Building record 179/8 - White Hall, Welsh Row

<1> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Turner, Rick. 1987 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

White Hall, the site of a large timber framed mansion of the Wettenhall family stood until after the Second World War, where it appears as No.49 Welsh Row on OS maps. The house stood back from the street and documents indicate that in the 17th century it was approached through a gateway enclosed by buildings on the street frontage.

<2> Hall J, 1883, A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich or Wich-Malbank in the County Palatine of Chester, p.128 (Book). SCH80.

Documents recording a fire on Welsh Row in 1629 in a chamber above Mr Wettenhall's gateway. Mr
Wettenhalls house, now called "White Hall" appears to have been approached from the Welsh Row by a gateway. The front of the house facing the south would overlook Ridley Field which was formerly part of the Wettenhall lands in this town.

<3> Gifford and Partners, 2004, St Anne's Lane, Nantwich: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, p.5 (Client Report). SCH4585.

Documentary evidence from rent roll of John Kingsley in 1438 record the passing of properties in Nantwich to the Wettenhall family including White Hall.

<4> Arrowsmith, P & Power D., 2012, Roman Nantwich: A Salt-Making Settlement, BAR British Series 557 (Monograph). SCH7339.

Excavations in 2006 of the land occupied by the former Burgess store identified sandstone and brick footings for wall associated with the gardens and outbuildings of White Hall. Prior to the constrcution of the Burgess Store in the 1960s the site was occupied by the gardens of White Hall, a large house first referred to in 1429 as belonging to John Kinsgley. The house was set back from the street frontage. White Hall was demolished in the 1950, deemed to be structurally unsound.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Buildings and gardens named White Hall shown on this map.

<6> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:2500, 1963 (Maps and Plans). SCH2429.

Building appears as no.49 on this map. Works have been built in the grounds to the south.

<7> Oxford Archaeology North, 2013, Land off St Anne's Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire: Archaeological Watching Brief, R3632, p.12 (Client Report). SCH7642.

An archaeological watching brief undertaken in 2013 during groundworks associated with the installation of major services in advance of housing development recorded remains of two walls (23 and 24) potentially associated with the former Whitehall building. They consisted of red un-frogged bricks with cream sandy mortar. Wall 23 was a minimum of 1m in length and 0.3m in width, running on a north-east to south-west alignment, and survived as two courses in depth. Wall 24 was a minimum of 1.1m in length and 0.4m in width, running on a north to south alignment and survived as three courses in depth. Both walls would appear to be eighteenth to nineteenth century in date.