Building record 14335 - Plas Newton and White Gables, Upton, Nineteenth Century Country House

<1> Garry Miller Historic Building Consultancy, 2017, Proposed Redevelopment at White Gables, Upton, City of Chester: Heritage Assessment, R4228 (Client Report). SCH8558.

A heritage Assessment was undertaken in 2017 for 'White Gables', Upton, Chester, prior to proposed redevelopment, including proposed demolition of the property itself. White Gables is the former coach house and stable block of Plas Newton, a demolished country house, and it stands within the remains of the walled garden. It is not listed nationally or locally.

Plas Newton dated from the mid nineteenth century and in its early twentieth century heyday was occupied by wealthy Liverpool solicitor, Alfred Tyrer. The mansion sat within extensive, landscaped gardens and woodland and was approached by a serpentive carriage drive.Tyrer died in 1946 and the estate declined. Housing was built in the grounds in the 1980s and the mansion was demolished and replaced by an apartment block in 2005. White Gables is the only surviving remnant of the estate and includes: a mid nineteenth century coach house; an original stable wing attached on the west of the coach house; a later stable wing (1899-1911), to the east; a walled garden including the remains of greenhouses; and a large store/workshop (1950s) to the north-east.

<2> Garry Miller: Architectural Historian, 2019, White Gables, Upton, City of Chester: Historic Building Record, R4469 (Client Report). SCH8943.

Following on from the heritage assessment (source 1), a building record was made in 2019 for the coach house and other buildings at the site of White Gables prior to their demolition.