Building record 900/1/1 - Quaker Burial Ground Wall
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Summary
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Type and Period (4)
- WALL (Wall-stone, AD 17th Century to AD 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- BOUNDARY (AD 17th Century to AD 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- FRIENDS BURIAL GROUND (Graveyard, AD 17th Century to AD 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE (AD 17th Century to AD 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Quaker Burial Ground Wall, now garden wall at Meeting House Cottage, Meeting House Lane. Sandstone wall around former Quaker Burial Ground, 1686, partly rebuilt and altered 1856. The wall contains stones from the former Meeting House, demolished 1856. Two stones in the rear wall are inscribed 'Easterly Edge of Friends Meeting House. Built 1686: Taken down 1856 by order of Cheshire Monthly Meeting' (1). The Quakers meeting place was at Newton. By c.1868 it had become a farm and the burial ground containing several inscribed tombstones formed the farmyard (2). No gravestones (3).
<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /5/133 (Report). SCH1934.
<2> Chester Courant, 1878-1990, The Cheshire Sheaf, 2/29 & 35 Helsby T 1898 (Newspaper-Magazine). SCH3105.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ57SW16/1964 (Index). SCH2487.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCH1934 Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /5/133.
- <2> SCH3105 Newspaper-Magazine: Chester Courant. 1878-1990. The Cheshire Sheaf. N/A. 2/29 & 35 Helsby T 1898.
- <3> SCH2487 Index: Ordnance Survey. 1870-1982. Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card. SJ57SW16/1964.
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Location
| Grid reference | SJ 530 747 (point) 8 Figure Ref |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ57SW |
| Civil Parish | KINGSLEY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | NEWTON BY FRODSHAM, FRODSHAM, CHESHIRE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 2 2009 4:41PM