Monument record 1027 - Sandstone Structure

<1> County Historic Environment Record, 1973-1985, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin, 5/41 Hudson N 1977 (Journal/Periodical). SCH565.

Sandstone structures were revealed in the garden of The Paddocks, Town Farm Lane, during gardening.

Site visited by a party from the Northwich Archaeology & Local Studies Group. A rectangular structure of ashlar blocks was excavated & was presumed to be the lower portion of a small cess pit. 3 courses survive. The sandstone has herring-bone tooling. The structure was 3ft x 4ft. A portion of drain was traced, possibly a land drain of reused stones from a structure associated with the cess pit. An area of cobbles & a scatter of Midland black, yellow & purple wares indicate occupation of the site in the 16th & 17th C.

This may have been the original site of Norley Hall (RN:913/1), since the hall was abandoned in the 18th C & a new hall built 'on a better site'