Building record 1686/2 - Stable range and 2 cottages to south east of Chorlton Hall

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 55142 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Stable blocks and cottages c181O. Brick, slate roofs. L shaped block, on yard side contains 5 stable doors and archway through to Hall and gardens, 6 pitch holes with curved stone cills, 2 windows with arched brick heads and added windows. Two adjoining 2-storey cottages, of one bay each, one integral to the stables and one added. Both have timber casements, those at right hand cottage have small panes. Doorway to righthand cottage, below porch, has doorcase dated ?1661 and with illegible inscription which may read "in the lifetime of George Manwaringe c166O", recorded over a door lintel (See 2).

<2> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.2, p.655 (Book). SCH1389.

'...Over the lentil of one of the doors, is inscribed, "in the lifetime of George Mainwaringe. 1660"...'

<3> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 105/2 1837 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

An L shaped building is clearly depicted.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, 05sj4648 1874-1875 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

The L shaped building depicted on the OS 1st edition map (see 3) has been extended to the south and larger square building constructed at the end.

<5> Lichfields, 2022, Chorlton Hall: Heritage Impact Assessment, R4655 (Client Report). SCH9330.

Heritage assessment produced in 2022 for Chorlton Hall and its immediate surroundings. The earliest map depiction of the hall appears to be an estate plan dating to 1805. A set of buildings are depicted to the west of the main house which probably would have been stables. These structures were demolished in the period between 1805 and 1837 to make way for the tree lined avenue created for the approach to the main house. The listed stables and cottages standing to the east of the house today are not depicted on the 1805 plan; they first appear on the 1837 tithe map. Given that the stables were constructed during the period from 1805 to 1837, the internal detailing is stylistically synonymous with this date. The door surround inscribed ‘in the lifetime of George Manwaringe c166O' could have been moved from the main house to the stables, potentially replaced with a more contemporary design.