Monument record 2528/1/45 - Site of Railway Cottages - Manchester and Birmingham Railway

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Summary

A cottage or cottages built after the construction of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway from 1837 to 1842. Built on the site former lane to Brook Farm, which had been blocked by the railway embankment, much of the former lane was utilised as a garden. The name, Railway Cottages, suggest that the cottages may have been associated with the railway. Demolished in the early 1980s.

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<1> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map, SJ75NW 1979 (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.

Cottages depicted and labelled as Railway Cottages.

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Cheshire S 11/12/1995 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Presumably built for the Manchester to Birmingham Railway.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7259 1875-1876 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

House/s clearly depicted with outbuildings to rear in long thin garden. The latter is possibly the former lane to Brook Farm (see 4).

<4> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 156/2 1840 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Cottages not depicted.

<5> JA Story & Partners, 1985, 1985 Story & Partners Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH2993.

Buildings have been demolished.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1995-2017. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map. SJ75NW 1979.
  • <2> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. Cheshire S 11/12/1995.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ7259 1875-1876.
  • <4> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 156/2 1840.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: JA Story & Partners. 1985. 1985 Story & Partners Survey.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 727 590 (59m by 99m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ75NW
Civil Parish MOSTON, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County ELTON, MIDDLEWICH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 28 2024 5:03PM