Monument record 1951/3/3 - Site of a House in Bruera

The Ordnance Survey 1st and 2nd edition 25” maps indicate that this area was occupied by a number of buildings and an orchard. The buildings are not shown on later maps, indicating their demolition (1 & 2). Part of a cluster of buildings to which the settlement name Buerton was applied in the ninetenth century (3). Earthworks clearly visible on aerial photographs dating from the 1940's (4).

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<3> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1986, Moat & Settlement Remains at Bruera (Unpublished Report). SCH2200.

<4> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<4> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.