Building record 2239 - Lostock Hall Farmhouse and Potential Moat

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /56 (Report). SCH1934.

Farmhouse. Late C16 with early C19 brick skin and additions and alterations in later C19. Exterior all C19 except for massive lateral stack. Interior reveals the intact and extended parlour wing. The hall range must be lost. Timber frame is intact and revealed in most rooms. Ceiling beams are chamfered. Wide brick fireplace with segmental arch and small stone benches inside. Two original roof trusses have a tiebeam, collar and two diagonal struts each. A subordinate manor of the Warren's of Poynton Hall (RN: 2060/1)

<2> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol 3, p683-4 (Book). SCH1389.

The earliest mention of Lostock is from 1285 is when it is referred to as a Hamlet. Later records show that the house was sold to John Warren in 1576.

<3> Jacobs UK Ltd, 2016, Poynton Relief Road. Volume 2: Environmental Statement, R4160, p.234 (Client Report). SCH8463.

An environmental statement was produced in 2016 for the proposed route of the Poynton Relief Road. Walkover survey undertaken as part of the brief identified a potential moat at Lostockhall Farmhouse. It comprises a broad, shallow ditch approximately 4m wide and 1m deep, forming a partial circuit around the farmhouse. The ground surface inside the ditch appears to be higher than outside which is a common feature of such sites which were formed by up-cast material deposited during construction, and periodic cleaning or dredging. Although the current farmhouse is believed to date from the 16th century, it is possible that it had a medieval predecessor.