Landscape record 5645/3 - Parkland at Hinderton Hall

<1> Hinderton Hall Estates Limited, 2017, Hinderton Hall Estate, 04/06/2018 (Web Site). SCH8449.

Hinderton Hall and its estate were originally built for Christopher Bushell, a successful wine merchant and local politician, in 1856 on a site believed to have been the venue for the Great Neston Horse Races held in the early 1760s. From 1907 the estate was owned by Sir Percy Bates, who later became chairman of the Cunard shipping line.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1881-2, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 6 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ37NW, 1881-1882 (Maps and Plans). SCH2474.

Depicts an L-shaped parkland predominanley to the west and south of the hall.

<3> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP_101024_7889 24/10/2010 & UXP_101017_6564 17/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

<4> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 176/2, 1847 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ3078, 1874-1882 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<6> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 04/06/2018 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Linear earthworks are clearly visible in the pasture areas of the parkland (see 3). Some correspond to former field boundaries from the pre-parkland landscape (see 4) others to former drives located within the park (see 5).