Monument record 1464/1/1 - Hollingee

<1> Women's Institute, 1952, A History of Mobberley Village, p.43 (Book). SCH74.

Hollingee used to be the manor house of the Radcliffe's of Ordsall. In early records it was the home of the wealthy family of Blackshaw and was bought from the Radcliffe's in 1611. It was at one time described as a moated grange.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ 88 SW 13 (Index). SCH2487.

Three sides of the moat remain, the southern side not being traceable. It is dry and lightly overgrown. It has an average depth is one metre.

<3> Wilson D et al, 1973-1986, Moated Sites Research Group Records, 1991 (Paper Archive). SCH2205.

It is of single rectangular plan and is used as an orchard and garden. The present house dates to the 1880s.

<4> English Heritage, 1990-1993, Monuments Protection Programme Site Visit Form, Robinson K, 1991 (Unpublished Document). SCH5222.

Visited as part of MPP in 1991. Two of the three arms were filled in between 1981 and 1983. Remaining dry arm has been disturbed by the insertion of a drain. The orchard on the platform has been replaced by a lawn. Site was not scheduled because of damage.

<5> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 274/2 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the northern, western and eastern arms of the moat. The southern arm can be inferred from the plot boundary. A building is located on the moat platform.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8180, 1877 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts the northern, western and eastern arms of the moat. The eastern arm of the moat appears shorter than on the 1838 tithe map (see 6).

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8180, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts the northern, western and eastern arms of the moat as an earthwork. The eastern arm of the moat is shorter than on the 1838 tithe map (see 6) due to the construction of a building at its southern end.