Monument record 15060 - Ryton House Farm

<1> Greenwood, C. & Greenwood J., 1819, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2115.

This map depicts two buildings at this location, but the farmstead is not named.

<2> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts two buildings at this location, but the farmstead is not named.

<3> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 441/2 c.1841 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts two adjacent buildings. The western building (building 2) appears to be partially located within Barn Croft and is orientated north-south on its longest axis. The eastern building (building 1), orientated east-west, is in a plot described as ‘house, buildings, garden etc’.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6048, 1875-1877 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts the two buildings (buildings 1 and 2) depicted on earlier maps.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6048, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts the two buildings depicted on earlier maps (buildings 1 and 2). There appears to be a pump associated with each building and a small square outbuilding to the north. It is possible that building 1 is the house and building 2 the farm buildings.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6048, 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

The western building (building 2), a possible outbuilding, has been extended at its northern end to create an L-shaped range. The probable house (building 1) is labelled Yewtree House.

<7> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE\UK\1935 no.3472, 17/01/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

A north-south aligned building (building 3) has been constructed to the west of the L-shaped range (building 2). An east-west aligned building (building 4) has been constructed to the south of building 2.

<8> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 26 no.1845, 16/05/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

A new building (building 5) has been built to the south of building 4. This corresponds with the present farmhouse.

<8> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP_101011_5509, 11/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

<9> Google, 2005-2023, Google Maps, 01/04/2019 (Web Site). SCH8660.

<10> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 03/02/2020 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Buildings as described from Google Street View (see 9). For numbering see sketch plan.

Building 1: A single storey, brick built and slate tiled L shaped building, with a brick built and corrugated iron roofed stable attached to the east.

Building 2: A large two storey, at least in part, timber famed building. The timber frame is most visible on the eastern elevation where the box frames survive intact with brick infill. The southern elevation shows the timber frame, typically the vertical supports, but much of the box framing has either been replaced or hidden by later brickwork. Two doorways and four windows, one a dormer window, are visible on this elevation. The easternmost window may be original. One window at the first floor is visible on the western elevation. The roof has a high steep pitch and is roofed in corrugated iron. There are chimneys at each end and one to the rear. The building is in very poor condition.

Building 3: Corrugated roofed and sided barn or agricultural storage building.

Building 4: Demolished sometime after 2010 (see 8).

Building 5: Modern house with three dormer style windows on the second storey front elevation. Brick built with tile roof, front elevation rendered.

<11> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, 03/02/2020 (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

<12> Various, Written Communication to the HER, 03/02/2020 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

Photographs supplied.