Site Event/Activity record ECH1872 - Ince Manor, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire: Building Survey (1994)

Historical research and detailed building survey (including photogrammetric record) of Ince Manor hall and monastic cottages in 1994 by Dr Jennifer Lewis. In addition to detailed analysis of the standing buildings, the study highlighted evidence for former structures, associated with the Hall and cottages, within the Ince Manor complex. These include the base of a wall running southwards from the cottage annexe; a possible two-storeyed building adjoining the west wall of the cottage stair passage evidenced by a stub wall running from the north-west corner of the cottages in line with a low mastonry wall which runs up to and around the boudnary of the adjoining property; at the north-west corner of the cottages a return in the plinth course may be associated with the base of the garderobe; further structures may have existed against the north wall of the cottages; at the south-west corner of the Hall there is evidence for the arrangement of a cross-wall and door associated with the cross-passage and kitchen quarters; additionally, there is little doubt that one or more two-storeyed buildings stood at the north-east corner of the site between the cottages and the north wall of the Hall. (1) Site visit and assessment of hall and cottages in October 1992 in preparation for 1:20 scale photogrammetric survey. (2) Annotated plan and elevations for hall and cottages produced by J.Lewis in July 1994. (3)