Building record 1425/1 - Woodside Farm

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Summary

Farmstead: The farmhouse was built in the early seventeenth century with eighteenth century additions and alterations and a major twentieth century renovation. It is partly timber framed with brick nogging, and partly brick on a sandstone plinth. It has a slate roof. It was originally a two roomed house which has been extended. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the seventeenth 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 seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 58253 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Farmhouse: early seventeenth century with eighteenth century additions and alterations and major twentieth century renovation. Partly timber-framed with brick nogging, partly English garden wall bond red brick, on sandstone plinth. Welsh slate roof, two brick chimneys. T-shaped gable-entry, two-roomed house, now extended. East front shows seven by three timber small frames with angle bracing of the wall plate. Right end projects under gable. All windows now twentieth century casements with glazing bars. West front in brick.

Interior: Has ovolo-moulded ceiling beams in downstairs rooms. Heck-post and firebeam in hall. A board door with L-shaped hinges.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 282/2, 1848 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts a cross shaped building with a rectangular building to the south-west. There are two further buildings adjacent to Smithy Lane to the north-east. This group is labelled Woodside Farm.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8878, 1873 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts multiple adjoining buildings forming an L-shape with pigsties to the immediate west. Labelled Woodside. Buildings to the north-east are labelled Woodside Cottage.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 58253.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 282/2, 1848.
  • <3>XY Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ8878, 1873. [Mapped features: #40904 SJ8878, 1873; #57519 SJ8878, 1873]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 885 787 (70m by 71m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ87NE
Civil Parish MOTTRAM ST ANDREW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MOTTRAM ST ANDREW, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2023 12:41PM