Building record 211/1 - Foden's Farm, Groby Road

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Summary

A small farmstead comprising a farmhouse, a barn and another building which has been demolished. The farmhouse is a timberframed building dating from the late seventeenth century. It is a grade II Listed Building. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the 17th century. It was therefore the most practical material for house building. Timber framed buildings consist of a wooden framework (usually oak) that was infilled to created solid walls. Infill material used included wattle and daub, lath and plaster, brick and weather board. Brick nogging, (brick infill) was often used in the 17th and 18th centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.

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Farm House, late C17, Brick nogged timber frame with tiled roof. 2 storeys, 3 window bays. Irregular spaced timber in small framing mainly to front and rear. Remains of passing braces and two original small mullion windows now filled. Later casements elsewhere. Altered single storey wing to west, rendered gable. Gable barge boards, small one flue stacks. Interior: Bevelled beams and exposed ceiling joist. One old ledged and battened door (1).

The tithe map for the township shows the farmhouse, the barn and another building to the immediate east of the barn. The award records the owner as the Reverend Edward Whitley and the occupier as William Davies (2).


<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56692 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 108/2 Church Coppenhall (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

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  • <1> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 56692.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 108/2 Church Coppenhall.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 712 574 (51m by 45m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ75NW
Civil Parish CREWE NON PARISH AREA, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County CHURCH COPPENHALL, COPPENHALL, CHESHIRE

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Mar 7 2024 4:52PM