Building record 2185/1/4 - Tower Hill Cottage

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Summary

A seventeenth century house with a later seventeenth century addition and twentieth century additions to one side and rear.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 58069 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Cottage: Seventeenth century with later seventeenth century addition and twentieth century additions to one side and rear. Coursed squared buff sandstone rubble. Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge and three stone chimneys. Originally one roomed gable entry cottage, now L-shaped. A two-light chamfered stone mullion window in north gable, remaining windows twentieth century but some in original surrounds.

Interior: Has semi-hexagonal heck post and crudely chamfered fire beam and ceiling beams. Timber-framed partition wall in seventeenth century extension. Roof structure original.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 58069. [Mapped features: #63430 58069; #63431 58069]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 948 758 (9m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ97NW
Civil Parish RAINOW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County RAINOW, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

May 21 2025 1:54PM