Building record 15360 - Gell Farm

<1> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 140/2 c.1842 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the farmstead prior to the construction of the 1894 farmhouse. The farmstead is located to the east of the later farmhouse. The farmhouse is clearly depicted with a L-shaped range of farm buildings to the north and a further farm building to the west. These buildings define a probable yard area. A further range of smaller buildings, which appear to include pigsties, is located to the immediate east of the house. The plot is described as house, buildings, yard and garden.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ3462, 1873-1888 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

The western farm building has been extended at its north-western end. The range of smaller buildings has been demolished and replaced with pigsties slightly further away from the house.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ3462, 1899 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

The farmhouse and pigsties have been demolished. The new farmhouse has been built c.40 metres to the south-west. A new farm building has been constructed which adjoins the south-western side of the western farm building. A range of small buildings has been constructed to the north-west of the new farmhouse.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ3462, 1911 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

An open sided building, a probable hay barn, has been constructed on site of the original farmhouse.

<5> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE\UK\1935 no.3225-6, 17/1/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

The farmstead appears unchanged from the depiction on the 1911 Ordnance Survey map (see 4).

<6> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, HSL UK 71 59 Run 10 no.0988, 03/05/1971 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

A very large farm building has been constructed on the site of the original farmyard and the farm building which was located on its northern side.

<7> National Remote Sensing Centre Ltd, 1992-3, National Remote Sensing Centre County Survey (1992-1993), Film 62/93 frame 081, 06/06/1993 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5297.

The farmstead appears largely unchanged from 1971 (see 6).

<8> Bluesky International Ltd, 1999-2003, 1999-2003 Bluesky Survey, P 604 03_118, 08/04/2003 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5482.

The large modern farm building has been demolished and replaced with two houses. The surviving nineteenth century farm buildings have also been converted to houses and the farmhouse appears to be no longer associated with a farm.

<9> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 55343 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Farmhouse, 1894, by Douglas and Fordham for the 1st Duke of Westminster. Brown brick with red brick dressings; grey slate roof with red ridge tiles. Two storeys; asymmetrical front of three bays; the entrance in the left bay. Two shaped gables coped in terra cotta with ball finials. Two ornate chimneys with stone plinths. Iron casements, with leaded glazing intact to front, in moulded-brick mullioned openings with flat ogee head to each light. Framed and boarded shaped double doors of oak, part glazed, in basket-arched doorway of moulded brick. Interior. A wide closed-string staircase has newels and two turned balusters per step; and moulded flat balusters to landing. Six-panel doors with moulded stiles, muntins and rails.

<10> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

The farmstead is possibly depicted on this map.

<11> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

The farmstead is possibly depicted on this map.