Building record 265/1/2 - Swanley Hall, Springe Lane

Swanley Hall. Traces of a filled-in moat suggest the course of the south arm. Swanley Hall purchased in early C16 by Randle Mainwaring and house described c.1621 as 'an ancient gentleman's seat' (1). Present farmhouse retains early C16 origins with extensive later alterations. Two-storeys, four-bays red brick exterior, except for multi- strutted timbered gable to north wing. Interior has early C16 style moulded main beams and deep stop-bevelled joists (1).
The Moat is marked on the 25inch third edition Ordnance Survey maps, and is still visable on the millenium survey aerial photography (5&6) and is not the same site as the current hall.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ65SW1Rigg J 1964 (Index). SCH2487.

<2> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 3/373 1882 (Book). SCH1389.

<3> Chester Courant, 1878-1990, The Cheshire Sheaf, 14/49 Bennett J 1917 (Newspaper-Magazine). SCH3105.

<4> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /23 (Report). SCH1934.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<6> Various, Aerial photographs, Millenium Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH128.