Park, Maer Building Listed building 1027835 Grade II
11869 Park Bridge, Maer Hall Park, Maer Monument Listed building 1027836 Grade II
20027 Linear feature, enclosure and mound, south of Monument Sidway Hall Farm, Willoughbridge, Maer
20029 Fishpond, Maer Monument
20030 Mill pond, Maer Monument
20318 Ridge and furrow, Maer Monument
20761 Dorothy Clive Garden, Willowbridge Monument
40002 Building debris and pottery, south-east of Find spot Willoughbridge
40151 Lea Head Manor Park Monument
40273 Maer Hall Park Monument Registered park and Grade II garden 1001246
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HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
52714 Lea Head Manor Farm, Maer Monument
52715 Yew Tree Farm, Aston, Maer Monument
52716 Farmstead, 181 Aston, Maer Monument
52717 Aston Cliff Farm, Aston Cliff, Maer Monument
52988 Aston Manor Farm, Aston, Maer Monument
54156 Icehouse, Maer Hall Park Monument
54157 Pump House, Maer Hall Park Monument
54158 Pools, Maer Hall Park Monument
54159 Maer Pool, Maer Hall Park Monument
54160 Cricket pavilion, Maer Hall Park Building
54756 North Staffordshire Railway – Stoke, Silverdale and Monument Market Drayton branch
55027 Water Meadow, South-West of Blackbrook, Maer Monument
57465 Minnbank Farm, north of Willoughbridge, Maer Monument
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57466 Sidway Mill Farm, north-west of Blackbrook, Maer Monument
57492 Bank House Farm, north of Blackbrook, Maer Monument
57493 Lunts Farm, east of Aston, Maer Monument
57518 Radwood Farm, north of Camp Wood, Maer Monument
58507 Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Road Monument
58512 Rugeley and Stone turnpike road Monument
58622 Wall and linear feature, east of walled garden, Monument Maer Hall Park, Maer
58623 Walled garden, Maer Hall Park, Maer Monument
58624 Post-medieval and modern finds, Maer Monument [find spot?]
58677 Telephone kiosk, Haddon Lane, Maer Monument
60780 Stirrup fragment, Maer Find spot
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2.4 Alphabetical index of sites
Site HER number Record type Other record Grade
181 Aston, Maer 06978 Building Listed building 1027826 Grade II
201 Aston, Maer 11856 Building Listed building 1353779 Grade II
Aston Cliff Farm, Aston Cliff, Maer 52717 Monument
Aston Cliff Farmhouse, Aston Cliff, Maer 11857 Building Listed building 1353780 Grade II
Aston Manor Farm, Aston, Maer 52988 Monument
Aston Manor Farmhouse, Aston, Maer 06980 Building Listed building 1353778 Grade II
Aston memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer 11861 Monument Listed building 1027831 Grade II
Axe, Maer Pool 02740 Find spot
Bank House Farm, north of Blackbrook, Maer 57492 Monument
Berth Hill Camp, Maer 00023 Monument Scheduled monument 1009771
Boat house, Maer Hall Park 11865 Building Listed building 1206418 Grade II
Bowl barrow, Maer Hills 00477 Monument
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Building debris and pottery, south-east of 40002 Find spot Willoughbridge
Church of St Peter, Maer 06974 Building Listed building 1206359 Grade II*
Cow house, 181 Aston, Maer 11855 Building Listed building 1027827 Grade II
Cricket pavilion, Maer Hall Park 54160 Building
Dorothy Clive Garden, Willowbridge 20761 Monument
Elephant's grave, Maer 03139 Monument
Farmstead, 181 Aston, Maer 52716 Monument
Farmstead, Maer 01321 Monument
Fishpond, Maer 20029 Monument
Gate Piers to Lea Head Manor, Aston Lane, Maer 06983 Monument Listed building 1027830 Grade II
Gatehouse, Maer Hall, Maer 11866 Building Listed building 1027834 Grade II*
Harding memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer 11862 Monument Listed building 1206384 Grade II
Harding memorial, Church of St Peter, Maer 11863 Monument Listed building 1027832 Grade II
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Site HER number Record type Other record Grade
Icehouse, Maer Hall Park 54156 Monument
King's Bank mound 00478 Monument
Lea Head Manor Farm, Maer 52714 Monument
Lea Head Manor Park 40151 Monument
Lea Head Manor, Aston Lane, Maer 06982 Building Listed building 1027829 Grade II*
Lea Head moated site, Maer 00185 Monument Scheduled monument 1011892
Linear feature / causeway, near Berth Hill 00481 Monument
Linear feature, enclosure and mound, south of 20027 Monument Sidway Hall Farm, Willoughbridge, Maer
Lunts Farm, east of Aston, Maer 57493 Monument
Madeley Great Park 01225 Monument
Maer / Mere (settlement) 02502 Place
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Maer Hall lodge, walls, gate piers and gates, Maer 11853 Building Listed building 1353777 Grade II Hall Park, Maer
Maer Hall Park 40273 Monument Registered park and Grade II garden 1001246
Maer Hall, Maer Hall Park, Maer 06976 Building Listed building 1206392 Grade II
Maer Pool, Maer Hall Park 54159 Monument
Milepost, Blackbrook, Maer 11858 Monument Listed building 1206278 Grade II
Milepost, east of Blackbrook, Maer 11852 Monument Listed building 1027824 Grade II
Milepost, Hollybank, Maer 11851 Monument Listed building 1028011 Grade II
Milepost, Maer 11854 Monument Listed building 1027825 Grade II
Milepost, north-west of Maer Hall Park, Maer 11859 Monument Listed building 1028012 Grade II
Mill pond, Maer 20030 Monument
Minnbank Farm, north of Willoughbridge, Maer 57465 Monument
Mound, Camp Hill, Maer 01435 Monument
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Mound, near King's Bank 00479 Monument
Mound, south foot of Camp Hill, Maer 00482 Monument
Mound, War Hill, Maer 00480 Monument
Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Road 58507 Monument
North Staffordshire Railway – Stoke, Silverdale and 54756 Monument Market Drayton branch
Outbuildings, Maer Hall Park, Maer 11868 Building Listed building 1027835 Grade II
Park Bridge, Maer Hall Park, Maer 11869 Monument Listed building 1027836 Grade II
Pools, Maer Hall Park 54158 Monument
Post-medieval and modern finds, Maer 58624 Monument [find spot?]
Pump House, Maer Hall Park 54157 Monument
Radwood Farm, north of Camp Wood, Maer 57518 Monument
Ridge and furrow, Maer 20318 Monument
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Rugeley and Stone turnpike road 58512 Monument
Settlement site, Campwood, Maer 02002 Monument
Sidway Mill Farm, north-west of Blackbrook, Maer 57466 Monument
Stable Block, Maer Hall, Maer 11867 Building Listed building 1206432 Grade II
Stirrup fragment, Maer 60780 Find spot
Stone balustrade, Maer Hall 11864 Monument Listed building 1027833 Grade II
Sundial, Church of St Peter, Maer 11860 Monument Listed building 1353781 Grade II
Telephone kiosk, Haddon Lane, Maer 58677 Monument
The Vicarage, Maer 06975 Building Listed building 1280206 Grade II
Wall and linear feature, east of walled garden, 58622 Monument Maer Hall Park, Maer
Walled garden, Maer Hall Park, Maer 58623 Monument
Water Meadow, South-West of Blackbrook, Maer 55027 Monument
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Site HER number Record type Other listing Grade
Yew Tree Farm, Aston, Maer 52715 Monument
Yew Tree Farmhouse, Aston, Maer 06979 Building Listed building 1027828 Grade II
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 78640 263225 Redhills Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EA with house 50% change 39737 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 79354 263226 Maerfield Gate Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5ED with house 50% change 39140 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 79241 262846 Home Farm 19th century Hamlet ST5 5EE with house 50% change 38197 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 79256 262847 Stone Cottage 19th century Hamlet ST5 5EF with house 50% change 38007 Farmstead SJ 76844 263069 Maer Hills 19th century Isolated Farmhouse only survives ST5 5EJ with house 39334 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 76132 57466 262867 Sidway Mill Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EL with house alteration 39206 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 76398 262868 Wayside Farm 19th century Hamlet ST5 5EL with house than 50% alteration 39053 Loose Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 76467 263067 Hawthorne Cottage 19th century farmstea ST5 5EL with house alteration 39120 d cluster Loose Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 76615 263068 Fields Farm 19th century farmstea ST5 5EL with house 50% change 39108 d cluster Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 76449 57492 263070 Bank House 19th century Isolated ST5 5EL with house alteration 39619 Farmstead SJ 76199 262870 Maerway Lane Farm 19th century Isolated Totally demolished ST5 5EN with house 40280 Farmstead on W side Farmstead Farmstead totally SJ 76367 263071 19th century Hamlet ST5 5EN of Maer Hill with house demolished 40049 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 76273 262872 Holloway Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EP with house alteration 40632
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 76522 57493 263073 Lunts Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EP with house alteration 41210 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 78496 262845 Holme (Bates) Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EQ with house than 50% alteration 38006 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 77705 267067 Hopewells Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EQ with house 50% change 38335 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 77470 57518 263170 Radwood Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5ER with house alteration 40732 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 76661 263072 Holloway Lane Farm 19th century Isolated ST5 5EW with house 50% change 40409 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 75749 Haybarn 262869 Sidway Hall Farm 19th century Isolated TF9 4ET with house 50% change 39850 lost Lea Head Manor (Lea Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 75071 52714 262866 17th century Isolated TF9 4JA Head) with house 50% change 42040 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 75402 262865 Aston Farm 19th century Village TF9 4JB with house alteration 41151 Farmstead SJ 75319 263207 Yard N of Rock House 19th century Village Farmhouse only survives TF9 4JD with house 41217 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 75293 52988 262864 Aston Manor Farm 18th century Village Haybarn TF9 4JD with house 50% change 41128 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 76024 52717 262877 Aston Cliff Farm 17th century Isolated TF9 4JE with house than 50% alteration 42111 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 75486 52715 262873 Yew Tree Farm 17th century Village TF9 4JF with house than 50% alteration 40929 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 75504 262874 Brookside Farm 19th century Village TF9 4JF with house 50% change 40970 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 75718 52716 262875 181 Aston 17th century Village TF9 4JF with house alteration 41087 Small Farmstead W of Farmstead Farmstead totally SJ 75629 262876 19th century Village TF9 4JF 181 Aston with house demolished 41055
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 75339 57465 262863 Minn Bank Farm 19th century Isolated TF9 4JG with house alteration 40377 Farmstead SJ 75548 262871 Bank Farm 19th century Isolated Farmhouse only survives TF9 4JG with house 40623 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 74232 Haybarn 262862 Willoughbridge Farm 19th century Isolated TF9 4JH with house than 50% alteration 39701 lost Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 74970 263206 Weymouth Farm 19th century Hamlet TF9 4JQ with house 50% change 39983
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Sites recorded in Staffordshire Historic Environment 89 Record (HER) Listed buildings 28 Grade I 1 Grade II* 4 Grade II 23 Conservation areas 2 Saxon / medieval settlement sites 1 Historic mileposts 5 Historic farmsteads 42 Medieval 1 17th century 2 19th century 39 Extant (no apparent alteration) 15 Partial loss (less than 50% change) 16 Significant loss (more than 50% change) 6 Farmhouse only survives 2 Totally demolished 3 Assigned monument status in Staffordshire HER 15 Associated with a listed building Locally listed buildings 5
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HER: 00551 Site name: Moathouse Farm moated site, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains A moated site in poor condition. The north and south arms of the moat were visible as shallow, dry depressions in 1958. Date: Norman to post medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD Condition: Destroyed Survival: 1-19% National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8032 4209 (36m by 36m)
HER: 00552 Site name: Stone axe-hammer head, Harwell, Shutlanehead Record type: Find spot Description Medium axe hammer with parallel faces a mended butt and a fractured blade. Central shafthole. Length 5", width 2 1/2" thickness 1 4/10" Shafthole external. D. 1 2/10" internal D. 8/10". A damaged axe-hammer of Neolithic or Bronze Age date found at Shutlanehead crossroads on the Newcastle-Whitmore road on 19 September 1953 during excavation of the foundations for a bungalow (Harwell, Shutlanehead). (RH, 5-July-2016) National Grid Reference: SJ 823 421 (point)
HER: 01225 Site name: Madeley Great Park Record type: Monument Description A 13th-century deer park. Some of the boundary of the park is still well delimited by a substantial earthwork. Madeley Great Park is first mentioned in 1272. It was not disparked until circa 1808 or a little earlier. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7839 4127 (2599m by 2763m)
HER: 01744 Site name: Earthwork enclosure, Madeley
Page 86 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of a rectangular enclosure in Madeley Park Wood, comprising of a single bank with ditch. The site was excavated in 1935 and again 1961; however, undated pottery finds recovered during the excavations have since been lost. This area is now built over and no trace of the earthwork enclosure is now visible. [28-Apr- 2006] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7822 4143 (67m by 46m) Condition: Destroyed Survival: 0% National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7822 4143 (67m by 46m)
HER: 01870 Site name: Bronze Age dirk find spot, Whitmore Record type: Find spot Description A late Bronze Age dirk, approx. 1000-800 BC, found in the bank of a stream in Whitmore parish in 1979. National Grid Reference: SJ 829 432 (point)
HER: 01978 Site name: Earthwork, Madeley Park Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A low, circular earth bank with external ditch set on a natural knoll some 150yds south of Madeley Park Farm. Sandstone blocks have been recorded within the bank, although it is uncertain whether these are of natural origin. A coin of uncertain date is also recorded to have been found nearby. The site is also suggested to have been excavated, although no details about the results are currently known. A ditch on the outside forms a circle of 51yds (c.46 metres) diameter. Bank - 18" High. Ditch 8" Deep. Near the centre lies a buried rough sandstone block, with its upper surface showing, and a similar block lies just inside the bank on the east. The site is said to have been excavated for the Ministry of Town and Country Planning, although no further details about the results of the excavation are currently known. [16- June-2015] Coin of uncertain date found nearby. Note by Pape: 'that a Roman coin was found some time ago in the deep cut old road near the knoll south of Madeley Park Farm.' National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7872 4105 (53m by 53m)
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HER: 02003 Site name: Possible barrow, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An earthwork mound interpreted as a possible barrow, although partial excavation by Thomas Pape in 1935 revealed nothing of interest. The mound comprisies a circular ditch and internal low bank (with an overalll diameter of 27 metres). Considered by Ordnance Survey field inspectors not to be a barrow. Now part of a garden and largely destroyed. Condition: Destroyed Survival: 1-19% National Grid Reference: SJ 79890 41230 (point)
HER: 02024 Site name: Fishpond, Park Road, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description Two inter-connecting fishponds, which may have been extant by at least the late 18th century. The fishponds lie within the extent of Butterton Hall Park. Two inter-connecting fishponds are marked at Butterton Hall on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey 6" mapping. A pond may also be indicated here on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping and on William Yates' map of 1775. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8357 4258 (153m by 99m)
HER: 02600 Site name: Whitmore (shrunken village, Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD) Record type: Place Description A settlement recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086 as having three villagers and two smallholders with land for one plough. A copy of a 16th century map shows the settlement extending along the road to the west of the present park and seems to suggest that the settlement was once more extensive to the west of Whitmore Hall and the main road than it is today. Whitmore: A significant placename meaning 'White Marsh', and suggesting the location of a site or settlement of possible Saxon origin. National Grid Reference: SJ 809 409 (point)
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HER: 02629 Site name: Radwood (deserted settlement) Record type: Place Description Documentary evidence suggests that some form of settlement existed in the Radwood. Lay subsidy returns suggest that there may have been some form of settlement in the Radwood area in the mid-14th century. Date: First mentioned, 1300 AD to 1399 AD National Grid Reference: SJ 773 412 (point)
HER: 03739 Site name: Lake / Millpond, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description Lake (Constructed Circa1756 AD) A lake at Whitmore Hall Park, thought to have been created around 1756. The lake is very much in the style of Capability Brown, although there is no real evidence to suggest that he worked at Whitmore. A lake had been established by 1775 and it was suggested that it may have been created by diverting the stream running through the park; however, this is unlikely to be the case as a 16th-century map shows the stream following its present course. Mill Pond: A mill pond is shown here on William Yates' map of 1775. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8113 4148 (105m by 294m)
HER: 04713 Site name: Ridge and furrow, Trentham Road, Swynnerton Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of medieval ridge and furrow visible on aerial photography to the north of Hanchurch. Date: Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1485 AD? National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 84646 42164 (346m by 289m)
HER: 04714 Site name: Linear feature, east of Butterton Record type: Monument Description
Page 89 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Linear earthworks, identified on aerial photography from 1992 in the area to the east of Butterton. Possibly drainage ditches? National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8419 4265 (556m by 276m)
HER: 04716 Site name: Ridge and furrow, Seabridge Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of medieval or later ridge and furrow. Date: Norman to post medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?
HER: 04717 Site name: Linear features, Seabridge Record type: Monument Description Linear cropmark features identified from aerial photography. Interpreted as possible vehicle tracks. Date: Non antiquity? (Post-war - 1965 AD? to 1999 AD?)
HER: 04718 Site name: Ring ditches and linear features, Lymes Farm Record type: Monument Description Linear features and two small ring ditches, identified as cropmarks on aerial photography. Date: Late Neolithic to late Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 701 BC? National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8239 4320 (393m by 168m)
HER: 04719 Site name: Ridge and furrow, Lymes Farm, Swynnerton Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of medieval or later ridge and furrow. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8254 4322 (572m by 386m)
HER: 04720
Page 90 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Site name: Trackway, Lymes Road, Butterton Record type: Monument Description Parallel linear cropmarks identified on aerial photography. Interpreted as the remains of a former trackway. Reversed "S" trackway. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8239 4356 (184m by 34m)
HER: 04722 Site name: Field system, Keele Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of a former field system, including ridge and furrow, field boundaries and trackways, identified from aerial photography. The ridge and furrow, trackways and linear features survive fossilised within an area converted to parkland in the 16th century, and represent significant traces of a 12th-13th century field system, referred to as 'Holtefilde' and later 'Hallfield'. A site walk-over survey in 1994 failed to observe any surviving earthwork remains. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8135 4407 (1631m by 1211m)
HER: 04723 Site name: Field system, Bromley Green Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of former field boundaries, trackways and ridge and furrow, identified on aerial photography. To the south of Keele was an area of common fields established in the 12th-13th centuries which was referred to as 'Wolanuscroft' (and later known as 'Smithyfield'). National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8052 4375 (557m by 890m)
HER: 04724 Site name: Possible moated site, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description Fieldname evidence - "Moat Meadow" - indicating the possible location of a moat. National Grid Reference: SJ 8030 4350 (point)
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HER: 04965 Site name: Reservoir, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description The site of a reservoir, used to supply locomotive watering troughs on the London and North Western Railway. The reservoir was extant by the late 19th century, but has now been infilled, and the area built over with modern housing. Shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey mapping National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7978 4020 (362m by 260m)
HER: 07011 Site name: Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed church which is largely made up of 12th century fabric, remodelled in the 17th century before being thoroughly restored and slightly extended circa 1880. The large churchyard is separated by a ha-ha from the avenue of trees that lead to Whitmore Hall. The church is of supposedly pre-Conquest foundation. The extant church contains Norman fabric and a timber-framed tower. The associated churchyard may also have early medieval origins. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8103 4103 (21m by 12m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1280181 Name: Church of St Mary and All Saints Grade: II* Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Parish church. Largely C12 fabric, remodelled in C17, thoroughly restored and slightly extended c.1880. Uncoursed sandstone rubble to nave (C12) with coursed rubble and ashlar on chamfered plinth to C17 work and late C19 restoration and additions; timber framed west gable end and belfry; late C19 machine tiled roof with graded slates to belfry and porch roofs. Nave and chancel in one with belfry at west end; late C19 west porch, south vestry and north organ chamber. Belfry: probably originally c.1632 (see date on west door beneath) but completely restored in late C19; close studded timber frame with cross rails carried down to west gable; pyramidal roof and brass weathervane; clock on west face commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897); below, a flat-headed late C17 window of 5 arched lights with hollow spandrels. Nave and chancel: buttressed to corners and sides in 4 unequal bays (south); 2-, 3- and 4-light late C17 mullioned windows on both sides, probably originally with round-headed arches like those to west end, but renewed in late C19 and given trefoil heads; East window of 5 lights in a restrained Decorated style (c.1880). Gabled vestry on south with
Page 92 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore round-shafted chimney behind; gabled organ chamber to north with a C17 blocked doorway immediately to east. Lean-to west porch also late C19 but timber framed on sandstone plinth in imitation of the earlier work above. Interior: west door with plain Tudor arch and massive lintel bearing inscription "1632/A ". Late C19 arch-braced roof in 7 bays, the westernmost bay incorporating the belfry (approach by a steep flight of stairs in south-west corner); chancel on higher level but separated from nave only by a low stone screen (c.1880); the whole of the church has late C19 glazed tiles to the lower parts of the walls, further embellished with a mosaic reredos at the East end. The majority of the other fittings and furnishings are also late C19, including the pulpit, stained glass in chancel, the choir stalls and benches; plain cylindrical font on square chamfered plinth probably late C12. A board dated 1736, recording benefactions to the poor of the parish, hangs on the west wall while on the north and south walls are C18 funerary hatchments to various members of the Mainwaring family of nearby Whitmore Hall (q.v.). Monuments: in north-east corner an incised alabaster slab to Edward Mainwaring died 1580) and his wife; on the wall above a finely carved alabaster and marble memorial to Elizabeth Mainwaring (died 1674). The large churchyard is separated from the avenue of trees, which leads to Whitmore Hall (q.v.), only by a ha-ha. BOE, p.308.
HER: 20764 Site name: Landscape Park and Gardens, Whitmore Hall, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description Landscape park and gardens around Whitmore Hall, possibly originally established in the 16th century, but re-landscaped completely in the 18th-19th centuries. The grounds of Whitmore Hall cover almost 53 hectares, comprising circa 44 hectares of parkland and 8 hectares of gardens. Features within the park and gardens include a lake, cascade, small summer house, and a family pets graveyard. The gardens are in the style of Capability Brown, and contain fine examples of trees, including a lime avenue leading to St Mary's and All Saints Church. The manor of Whitmore has been in the Mainwaring family since the 16th century, only changing hands through inheritance. 16th-century map evidence suggests that the layout of the garden was almost entirely different to how it appears today. For example, the avenue or walk linking the church to the hall is shown with a dog-leg and a number of semi-circular areas (presumably providing views of the gardens); however, since the late 19th century (at least) it has existed as a straight, tree-lined avenue. The early map also shows a series of water features to the south and east side of the house, the only one of which to survive from the 16th century appears to be the lily pond. A small pond to the west of the lily pond was in- filled and replaced with a formal rose garden (possibly around 1840). The road across the park (the modern A53) was built in 1804, and sunk into a cutting so that it was not visible from the main house. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8122 4134 (893m by 781m)
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HER: 40298 Site name: Butterton Hall Park Record type: Monument Description A landscape park around the former Butterton Hall. The listed ruins of the old hall still stand within the parkland (HER 11877). Some of the woodland still remains. There are nurseries now built over part of the parkland. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 835 423 (1019m by 1644m)
HER: 11870 Site name: Milepost, Whitmore (A53) Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost on the south-east side of the road to the north-east of Whitmore, dated to 1893. The milepost is triangular in section and has a painted black base with raised lettering. 'Whitmore' is shown on the upper sloping face and distances to Ashley, Market Drayton and Newcastle are given. National Grid Reference: SJ 8130 4111 (point)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1027837 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 8132 4112 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered: "WHITMORE" on top "ASHLEY 5/MARKET DRAYTON 10" on left; "NEWCASTLE 4" on right.
HER: 11871 Site name: Milepost, Baldwin's Gate, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost situated near White House, Baldwin's Gate, dated to 1893. The milepost gives distances to Ashley, Market Drayton, Whitmore and Newcastle. National Grid Reference: SJ 7980 4053 (point)
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Page 94 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore List Entry No. 1206444 Name: Milepost at NGR 7980 4054 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered: "WHITMORE" on top; "ASHLEY 4/MARKET DRAYTON 9" on left; "WHITMORE 3/4/NEWCASTLE 5" on right. The milepost appears to have been struck by a vehicle and is partly submerged by a bank, but is included as one of a series.
HER: 11872 Site name: Milepost, Shutlanehead, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost of late 19th century date, bearing the original parish name (Acton), situated to the west of Butterton Church, Whitmore. The milepost gives distances to Ashley, Market Drayton, Whitmore and Newcastle. National Grid Reference: SJ 8242 4217
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List Entry No. 1027838 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 8242 4217 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered: "ACTON" on top; "WHITMORE 1 1/4/ASHLEY 6/MARKET DRAYTON 11" on left; "NEWCASTLE 3" on right.
HER: 11873 Site name: Station House, Baldwin's Gate Record type: Building Description A listed early 19th house of roughcast stone with a slate hipped roof. It is known that Sir John Soane worked in the area and it is possible that his influence is detectable here too, although the actual design would more probably be that of a local builder in this case. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7957 4033 (14m by 14m)
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List Entry No. 1280212 Name: Station House Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description House. Early C19 with later alterations. Roughcast with plastered stone dressings; slate hipped roof with wide projecting eaves. 2 storeys; 3 bays, central one slightly recessed, corner piers, windows all glazing bar sashes (16-paned to ground floor) in eared and shouldered architraves; continuous first floor cill band; central entrance. 4-pane door in plastered and moulded surround with segmental arch and flanking fixed-light vertical windows; 2 roughcast stacks with stone capping in roof slope to left and right. It is known that Sir John Soane worked in the area (q.v. under Butterton Grange Farmhouse and Park Lodge) and it is possible that his influence is detectable here too, although the actual design would more probably be that of a local builder in this case.
HER: 12786 Site name: Church of St Thomas, Butterton Record type: Building Description A listed mid-19th-century parish church by Thomas Hopper. The Romanesque-style church is of sandstone ashlar construction with a fishscale tile roof, is cruciform in plan and has a tower with spire. The church was built at the expense of Sir William Pilkington of nearby Butterton Hall (which is now demolished) and stands alone in a field. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8318 4223 (23m by 18m)
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List Entry No. 1353782 Name: Church of St Thomas Grade: II* Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Parish church. 1844, by Thomas Hopper. Sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth with fishscale tile roofs; Lombard frieze throughout. Romanesque style; cruciform in plan with squat spire to tower; south-east vestry. Buttressed nave in 2 bays, round-headed windows with nook shafts, west door in similar style. Tower: rising one stage above nave; narrow round-headed windows to belfry, 2 to each face; moulded parapet; octagonal stair turret lit by 2 narrow round-headed openings at north-west corner; squat octagonal spire with one tier of 4 gabled lucarnes. Transepts: both in one bay; windows in gable ends both of 2 round- headed lights, also with nook shafts, that on south with doorway beneath. Short chancel of only one bay; East window a triplet of round-headed lights. Flat-roofed vestry on south side with entrance through round-headed doorway on east. Interior: rather plain but largely unaltered. Plastered panelled roofs and rib vault with foliated boss to tower; fittings and
Page 96 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore furnishings of 1844 including Romanesque-style wooden pulpit, brass altar rails to raised semi-circular sanctuary with carved reredos (angels blowing trumpets over a foot long), benches to nave and box pews to transepts; at the north-west corner of nave a screened-off baptistery, raised encaustic tiled floor (separated from nave by a low brass rail) with a small trefoil-shaped Byzantine-style font on a triplet of red marble columns. Stained glass of late C19/early C20. Monuments: memorials on east wall of south transept to Mary Milbourne Swinnerton (died 1854 and co-founder of the church) with a kneeling female figure; also to her son, Sir William Milbourne Milbourne Swinnerton Pilkington (died 1855) with a draped urn; both by G. Lewis and Co. of Cheltenham. The church was built at the expense of Sir William Pilkington of nearby Butterton Hall (now demolished) and stands alone in a field. BOE, pp.91-2; Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 (1978), p.434.
HER: 07020 Site name: Lake House, Heath Road, Limepits, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed farmhouse of 17th-century date, though now with considerable later additions of the 19th and mid- to late 20th century. The original farmhouse is of timber-framed construction set on a sandstone plinth with brick infill. It has a late 19th-century fishscale tile roof. Its hall and cross-wing form has been extended and converted. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7982 4161 (20m by 15m)
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List Entry No. 1206497 Name: Lake House Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse, now house C17 with considerable later additions and alterations, principally of late C19 and mid-to- late C20. Timber framed on sandstone plinth with painted brick infill and additions; late C19 machine tiled roofs with fishscale bands. Hall and cross-wing extended and converted. 2 storeys; hall probably of 2.5 framed bays with slightly projecting jettied cross-wing to right. Framing: much renewed; irregular square and rectangular panels with short tension braces; jowled wall post to left gable end, which is partly brick clad. Irregular fenestration, 3 small mid-C20 casements to ground floor and 3 to first. Jettied cross-wing much altered; late C20 door and flanking windows to ground, planted framing and C20 bay window above. 2-storeyed late C19 painted brick addition to rear with C20 ridge stack; a further extension to right of cross-wing has C20 timber framing in imitation of C17 work.
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HER: 11874 Site name: Ivy Cottage, Lymes Road, The Lymes, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed mid 19th-century estate cottage of red-brown brick with a tiled roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8264 4325 (12m by 13m)
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List Entry No. 1027839 Name: Ivy Cottage Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Estate cottage. Probably c.1840 with later additions and alterations. Reddish-brown brick on stone coped plinth with diaper patterns in blue brick, plain tiled roofs with coped verges and shaped finials. Cruciform in plan with central gable slightly projecting to front; mid-C20 flat- roofed extension in angle to rear on right. One storey and gable-lit attic, although now also lit by 2 inserted mid-C20 gabled dormers in roof slope to left; mullioned cast iron patterned casements, 2 to ground floor on left and one to each floor in gable; glazing to dormers in imitation. Entrance through mid-C20 half-glazed door immediately to right of front gable with a brick lean-to adjoining to right; prominent ridge stacks to left and right of gable with diagonal triple shafts and dentilled capping. C20 extension to rear has brickwork and windows in imitation of original design.
HER: 07018 Site name: Park Lodge, Butterton Hall Park Record type: Building Description A listed gate lodge to Butterton Hall Park which was built circa 1810-20, probably by Sir John Soane. The lodge is of sandstone ashlar construction with a low-pitched slate hipped roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8314 4280 (23m by 25m)
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List Entry No. 1027840 Name: Park Lodge Grade: II Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Estate entrance lodge. C.1810-20. Probably by Sir John Soane. Sandstone ashlar, low-pitched slate hipped roof with wide spreading eaves. `T'-shaped in plan. Single storey with moulded eaves cornice; mid-C20 top-light casements in original pointed arches, one to left and 2 to
Page 98 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore right of pedimented portico with round arch and 2 twin- shafted jambs; 2 mid-C20 glazed doors under round arches set back in apsidal exedra behind portico. Polygonal range at right angles to rear, also with mid-C20 top-light casements in original pointed arches; rounded angle piers; stacks removed. Single-storeyed mid-C20 red brick extension to rear (not included). Soane designed nearby Butterton Grange Farmhouse (q.v.) and it is also thought that he drew up plans for Butterton Hall (q.v. under Park House), which in the event were not carried out. The now almost unrecognisably altered Double Lodge (NGR SJ 8259 4198) (not included), also on the former Butterton Hall estate, may too have been designed by him.
HER: 11875 Site name: Gate Piers, Park Lodge, Butterton Hall Park Record type: Monument Description The listed early 19th-century sandstone ashlar gate piers located adjacent to Park Lodge at the entrance to Butterton Hall Park. National Grid Reference: SJ 8314 4279 (point)
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List Entry No. 1280200 Name: Gate Piers immediately to south-west of Park Lodge Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Gate piers. Early C19. Sandstone ashlar. Monolithic and circular in section with moulded capping and rounded, slightly pointed finials. Retain iron hinges for former gates. Included for group value.
HER: 11876 Site name: Park House, Park Road, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A Grade II Listed former stable block built circa 1840. It partly survives as a stables and has partly been converted to a house. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8340 4255 (43m by 36m)
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List Entry No. 1353783 Name: Park House
Page 99 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Stable block, now part house, part stables. C.1840, possibly by Thomas Hopper, with later additions and alterations. Sandstone ashlar to south and east sides, red brick to north and west, low-pitched slate hipped roofs. Square in plan around central courtyard. 2 levels; moulded eaves to south and east and dentilled eaves cornice to north and west. South (entrance) front: in 5 bays; central pedimented break in vermiculated stonework with low elliptical stable arch and 2 flanking blind arches, also elliptical, on either side; moulded impost band runs right across. Return to right (east) has imposing central pedimented portico with 2 pairs of Tuscan columns, flanked by 4 windows on either side, mostly blind, the 2 right-hand ground floor ones (4-paned sashes with horns) are set lower; first floor cill band; 3 ashlar ridge stacks with moulded capping, one to left and 2 to right of central portico. Late C19 brick domestic extension set-back to right. The interior of the courtyard has 4 elliptical arches on east side, leading to C19 loose boxes. The blocks of moulded and dressed stone, arranged on the ground in a rough circle by the north-east corner of the stable block, probably come from the former Butterton Hall, built by Thomas Hopper for Sir William Pilkington in the Tudor Gothic style c.1840-50 and demolished in 1921. Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, (1978), p.435.
HER: 11877 Site name: Ruins of Old Butterton Hall, Whitmore Record type: Building Description The listed ruins of a probable 16th-century manor house, which, only two parts of which are upstanding. An archaeological watching brief in 2004 revealed evidence for further remains of the manor below ground. The listed ruins of a large manor house, which was constructed of coursed red sandstone. The house belonged to the Swinnerton family and dates from 1540. The ruin, within the grounds of Park Hall, comprises of two lengths of sandstone wall joined at right-angles and surviving to two storeys high. An archaeological watching brief in April 2004 indicated that further remains of the manor house, including brick and stone foundations and hard standing indicating the possible location of a path or driveway, survive beneath the modern ground surface. Finds recovered during the watching brief included a 19th/20th-century pottery scatter, a 16th-century coin and a 17th-century clay pipe fragment. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8349 4252 (12m by 19m)
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List Entry No. 1206523 Name: Ruins of Old Butterton Hall Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description
Page 100 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Manor house, remains of. Probably late C16. Coursed red sandstone blocks with ashlar dressings. Only parts of 2 upstanding walls survive, the eastern to 2 storeys and the southern to one. On the east are 2 projecting stacks with large mutilated fireplaces on both floors of the former internal wall; on the south a disfigured entrance arch. Part of an internal cross wall survives along with various disfigured openings in the east and south walls. In poor condition due to neglect and covered with ivy at time of re-survey (1984).
HER: 11878 Site name: Barn, Shutlanehead Farm, Shutlanehead Record type: Building Description A listed 17th-century barn of timber-framed construction with surviving queen post roof structure, partly rebuilt in the mid 19th century with purplish-brown brick. Now in use as stables. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8197 4247 (13m by 14m)
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List Entry No. 1027841 Name: Barn attached to west end of Shutlanehead Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Barn, now stables. C17, partly re-built in mid-C19. Timber framed with mid-C19 purplish- brown brick infill and gable ends of vitrified brick, plain tiled roof. 2 levels with inserted hayloft; 3 rows of ventilators on west side to left and right with 2 eaves hatches; stable doors to centre and right with blocked opening above central one; 2 wall posts and part of raised timber cill exposed to centre. Interior: Queen post roof in 3 bays with double-purlins and straight windbraces. Included on account of complete survival of framing and roof structure. Shutlanehead Farmhouse not included.
HER: 07021 Site name: Snape Hall Farmhouse, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed mid-17th-century farmhouse of sandstone construction with later alterations and extensions in red brick. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7929 4128 (22m by 21m)
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List Entry No. 1206528 Name: Snape Hall Farmhouse Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse. Mid-C17 with later additions and alterations. coursed sandstone blocks on chamfered plinth with red brick patching to C17 part, red brick (part roughcast) to later additions, plain tiled roofs. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic; 3-bay front, all stone mullioned and transomed windows, those to left-hand bay of 4 lights, remainder of 3; central entrance, late C19 boarded door with plain rectangular overlight; end stacks, internal to left, external to right, the tops of both rebuilt in engineering brick. Blocked 3-light mullion window to right of stack on right-hand gable end with possible traces of another to left. Lower 2-storeyed mid- C19 brick addition with double-span roof at right angles to rear; three 3-light casements (those on ground floor with cambered heads) and ridge stack to right-hand section; wide tapering purplish-brown stack at junction with C17 part to left. Interior not inspected.
HER: 07019 Site name: Butterton Grange Farmhouse, Trentham Road, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A Grade II* Listed farmhouse built circa 1816 by the architect John Soane for Sir Thomas Swinnerton of Butterton Hall. The two-storey farmhouse is in an elegantly mannered neo- classical villa style of brick construction, with stone dressings and a low-pitched slate hipped roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8430 4212 (20m by 33m)
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List Entry No. 1027842 Name: Butterton Grange Farmhouse Grade: II* Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Farmhouse. 1816 with later alterations. By Sir John Soane, for Sir Thomas Swinnerton of Butterton Hall (q.v. under Park House). Reddish-brown brick with stone dressings, low- pitched slate hipped roof and wide projecting eaves. 3 x 2 bays; elegantly mannered neo- classical villa style. 2 storeys; 3-bay front with central section deeply recessed and flanked by giant canted brick pilasters facing each other; angled and canted pilasters also to corners; windows all 4-paned sashes, those to ground floor round-headed and with fanlights to top; continuous first floor cill band; central round-headed entrance with fanlight like those to ground floor windows, 6-panel double door with 4 upper panels glazed; central ashlar ridge stack with a blind arcade of 5 round-headed arches (central one pierced through and with a small pediment above), an important element of the design. Left-hand return of 2 bays with
Page 102 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore twin brick pilasters flanking slight central recess. Interior not inspected, but it is known that Soane's designs for this were never carried out. BOE, p.92; Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 (1978) p.770.
HER: 11879 Site name: Milepost, Trentham Road, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description Description A listed cast iron milepost dated to 1893, with a black painted base and raised lettering, situated near the approach lane to Acton Farm, Whitmore. The triangular plan milepost reads 'Acton' on the upper face, gives distances to Whitmore, Market Drayton, Trentham, Longton, Stone and Stafford. National Grid Reference: SJ 8255 4182 (point)
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List Entry No. 1206538 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 8257 4183 Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered: "ACTON" on top; "WHITMORE 1 1/4 / MARKET DRAYTON 11" on left; "TRENTHAM 3/LONGTON 6 3/4// STONE 8/STAFFORD 15" on right.
HER: 11880 Site name: Milepost, Trentham Road, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A listed cast iron milepost is dated to 1893 and situated on the Hanchurch/Butterton crossroads. The milepost gives distances to Market Drayton, Whitmore Trentham, Longton, Stone and Stafford. National Grid Reference: SJ 8400 4186 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027843 Name: Milepost at NGR SJ 8400 4186
Page 103 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Milepost. Probably mid-to-late C19. Cast iron with black painted base and raised lettering. Triangular in section with chamfered top, sloping to front. Lettered: "HANCHURCH" on top; "WHITMORE 2 1/4/MARKET DRAYTON 12" on left "TRENTHAM 2/LONGTON 5 3/4/ STONE 7/STAFFORD 14" on right.
HER: 11881 Site name: Fitch memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A listed mid-19th-century chest tomb to the north-west of St Mary and All Saints Church. The rectangular tomb is of sandstone ashlar construction, and commemorates Susanna Fitch, who died in 1835. The moulded inscription panels on the sides were indecipherable owing to the accumulation of around the tomb at the time of re-survey in 1984. National Grid Reference: SJ 810 410 (point)
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List Entry No. 1353785 Name: Fitch memorial approximately 12 metres north-west of Church of St Mary and All Saints Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. Mid-C19. Sandstone ashlar. Rectangular plan. Slightly projecting moulded top ledger, fluted corner pilasters. Top ledger commemorates Susanna Fitch (died 1835). Moulded inscription panels on long sides indecipherable owing to the amount of soil which has accumulated around the tomb at the time of re-survey (1984).
HER: 11882 Site name: Malkin memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A listed early 19th-century rectangular plan chest tomb of sandstone ashlar. The top ledger commemorates Thomas Malkin (died 1816), his son, Thomas (died 1817), and his wife, Ann (died 1817). A considerable amount of soil had accumulated around the tomb at the time of re-survey in 1984. National Grid Reference: SJ 810 410 (point)
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List Entry No. 1027844 Name: Malkin Memorial approximately 14 metres north-west of Church of St Mary and All Saints Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. Early C19. Sandstone ashlar. Rectangular plan. Plain slightly chamfered projecting top ledger, fluted corner pilasters. Top ledger commemorates Thomas Malkin (died 1816), his son, Thomas (died 1817), and his wife, Ann (died 1817). A considerable amount of soil has accumulated around the tomb at the time of re- survey (1984).
HER: 11883 Site name: Rhodes memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Record type: Monument A listed chest tomb of probable late 18th-century date. The tomb is of sandstone ashlar construction with moulded inscription panels which were all largely covered with ivy and indecipherable at the time of re-survey in 1984. National Grid Reference: SJ 810 410 (point)
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List Entry No. 1280154 Name: Rhodes Memorial located approximately 13 metres south of the Church of St Mary and All Saints Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. Probably late C18. Sandstone ashlar. Oblong in plan. Moulded plinth and capping, rounded at corners with multi-fluted pilasters. Moulded inscription panels with fluted spandrels to corners on long and short sides and inscription to top ledger, all largely covered with ivy and indecipherable at time of re-survey (1984).
HER: 11884 Site name: Williams memorial, Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description Williams memorial, Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Whitmore A listed sandstone ashlar chest tomb dated to circa 1835. The tomb commemorates Richard Williams (died 1834) and his wife Mary (died 1844).
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List Entry No. 1353786 Name: Williams Memorial located approximately 25 metres south-west of the Church of St Mary and All Saints Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Chest tomb. C.1835. Sandstone ashlar. Rectangular plan. Moulded plinth and capping, panelled corner pilasters. Moulded inscription panel on south commemorates Richard Williams (died 1834) and the top ledger his wife, Mary (died 1844). Another inscription panel on north illegible at time of re-survey (1984).
HER: 07012 Site name: Whitmore Hall, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed country house, of 16th-century origin, remodelled in 1676 with later alterations and additions. The house is of timber- framed construction, now encased in red brick with a hipped, tiled roof. The original house was probably an 'E'-plan, although is now a rectangular block with later additions at right angles to the rear. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8109 4127 (27m by 32m)
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List Entry No. 1206579 Name: Whitmore Hall Grade: I Date Assigned: 02/12/1952 Legal Description Country house. 1676 remodelling of a C16 house, with later additions and alterations, principally of late C19. Timber frame now all encased in red brick (English bond) with ashlar plinth, dressings and angle quoins; plain tiled hipped roof. Original house probably an `E'- plan, now a rectangular block of 9 x 5 bays with later additions at right angles to rear on left. Plain classical style with Artisan Mannerist detail. South front: 2 storeys over cellars; ashlar string course and moulded eaves cornice with brick and open stone balustrade; 9 bays, windows all glazing bar sashes with gauged heads and projecting keystones, except those to slightly projecting second, centre and eighth bays which have moulded stone surrounds and carved classical heads in place of keystones; ashlar cill band interrupted by dropped window cills on both ground and first floors; central porch with date 1676 and the inscription "DEVANT SI JE PUIS" on elaborately carved and decorated broken scroll-pedimented south
Page 106 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore gable, is in fact a reconstruction of 1842; the gable was originally placed over what is now the inner doorway, but was moved out when the present porch, with internal frieze of naval trophies (probably by James Trubshaw) and elaborate gables on east and west sides, was built; the double 6-panel south door is largely late C17 but has been widened to fit the larger C19 entrance; 2 prominent rectangular brick stacks in roof slope with blind round-headed arches on each side, ashlar keystones, imposts and capping. West side: now in 4 bays with 3 windows on first floor blocked and 2 blind vertical oval panels to string course; dormer-lit attic; late C19 additions to left (see below) have truncated rest of range. East front: in 5 bays, windows all glazing bar sashes, those to 2 left-hand bays of ground floor blind; late C19 glazed door in central bay and canted bay window occupying fourth and fifth bays of ground floor. Plain north front also with prominent 3-window late C19 canted bay to left and altered fenestration to right and first floor (glazing bar sashes with horns); dormer-lit attic. Extensive late Victorian additions built at right angles to rear after a fire in c.1880 had destroyed the back of the house; red brick of 2 and 3 storeys with attic lit by pedimented half-dormers; windows mainly glazing bar sashes with horns. Small service block attached (formerly housing electricity apparatus and converted to domestic accommodation in mid-C20). Interior: staircase with elegant turned balusters and entrance hall with 4 Corinthian pillars, forming screen at far end, probably by William Baker, who carried out alterations for Edward Mainwaring, c.1756. The rooms on the east side were knocked into one in late C19, which has a fine plaster ceiling of that date. BOE, p.309; Country Life, June 6, 1957; Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects, 1600-1840 (1978), p.84.
HER: 07013 Site name: Old stable block, Whitmore Hall Record type: Building Description A listed former stable block of late 16th- or early 17th-century date with later additions and alterations, of coursed sandstone rubble construction with tiled roof and wooden cupola. The stables have two levels, the lower for stables and the upper for grooms' accommodation. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8103 4126 (16m by 11m)
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List Entry No. 1027845 Name: Old Stable Block Grade: II* Date Assigned: 17/11/1966 Legal Description Former stable block. Late C16/early C17 with later additions and alterations. Coursed sandstone rubble on chamfered plinth with moulded string course and integral end stacks; plain tiled roof and wooden cupola. 2 levels; lower for stables, upper for grooms' accommodation; 3 mullioned windows to first floor, those to left and right of 3 lights, all with latticed glazing; ground floor with central doorway under massive Tudor-arched lintel, flanked
Page 107 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore by renewed 2-light mullion windows and 2 single-light windows on each side (all also with latticed glazing); the door itself is nail-studded in imitation of the original door to left-hand gable end; hexagonal round-arched wooden cupola (probably C18 but considerably restored) slightly to left of centre, lead dome and clocks on north and south faces. Scattered mullion and single-light windows to gable ends and rear. Interior: staling for 9 horses perfectly preserved; round-haded wooden arches with large globular pendants, the arches repeated above the trough on the back wall; stone flagged and cobbled floor. Access by mid-C20 spiral staircase in south-west corner to first floor; double-purlin roof in 3 bays with tie beam, collar beam and windbraces; square panelled cross and spine walls supporting mechanism for clock and former loft (floor removed); fireplaces in end walls with plain, massive lintels.
HER: 11885 Site name: Bridge, Whitmore Hall Park, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A listed coursed sandstone bridge of probable mid- to late 18th-century date. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8104 4124 (13m by 9m)
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List Entry No. 1354781 Name: Bridge approximately 15 metres south east of old stable block Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Bridge. Probably mid-to-late C18. Coursed sandstone rubble with brick patching. Round- headed arch with dripstones; coped parapet curving to ends, spur stones. Included for group value.
HER: 11886 Site name: Whitmore Hall Lodge, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed mid-19th-century lodge of red brick construction with a fishscale tiled roof and octagonal brick chimney shafts. The building bears the Mainwaring coat-of-arms above. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8106 4099 (8m by 13m)
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Page 108 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Name: Whitmore Hall Lodge Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Lodge. C.1850 with later additions and alterations. Red brick with ashlar quoins; fishscale tiled roofs with projecting verges and exposed purlin ends, pointed wooden finials. In 2 distinct sections, the west half single- storeyed and a taller 2-storeyed part set back to east; a further 2-storeyed projection behind (incorporating a garage) is mid-C20 but built in a style matching the C19 work. 2-window front on west, leaded 3-light casements, one to each side of central entrance with pair of recessed angled doors under gabled timber porch; central stack with paired octagonal brick shafts; single-storeyed bays to gable ends with patterned cast iron windows and the Mainwaring coat-of-arms above.
HER: 11887 Site name: Gate Piers, Whitmore Hall Record type: Monument Description Listed late 17th- or early 18th-century gate piers to Whitmore Hall Park. The gate piers are of rusticated sandstone and are square in section with pineapple finials, and are comparable to those seen as Lea Head Manor in Maer. The piers are not in situ. National Grid Reference: SJ 810 409 (point)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1025827 Name: Gate piers located immediately to west of Whitmore Hall Lodge Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Gate piers to country house. Probably late C17/early C18 but not in situ. Rusticated sandstone ashlar. Square in section with moulded plinth and capping, surmounted by pineapple finials. Comparable in style to those at Lea Head Manor, Maer C.P. (q.v.).
HER: 11888 Site name: Estate cottage, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A listed estate cottage, dated 1877 and showing the Mainwaring family coat-of-arms. The cottage is of painted brick construction with a fishscale tiled roof. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8095 4102 (14m by 14m)
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List Entry No. 1354782 Name: Cottages Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Estate cottages. Dated 1877, with Mainwaring family coat-of-arms. Painted brick, fishscale tiled roof with scrolled fretwork and pointed wooden finials to gables. 2 storeys; 4-window front, all tall rectangular casements, those on first floor with gables piercing eaves; gabled brick entrance porch between second and third windows from left; 2 internal end stacks and one central ridge stack, all with single brick shafts with rebate between and common capping. A typical and unspoilt example of its type. Included for group value.
HER: 07016 Site name: Former estate cottage, Whitmore Record type: Building Description Listed former estate cottages (now a house), once belonging to the Whitmore Hall estate and dated to circa 1875. The cottages are of painted brick with a hipped fishscale tiled roof and a typical and unspoilt example of the type. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8091 4107 (22m by 12m)
Listed Building record
List Entry No. 1025828 Name: House approximately 130 metres west-north-west of the Church of St Mary and All Saints Grade: II Date Assigned: 14/05/1985 Legal Description Former estate cottages, now house. C.1875. Painted brick; hipped fishscale tiled roof with wide projecting eaves. 2 storeys; 5-window front with central opening bline, all late C19 casements, those on ground floor of 3 lights, those to first of 2 with gables (decorated with scrolled fretwork and pointed wooden finials) piercing eaves; central gabled timber porch over boarded door; brick ridge stack above with paired shafts and rebate between, common capping, another in matching style to ridge of right-hand return. A typical and unspoilt example of its type. Included for group value.
HER: 50795 Site name: Churchyard, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Record type: Monument
Page 110 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Description The churchyard to the Church of St Mary and All Saints. The church is of possible 12th- century date, suggesting that the churchyard may also have been established at this time. The churchyard is separated by a ha-ha from the avenue of trees leading to Whitmore Hall. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8103 4101 (95m by 117m)
HER: 50796 Site name: Ha-ha, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description A ha-ha separating the Churchyard of St Mary and All Saints Church from the avenue of trees leading to Whitmore Hall. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8102 4106 (28m by 10m)
HER: 50797 Site name: Pond / lily pond, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description An extant 'lily pond', which is the only surviving element of a series of remarkable water features shown on a late 16th-century map to the south and east side of the house at Whitmore Hall Park. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 812 414 (77m by 160m)
HER: 50798 Site name: Formal rose garden, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description A formal rose garden at Whitmore Hall Park, probably created circa 1840 on the site an earlier pond. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 811 414 (30m by 70m)
HER: 50799 Site name: Boat house, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Building Description
Page 111 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore A boat house on the east site of the lake at Whitmore Hall Park, built at some time between 1839 and 1900. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8118 4152 (6m by 4m)
HER: 50800 Site name: Summer House, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Building Description A summer house on the east side of the lake at Whitmore Hall Park, probably built between circa 1839 and 1900. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8118 4150 (5m by 4m)
HER: 50801 Site name: Glass House, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description Documentary evidence for the site of a glass house of mid- to late 19th-century date at Whitmore Hall Park, only the foundations of which now survive. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 811 413 (13m by 14m)
HER: 50802 Site name: Walled gardens, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description Documentary evidence for a series of walled gardens in Whitmore Hall Park. The walled gardens to the west of Keele Lane survive, although much reduced in comparison to their extent in the 19th century. Records relating to the surviving garden suggest that it may be of 17th century date, with an account book for Whitmore Hall recording a payment for 'building kitchen garden wall' in 1685. National Grid reference: Centred SJ 808 411 (208m by 191m)
HER: 50803 Site name: Tree avenue, Whitmore Hall Park Record type: Monument Description
Page 112 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore An avenue of lime trees between Whitmore Hall and St Mary and All Saints Church to the south, which is thought to have been planted during remodelling of the garden in the 1670s. Only four of the original trees now survive, the remainder having been replaced by two new rows planted inside the existing avenue. A new row of beech trees has also been planted outside the old limes on the west side. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 810 411 (70m by 149m)
HER: 52361 Site name: Road (Seabridge to Butterton) Record type: Monument Description The original route of the 'Seabridge-Butterton' stretch of the Newcastle to Drayton road. The road was first mentioned in the 15th century, and the route via Seabridge Hall was extant by the late 18th century but had been re-routed to its modern course by the 1830s or 1840s. The route is still evident in surviving roads, hollow way earthworks and field boundaries. The modern road runs west of Seabridge, down Whitmore Road, while the original road ran through Seabridge, along what is now called Harrowby Drive. It continues past Seabridge Hall and through Butterton and Acton, where it rejoins the current route at Whitmore, towards Market Drayton. This original route is shown on Yates' 1775 map. The road is mentioned in 1483, when Thomas Swynnerton of Butterton was fined for stopping it up. Its present route was formed in the 1830s or 1840s and is shown on the 1830s map. Part of the old road survives as a hollow way on the 1st edition 1880s map, just east of Seabridge Hall. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8266 4285 (3266m by 4157m)
HER: 52568 Site name: Whitmore Hall Farm, Whitmore, Newcastle Record type: Monument Description A farm located within Whitmore Hall Park and associated with Whitmore Hall (which is of 15th-century origin). The farmstead is laid out around a regular, three-sided yard with main L-plan range and additional detached outbuildings (including a former stable block, HER 07013). The farmstead is still survives, although has undergone some alterations, with some elements possibly now converted to residential. [08-May-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 81050 41300 (76m by 91m)
HER: 52742
Page 113 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore Site name: Snapehall Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular U-plan courtyard with detached farmhouse long-side on to the yard. The farmhouse is of mid-17th-century date providing a possible relative date for the origin of the farmstead. The farmstead is still extant and comparision of recent aerial photography and 1st Edition Ordnance Survey mapping appears to show that it has survived relatively unaltered since the late 19th century. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 79279 41288 (92m by 130m)
HER: 53206 Site name: Shutlanehead Farm, Shutlanehead, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A farmstead of possible 17th-century origin, located within the hamlet of Shutlanehead. The farmstead is laid out around a regular three-sided courtyard with attached farmhouse. The farmstead is still extant. There is an extant 17th-century barn, which provides a relative date for the origin of the farmstead. Additional outbuildings have been built to the north and west of the original courtyard. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8198 4248 (96m by 89m)
HER: 60689 Site name: Post-medieval finds, Whitmore Record type: Find spot Description Three post-medieval tokens and a copper alloy buckle of late medieval or post-medieval date, recovered during metal detecting in Whitmore parish in January 2002. National Grid Reference: SJ 78 40 (point)
HER: 54153 Site name: Former road, west of Shutlanehead Record type: Monument Description Documentary evidence for the course of a former road leading south-west from Shutlanehead, towards Whitmore. The former road is still identifiable in places as an extant track or road, while elsewhere it is identifiable from double lines of trees/hedgerows. [04- Oct-2010]
Page 114 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8144 4210 (1071m by 712m)
HER: 54756 Site name: North Staffordshire Railway – Stoke, Silverdale and Market Drayton branch Record type: Monument Description The Stoke, Silverdale and Market Drayton branch of the North Staffordshire Railway, the route of which is plotted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey maps. The line was established in the mid-19th century and the route is still partially extant. Construction work on the North Staffordshire Railway began in September 1846. The Silverdale and Newcastle Railway was leased to the North Staffordshire Railway by Ralph Sneyd on 31 August 1860 under a 999-year lease. The line to Knutton Junction opened to goods traffic in September 1952 and to passengers in May 1863, while the passenger and goods section from Silverdale to Market Drayton was opened in February 1870. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8096 4408 (12755m by 5374m)
HER: 54832 Site name: Water meadow, south-west of Seabridge, Newcastle under Lyme Record type: Monument Description The earthwork remains of a water meadow system identified on aerial photography from 1963, at which time between 10% to 50% of upstanding earthworks and carriers survived over the total area of the meadow. The extent of the survival of the water meadow system was unclear on aerial photography from 2000. Earthworks within a small area of the northern part of the water meadow system had previously been interpreted (from 1963 aerial photographs) as ridge and furrow (HER 04716). Aerial photographs from 2000 and 2006 show that the M6 motorway was constructed across the centre of the water meadow system. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8371 4302 (450m by 498m)
HER: 55904 Site name: Site of toll house, Trentham Road, Knights Wood, Hanchurch Record type: Monument Description Site of toll house, Trentham Road, Knights Wood, Hanchurch Documentary evidence for the site of a toll house on the Trentham Road at Knights Wood, north of Hanchurch in the early to mid-19th century. The site of a toll house and/or gate on the Trentham Road at Knights Wood, north of Hanchurch, as indicated on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map.
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HER: 55905 Site name: Site of toll house, Baldwin's Gate, Newcastle under Lyme Record type: Monument Description Documentary evidence for the site of a toll house along the A53 at Baldwin's Gate, Newcastle under Lyme. The site was identified from the 1" Ordnance Survey map. A modern house has replaced the old Toll House structure. National Grid Reference: SJ 7950 4024 (point)
HER: 56227 Site name: Farmhouse, Baldwins Gate Farm, Baldwins Gate, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A farmhouse of possible late 18th- or early 19th-century date associated with a group of (farm) buildings which first appear to be identified on the 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping. The farmhouse is included on Newcastle under Lyme Register of Locally Important Buildings for 2011 and 2012. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7911 3995 (24m by 19m)
HER: 56243 Site name: Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Acton, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A probable 19th-century Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Acton, Whitmore. Included on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's Register of Locally Important Buildings and Structures. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8245 4146 (14m by 18m)
HER: 56250 Site name: Mainwaring Arms public house, Newcastle Road, Whitmore Record type: Building Description
Page 116 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore A two-storey property of white-painted brick with tiled roof of possible 18th- or 19th-century date. Possibly originally built as a house, but now in use as a public house. Included on Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council's Register of Locally Important Buildings. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8101 4095 (18m by 19m)
HER: 56260 Site name: Former booking office, Whitmore Station, Baldwins Gate, Whitmore Record type: Building Description The probable mid-19th-century, single storey former booking office to Whitmore station on the London and North Western Railway (Grand Junction Line), which opened in 1837 at Baldwins Gate. Included on Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council's Register of Locally Important Buildings. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7959 4034 (13m by 14m)
HER: 56272 Site name: Former post office, Three Mile Lane, Whitmore Record type: Building Description A possible 18th- or 19th-century two-storey house of white-painted brick with tiled roof and single-storey ranges attached to the rear and north-west. The single-storey ranges may have functioned as a blacksmith’s workshop in the late 19th century and the property may have once incorporated a post office. Historic mapping shows a 'Smithy' at this location. Included on Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council's Register of Locally Important Buildings for 2011 and 2012. The 'shop' end may have functioned as post office as indicated in the name given to the property in the Local Register. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8099 4096 (21m by 28m)
HER: 57665 Site name: Bromley Green Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular courtyard with main L-plan range, additional detached outbuildings and a detached farmhouse. The farmstead appears to have been established by the later 18th century and is still extant, although with some new sheds added alongside the original outbuilding ranges. Bromley Green is named on William Yates' map of 1775 and on the circa 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8021 4348 (87m by 106m)
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HER: 57666 Site name: Dab Green Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead of linear plan form with attached farmhouse. The farmstead appears to have been established by the later 18th century and is still extant. [08-May-2017] A building is indicated in this location on William Yates' map of 1775 and 'Dab Green' is depicted and named on the 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7986 4215 (69m by 81m)
HER: 57667 Site name: Newhouse Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A farmstead on the edge of Baldwin's Gate. The farmstead was originally laid out around a regular courtyard with main L-plan range and additional detached range forming the third side of the yard. (HP, 28-Apr-2014) The farmstead may be depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map, indicating that it was probably established by at least the early 19th century. The farmstead is still extant, although with large-scale modern agricultural buildings now added to the north. [28-Apr- 2014] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7951 4059 (47m by 103m)
HER: 57677 Site name: Yew Tree Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular, U-plan courtyard with additional detached ranges and detached farmhouse. The farmstead appears to have been extant by at least the later 18th century and survives largely unaltered. 'Yew Tree' is named on William Yate's map of 1775 and the farmstead is depicted and named on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map. (SB, 08-May-2017) The farmstead is still extant, though with some new, larger scale agricultural buildings added alongside the original ranges. [08-May-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8049 4326 (82m by 85m)
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HER: 57678 Site name: Church Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A farmstead located within the village of Whitmore. The farmstead was originally laid out around a regular, three-sided yard with main L-plan range and detached farmhouse. It may have been established by the later 18th or early 19th century. The farmstead appears to be depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping. Buildings are also indicated in this location on William Yates' map of 1775, suggesting that the farmstead may have been established by at least the later 18th century. The farmstead is still extant, though with some new sheds added alongside the original outbuilding ranges. [08-May- 2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8102 4087 (64m by 113m)
HER: 57693 Site name: Upper Farm, Shutlanehead, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A farmstead situated in the hamlet of Shutlanehead, Whitmore. The farmstead has a main L- plan with attached farmhouse. It appears to have been established by at least the late 18th or early 19th century. The farmstead appears to be depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping. A building is also indicated in this location on William Yates' map of 1775, suggesting that the farmstead may have been established by at least the later 18th century. The farmstead is still extant. [08-May-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8203 4254 (83m by 87m)
HER: 57694 Site name: Wilkins Pleck Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a loose, single-sided yard with farmhouse set gable- end on. Buildings are depicted here on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey map indicating that the farmstead had been established by at least the early 19th century. The farmstead is still extant and survives unaltered. [02-Jun-2016] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8136 4209 (34m by 46m)
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HER: 57695 Site name: Lilac Cottage Farm, Acton, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A farmstead located in the village of Acton, Whitmore. The farmstead is laid out around a loose, single-sided yard with the farmhouse positioned gable on to it. It appears to have been established by at least the later 18th or early 19th century. The farmstead is depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping. A building is also indicated in this location on William Yates' map of 1775, suggesting that the farmstead may have been established by at least the later 18th century. The farmstead is still extant. [08-May-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8223 4133 (36m by 53m)
HER: 57696 Site name: Newhouse Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular courtyard L-plan courtyard with farmhouse set long-side on to the yard. The farmstead may have been established in the later 18th or early 19th century The farmstead is depicted on the (circa) 1830s 1" Ordnance Survey mapping, but no building appears to be indicated here on William Yates' map of 1775, perhaps indicating that it was established in the later 18th or early 19th century. The farmstead is still extant, although with some new sheds added alongside the original ranges. [08-May-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8172 4048 (48m by 118m)
HER: 57714 Site name: Hayes Farm, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description An isolated farmstead laid out around a regular U-plan courtyard. The farmstead was established in the late 19th century altered. The farmstead is not marked on the late 19th-century 1st Edition 6" Ordnance Survey mapping (circa 1880s) , but is shown on the 2nd Edition (circa 1900-1902). The farmstead is still extant and survives largely unaltered, though with new sheds added to the north. [08-May-2017] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8306 4167 (68m by 109m)
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HER: 57715 Site name: Acton Farm, Acton, Whitmore Record type: Monument Description A farmstead laid out around a regular, F-plan courtyard with detached farmhouse and additional detached outbuildings. The farmstead, which is situated in the village of Acton, may have been extant by at least the later 18th century. The farmstead may have been extant by the later 18th century as a building is indicated in this area on William Yates' map of 1775. The farmstead is still extant, although with a number of new agricultural ranges added to the east and south. [06-May-2014] National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8245 4158 (72m by 65m)
HER: 58507 Site name: Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Road Record type: Monument Description A later 18th-century turnpike road connecting Newcastle under Lyme and Market Drayton. The 13.8 mile toll road had four main gates and one side gate and was first recorded in 1769. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 7676 4025 (15279m by 10788m)
HER: 58595 Site name: Brook Farm, Acton Record type: Monument Description A small, loose courtyard farmstead with working buildings to one side of the yard and a detached farmhouse. The plan form of the complex has seen some limited alterations since the late 19th century. The farmhouse is detached, but in line with the working buildings. The complex has been altered .with additions to both the working buildings and the farmhouse. The farmstead is indicated on the mid-19th century 1" OS map and a property is shown at this location on Yates' map of 1775, suggesting that the complex may have existed by this date. National Grid Reference: Centred SJ 8234 4118 (47m by 70m)
Page 121 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore 3.3 Numerical index of sites
HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
00551 Moathouse Farm moated site, Whitmore Monument
00552 Stone axe-hammer head, Harwell, Shutlanehead Find spot
01225 Madeley Great Park Monument
01744 Earthwork enclosure, Madeley Monument
01870 Bronze Age dirk find spot, Whitmore Find spot
01978 Earthwork, Madeley Park Farm, Whitmore Monument
02003 Possible barrow, Whitmore Monument
02024 Fishpond, Park Road, Whitmore Monument
02600 Whitmore (shrunken village, Saxon - 410 AD to Place 1065 AD)
02629 Radwood (deserted settlement) Place
03739 Lake / Millpond, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
04713 Ridge and furrow, Trentham Road, Swynnerton Monument
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04714 Linear feature, east of Butterton Monument
04716 Ridge and furrow, Seabridge Monument
04717 Linear features, Seabridge Monument
04718 Ring ditches and linear features, Lymes Farm Monument
04719 Ridge and furrow, Lymes Farm, Butterton Monument
04720 Trackway, Lymes Road, Butterton Monument
04722 Field system, Keele Monument
04723 Field system, Bromley Green Monument
04724 Possible moated site, Whitmore Monument
04965 Reservoir, Whitmore Monument
07011 Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Whitmore Building Listed building 1280181 Grade II*
07012 Whitmore Hall, Whitmore Building Listed building 1206579 Grade I
07013 Old stable block, Whitmore Hall Building Listed building 1027845 Grade II*
07016 Former estate cottage, Whitmore Building Listed building 1025828 Grade II
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07018 Park Lodge, Butterton Hall Park Building Listed building 1027840 Grade II
07019 Butterton Grange Farmhouse, Trentham Road, Building Listed building 1027842 Grade II* Whitmore
07020 Lake House, Heath Road, Limepits, Whitmore Building Listed building 1206497 Grade II
07021 Snape Hall Farmhouse, Whitmore Building Listed building 1206528 Grade II
11870 Milepost, Whitmore (A53) Monument Listed building 1027837 Grade II
11871 Milepost, Baldwin's Gate, Whitmore Monument Listed building 1206444 Grade II
11872 Milepost, Shutlanehead, Whitmore Monument Listed building 1027838 Grade II
11873 Station House, Baldwin's Gate Building Listed building 1280212 Grade II
11874 Ivy Cottage, Lymes Road, The Lymes, Whitmore Building Listed building 1027839 Grade II
11875 Gate Piers, Park Lodge, Butterton Hall Park Monument Listed building 1280200 Grade II
11876 Park House, Park Road, Whitmore Building Listed building 1353783 Grade II
11877 Ruins of Old Butterton Hall, Whitmore Building Listed building 1206523 Grade II
11878 Barn, Shutlanehead Farm, Shutlanehead Building Listed building 1027841 Grade II
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11879 Milepost, Trentham Road, Whitmore Monument Listed building 1206538 Grade II
11880 Milepost, Trentham Road, Whitmore Monument Listed building 1027843 Grade II
11881 Fitch memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Monument Listed building 1353785 Grade II Whitmore
11882 Malkin memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Monument Listed building 1027844 Grade II Whitmore
11883 Rhodes memorial, Church of St Mary and All Monument Listed building 1280154 Grade II Saints, Whitmore
11884 Williams memorial, Church of Saint Mary and All Monument Listed building 1353786 Grade II Saints, Whitmore
11885 Bridge, Whitmore Hall Park, Whitmore Monument Listed building 1354781 Grade II
11886 Whitmore Hall Lodge, Whitmore Building Listed building 1025826 Grade II
11887 Gate Piers, Whitmore Hall Monument Listed building 1025827 Grade II
11888 Estate cottage, Whitmore Building Listed building 1354782 Grade II
12786 Church of St Thomas, Butterton Building Listed building 1353782 Grade II*
Page 125 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore HER number Site Record type Other record Grade
20764 Landscape Park and Gardens, Whitmore Hall, Monument Whitmore
40298 Butterton Hall Park Monument
50795 Churchyard, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Monument Whitmore
50796 Ha-ha, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
50797 Pond / lily pond, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
50798 Formal rose garden, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
50799 Boat house, Whitmore Hall Park Building
50800 Summer House, Whitmore Hall Park Building
50801 Glass House, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
50802 Walled gardens, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
50803 Tree avenue, Whitmore Hall Park Monument
52361 Road (Seabridge to Butterton) Monument
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52568 Whitmore Hall Farm, Whitmore, Newcastle Monument
52742 Snapehall Farm, Whitmore Monument
53206 Shutlanehead Farm, Shutlanehead, Whitmore Monument
54153 Former road, west of Shutlanehead Monument
54756 North Staffordshire Railway – Stoke, Silverdale and Monument Market Drayton branch
54832 Water meadow, south-west of Seabridge, Monument Newcastle under Lyme
55904 Site of toll house, Trentham Road, Knights Wood, Monument Hanchurch
55905 Site of toll house, Baldwin's Gate, Newcastle under Monument Lyme
56227 Farmhouse, Baldwins Gate Farm, Baldwins Gate, Building Whitmore
56243 Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Acton, Whitmore Building
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56250 Mainwaring Arms public house, Newcastle Road, Building Whitmore
56260 Former booking office, Whitmore Station, Building Baldwins Gate, Whitmore
56272 Former post office, Three Mile Lane, Whitmore Building
57665 Bromley Green Farm, Whitmore Monument
57666 Dab Green Farm, Whitmore Monument
57667 Newhouse Farm, Whitmore Monument
57677 Yew Tree Farm, Whitmore Monument
57678 Church Farm, Whitmore Monument
57693 Upper Farm, Shutlanehead, Whitmore Monument
57694 Wilkins Pleck Farm, Whitmore Monument
57695 Lilac Cottage Farm, Acton, Whitmore Monument
57696 Newhouse Farm, Whitmore Monument
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57714 Hayes Farm, Whitmore Monument
57715 Acton Farm, Acton, Whitmore Monument
58507 Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Road Monument
58595 Brook Farm, Acton Monument
60689 Post-medieval finds, Whitmore Find spot
Page 129 Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Maer and Aston, and Whitmore Neighbourhood Development Plan Historic Environment Report | 3 Whitmore 3.4 Alphabetical listing of sites
Site HER number Record type Other record Grade
Acton Farm, Acton, Whitmore 57715 Monument
Barn, Shutlanehead Farm, Shutlanehead 11878 Building Listed building 1027841 Grade II
Boat house, Whitmore Hall Park 50799 Building
Bridge, Whitmore Hall Park, Whitmore 11885 Monument Listed building 1354781 Grade II
Bromley Green Farm, Whitmore 57665 Monument
Bronze Age dirk find spot, Whitmore 01870 Find spot
Brook Farm, Acton 58595 Monument
Butterton Grange Farmhouse, Trentham Road, 07019 Building Listed building 1027842 Grade II* Whitmore
Butterton Hall Park 40298 Monument
Church Farm, Whitmore 57678 Monument
Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Whitmore 07011 Building Listed building 1280181 Grade II*
Church of St Thomas, Butterton 12786 Building Listed building 1353782 Grade II*
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Churchyard, Church of St Mary and All Saints, 50795 Monument Whitmore
Dab Green Farm, Whitmore 57666 Monument
Earthwork enclosure, Madeley 01744 Monument
Earthwork, Madeley Park Farm, Whitmore 01978 Monument
Estate cottage, Whitmore 11888 Building Listed building 1354782 Grade II
Farmhouse, Baldwins Gate Farm, Baldwins Gate, 56227 Building Whitmore
Field system, Bromley Green 04723 Monument
Field system, Keele 04722 Monument
Fishpond, Park Road, Whitmore 02024 Monument
Fitch memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, 11881 Monument Listed building 1353785 Grade II Whitmore
Formal rose garden, Whitmore Hall Park 50798 Monument
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Former booking office, Whitmore Station, 56260 Building Baldwins Gate, Whitmore
Former estate cottage, Whitmore 07016 Building Listed building 1025828 Grade II
Former post office, Three Mile Lane, Whitmore 56272 Building
Former road, west of Shutlanehead 54153 Monument
Gate Piers, Park Lodge, Butterton Hall Park 11875 Monument Listed building 1280200 Grade II
Gate Piers, Whitmore Hall 11887 Monument Listed building 1025827 Grade II
Glass House, Whitmore Hall Park 50801 Monument
Ha-ha, Whitmore Hall Park 50796 Monument
Hayes Farm, Whitmore 57714 Monument
Ivy Cottage, Lymes Road, The Lymes, Whitmore 11874 Building Listed building 1027839 Grade II
Lake / Millpond, Whitmore Hall Park 03739 Monument
Lake House, Heath Road, Limepits, Whitmore 07020 Building Listed building 1206497 Grade II
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Landscape Park and Gardens, Whitmore Hall, 20764 Monument Whitmore
Lilac Cottage Farm, Acton, Whitmore 57695 Monument
Linear feature, east of Butterton 04714 Monument
Linear features, Seabridge 04717 Monument
Madeley Great Park 01225 Monument
Mainwaring Arms public house, Newcastle Road, 56250 Building Whitmore
Malkin memorial, Church of St Mary and All Saints, 11882 Monument Listed building 1027844 Grade II Whitmore
Milepost, Baldwin's Gate, Whitmore 11871 Monument Listed building 1206444 Grade II
Milepost, Shutlanehead, Whitmore 11872 Monument Listed building 1027838 Grade II
Milepost, Trentham Road, Whitmore 11879 Monument Listed building 1206538 Grade II
Milepost, Trentham Road, Whitmore 11880 Monument Listed building 1027843 Grade II
Milepost, Whitmore (A53) 11870 Monument Listed building 1027837 Grade II
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Moathouse Farm moated site, Whitmore 00551 Monument
Newcastle under Lyme and Drayton Turnpike Road 58507 Monument
Newhouse Farm, Whitmore 57667 Monument
Newhouse Farm, Whitmore 57696 Monument
North Staffordshire Railway – Stoke, Silverdale and 54756 Monument Market Drayton branch
Old stable block, Whitmore Hall 07013 Building Listed building 1027845 Grade II*
Park House, Park Road, Whitmore 11876 Building Listed building 1353783 Grade II
Park Lodge, Butterton Hall Park 07018 Building Listed building 1027840 Grade II
Pond / lily pond, Whitmore Hall Park 50797 Monument
Possible barrow, Whitmore 02003 Monument
Possible moated site, Whitmore 04724 Monument
Post-medieval finds, Whitmore 60689 Find spot
Radwood (deserted settlement) 02629 Place
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Reservoir, Whitmore 04965 Monument
Rhodes memorial, Church of St Mary and All 11883 Monument Listed building 1280154 Grade II Saints, Whitmore
Ridge and furrow, Lymes Farm, Butterton 04719 Monument
Ridge and furrow, Seabridge 04716 Monument
Ridge and furrow, Trentham Road, Swynnerton 04713 Monument
Ring ditches and linear features, Lymes Farm 04718 Monument
Road (Seabridge to Butterton) 52361 Monument
Ruins of Old Butterton Hall, Whitmore 11877 Building Listed building 1206523 Grade II
Shutlanehead Farm, Shutlanehead, Whitmore 53206 Monument
Site of toll house, Baldwin's Gate, Newcastle under 55905 Monument Lyme
Site of toll house, Trentham Road, Knights Wood, 55904 Monument Hanchurch
Snape Hall Farmhouse, Whitmore 07021 Building Listed building 1206528 Grade II
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Snapehall Farm, Whitmore 52742 Monument
Station House, Baldwin's Gate 11873 Building Listed building 1280212 Grade II
Stone axe-hammer head, Harwell, Shutlanehead 00552 Find spot
Summer House, Whitmore Hall Park 50800 Building
Trackway, Lymes Road, Butterton 04720 Monument
Tree avenue, Whitmore Hall Park 50803 Monument
Upper Farm, Shutlanehead, Whitmore 57693 Monument
Walled gardens, Whitmore Hall Park 50802 Monument
Water meadow, south-west of Seabridge, 54832 Monument Newcastle under Lyme
Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Acton, Whitmore 56243 Building
Whitmore (shrunken village, Saxon - 410 AD to 02600 Place 1065 AD)
Whitmore Hall Farm, Whitmore, Newcastle 52568 Monument
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Whitmore Hall Lodge, Whitmore 11886 Building Listed building 1025826 Grade II
Whitmore Hall, Whitmore 07012 Building Listed building 1206579 Grade I
Wilkins Pleck Farm, Whitmore 57694 Monument
Williams memorial, Church of Saint Mary and All 11884 Monument Listed building 1353786 Grade II Saints, Whitmore
Yew Tree Farm, Whitmore 57677 Monument
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 79599 263887 Woodrow 19th century Hamlet with house than 50% alteration 40512 Farmstead SJ 77419 263171 Radwood Hall Farm 19th century Isolated Farmhouse only survives with house 41128 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 79110 Haybarns 263228 Baldwins Gate Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 39975 x2 lost Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 79972 263890 Moss Cottage Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 40118 Farmstead SJ 79422 263891 Chorlton Grange 19th century Isolated Totally demolished with house 40086 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 80990 263938 Hillside Farm 19th century Isolated with house than 50% alteration 41552 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80922 263941 Church View 19th centuryL Village with house 50% change 41014 Farm W of Church Farmstead SJ 80889 263944 19th century Village Farmhouse only survives Farm with house 40908 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 81971 53206 264013 Shutlanehead Farm 17th century Hamlet with house alteration 42467 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 82119 264015 Yard S of Hilltop 19th century Hamlet with house than 50% alteration 42510 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 81359 57694 264016 Wilkins Pleck 19th century Isolated with house alteration 42089 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 82235 57695 264018 Lilac Cottage, Acton 19th century Village with house alteration 41342 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 82353 58595 264106 Brook Farm, Acton 19th century Village with house 50% change 41184 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 83426 264294 Butterton Hall 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 42626
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Outfarm NNW of Old Outfarm or SJ 78386 267346 19th century Isolated Totally demolished Barn field barn 40946 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 79881 57666 263882 Dab Green Farm 19th century Isolated with house alteration 42176 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 79977 263884 Limpits Farm 19th century Isolated with house alteration 41434 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80050 263888 Coneygreave Farm 19th century Hamlet with house 50% change 40409 Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 78409 267345 Old Barn 19th century Isolated with house than 50% alteration 40845 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 82056 57693 264014 Upper Farm 19th century Hamlet with house alteration 42529 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 82386 267354 Fairbanks 19th century Village with house 50% change 41307 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 78755 263224 Madeley Park Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 41214 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 80206 57665 263880 Bromley Green Farm 19th century Isolated with house alteration 43520 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 79968 Separate 263881 Woodhouse Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 42655 yard to E Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80295 263883 Moat Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 42078 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 79281 52742 263885 Snapehall 17th century Isolated with house alteration 41282 Newhouse Farm, Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 79524 57667 263886 19th century Hamlet Baldwins Gate with house alteration 40563 Range S of Outfarm or Partial loss, less than SJ 80058 263889 19th century Hamlet Coneygreave Farm field barn 50% change 40335 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 80514 57677 263937 Yew Tree Farm 19th century Isolated with house alteration 43293
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HER National Unique Date from (Monu- Site name Type Location Survival Grid Notes Postcode no. map evidence ment) Reference Main yard Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 81071 52568 263939 Whitmore Hall Medieval Village probably with house 50% change 41319 stables Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 80913 263940 Ivy House 19th century Village with house 50% change 41082 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 81022 57678 263943 Church Farm 19th century Village with house alteration 40885 Outfarm NE of Outfarm or Significant loss, more SJ 81495 264017 19th century Isolated Whitmore Hall field barn than 50% alteration 41456 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 81717 57696 264019 Newhouse Farm, Acton 19th century Isolated with house alteration 40515 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 82533 Haybarn 264102 Lymes Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 43401 lost Farmstead Significant loss, more SJ 82890 264103 Lymes Farm 19th century Isolated with house than 50% alteration 43085 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 83052 57714 264104 Hayes Farm 19th century Isolated with house alteration 41708 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 82476 57715 264105 Acton Farm 19th century Village with house alteration 41575 Farmstead Partial loss, less than SJ 82857 264107 Acton Hill Farm 19th century Isolated with house 50% change 41025 Located Outfarm S of Butterton Outfarm or SJ 83317 264295 19th century within a Totally demolished Hall field barn 41957 park Former Field barn N of Outfarm or Partial loss, less than SJ 83571 264296 19th century Isolated Rook Hall Farm field barn 50% change 41704 Farmstead Extant, no apparent SJ 84259 264469 Butterton Grange 19th century Isolated with house alteration 42105
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The following buildings are entered on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s Register of Locally Important Buildings and Structures.
Mainwaring Arms, Newcastle Road, Whitmore
Former Post Office, Three Mile Lane, Whitmore
Former Methodist Church, Acton
Baldwins Gate Farmhouse, Baldwins Gate
Former station Booking Office, Baldwins Gate
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