Locally Listed Building: Mickwell Brow, House & Botanic Gardens (Ness Gardens), Ness (LL32)
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| Grade | Active |
|---|---|
| Authority | Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council |
| Other Ref | LL NS/2 |
| Date assigned | 15 January 2002 |
| Date last amended | 01 December 2007 |
Description
Mickwell Brow – House and Botanic Gardens
LL32 (Previously LL NS/2)
Address: Neston Road, Ness
Architect: Arthur Kilpin Bulley (Liverpool Cotton Broker)
Date: 1898
Description
House originally called “Mickwell Brow”.
A substantial red brick (“Ruabon” Red) villa beneath a pitched red clay tile roof with decorated crenolated ridge tiles.
Dutch style parapeted bay to rear with shaped terracotta tiles to parapet and decorative diamond device to brickwork.
Conventional pitched gables elsewhere. Windows white painted hinged casements with moulded string course acting as sill to first floor.
Flat arch brick lintels to window heads.
Condition
Good
Current use
In use as Ness Botanic Gardens.
Updated January 2007
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Sources (1)
- SCH5437 Index: Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council. 2007. Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Local List of Historic Buildings. N/A. LL32. [Mapped features: #14724 LL32; #16958 LL32; #16959 LL32]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 3052 7550 (41m by 27m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ37NW |
| Civil Parish | NESTON, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
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Record last edited
Feb 28 2011 2:24PM