Building record 15894 - Upton Hall and Farm

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 391088 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Hall and farm complex, the hall itself now subdivided. Largely early nineteenth century, with some extensions of c.1930. Brick with stone-flagged roofs.

PLAN: courtyard plan, with domestic buildings on two sides of yard, agricultural buildings extending the western range, and closing the courtyard to the north. Hall to east formerly a single dwelling and now subdivided.

EXTERIOR: Two storeys, eight-window range to garden, with main entrance towards centre and now to the right of Upton Hall South in flat-roofed porch with round-headed opening. This is now matched by a similar porch towards the centre of what now comprises Upton Hall North to the right. Three full-height sash windows to principal rooms of Upton Hall South to left of doorway, irregular fenestration of two-, four- and twelve-pane sashes to ground floor in Upton Hall North. Upper windows are nine-, twelve- and fifteen-pane sashes. Axial and end wall stacks. Rear wing of Upton Hall North continues as agricultural buildings (stables, byre and haybarn). Southern return of Upton Hall South has two-window range with further blocked openings and extensions to ground floor. Farmhouse beyond with renewed windows on each floor, and entrance porch to right. Single-storey farm buildings for stock beyond. In the courtyard, and forming a rear wing of the farmhouse, a two-storey granary building with external staircase and hipped roof.

INTERIOR: the hall was extensively remodelled during the 1930s, with some additions to the rear, and the present panelled hall and staircase date from this time.

<2> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.III p.704 (Book). SCH1389.

The hall, which stands in a small park, and had long been occupied by farmers, was a few years ago leased to a well-known gentleman of Manchester, (in commission of the peace there), who is its present occupant and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, to whom the writer, and all who take an interest in topography have long been indebted for a frank and able assistance in their pursuits.

<3> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.I p.216 (Book). SCH3228.

Hall of Upton - 1624 (see 2). Upton Hall - 1632

<4> Earwaker, J P, 1877-1880, East Cheshire Past & Present, Vol.II p.341-345 (Book). SCH1080.

About the end of the sixteenth or the beginning of the seventeenth century Upton Hall, and an estate of about 150 acres, passed into the possession of the family of the Stapletons of Macclesfield, and was held by Thomas Stapleton in 1606. His Inquisition post-mortem dated 1624 records one capital messuage called the Hall of Upton. Sold by the heirs of Robert Stapleton to Captain Anthony Booth in 1647. The estate was sold by William and Elizabeth Booth to John Ward in 1725, who settled the estate upon his daughter Christiana Egerton in 1746-7. From there the estate passed to the Davenport family in 1777, John Ryle in 1817, and the Brocklehurst family in 1875. Upton Hall, a plain brick building standing in an open park, is now a farmhouse.

<5> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

Upton Hall is depicted and named on this map.

<6> Greenwood, C. & Greenwood J., 1819, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2115.

Depicts a U shaped building with a large square building to the north-west. Labelled Upton Hall.

<7> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

Depicts a U shaped building within a small park. Labelled Upton Hall.

<8> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.