Building record 5650 - The Watch House, The Parade, Parkgate

The Watch House
LL66 (Previously LL PG/7)

Address: The Parade, Parkgate
Architect: HM Customs & Excise
Date: 17th century

Description

Probably 17th century with later additions.

Pitched slated roof, pebbledashed walls painted white.

2 storey with 1 storey wing, external steps up to front entrance. Interior stone staircase.

Strategically placed alongside the slipway to allow Customs Officers to see the comings and goings of crews coming ashore in small boats from ships anchored off Parkgate in the Dee Estuary.

Condition
Good.

Current Use
In use as a domestic dwelling.

Updated March 2007 (1)

<1> Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, 2007, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Local List of Historic Buildings, LL66 (Index). SCH5437.