Monument record 2515/25 - Castle Dockyard

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Summary

The site of Castle Dockyard. The dockyard seems to have gone out of use sometime around the 1890s, with the name transferring to the shipbuilding yard to the south adjacent to Hunts Cut.

Map

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Full Description

<1> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 306/2, c.1850 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts a large enclosed area containing a small number of buildings at its margins. The plot is described as dock yard, sail rooms, office and smithy.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1876, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Northwich (Maps and Plans). SCH4488.

This map depicts a large enclosed area containing a small number of buildings at its margins or north of the dock located adjacent to the river at the southern end of the site. Labelled are a smithy and a weighing machine. It is labelled as Castle Dockyard.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6573, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts the dock, but otherwise no buildings or structures are depicted within this area.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6573, 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

No buildings or structures are depicted within this area.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 306/2, c.1850.
  • <2>XY Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1876. Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Northwich. 1:500. [Mapped features: #53982 ; #53983 ]
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). SJ6573, 1898.
  • <4> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1909-1912. Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. SJ6573, 1910.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 656 736 (100m by 122m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ67SE
Civil Parish NORTHWICH, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CASTLE NORTHWICH, GREAT BUDWORTH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2024 12:20PM