Building record 6916 - Abbots Barn, Whitegate

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Summary

Grade II listed nineteenth century former stable block for Vale Royal House (830/1/0), now housing. A listed - Grade II - building

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Full Description

<1> Vale Royal Borough Council, 2006, Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings (Report). SCH5487.

CRITERION E: BUILDINGS INCLUDED IN THE VALE ROYAL BOROUGH COUNCIL HISTORIC BUILDINGS SURVEY 1977 - 79

<2> Vale Royal Borough Council, 1977-79, The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card, WIS/HB 110 (Paper Archive). SCH5481.

<3> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Former stable block at Vale Royal Abbey. - G.V. II Stable block, now housing. 1828. Red standstone ashlar and whitewashed brick with slate roof. Two storeys. Entrance front: Seven bays with gabled slightly projecting wings to centre, left and right each with a shaped gable. The lateral two contain stepped 3-light windows. The central one a 3-light window with a Tudor hood mould and circular clock face to the gable above. All the gables have moulded kneelers and coping stones. The ground floor has a central doorway with a pointed arch which is now blocked and contains a 2-light C20 window. To either side one C20 window set in chamfered surrounds which originally had similarly moulded mullions and transoms. Tudor hood moulds over.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Vale Royal Borough Council. 2006. Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings.
  • <2> Paper Archive: Vale Royal Borough Council. 1977-79. The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card. WIS/HB 110.
  • <3> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 637 697 (33m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ66NW
Civil Parish WHITEGATE AND MARTON, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Protected Status/Designation

Record last edited

Sep 20 2018 1:37PM