Building record 954/0/1 - Wolverley

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Summary

Grade II listed house with an early 17th century core which has been extended and remodelled in the late 18th century with minor 19th and 20th century additions. It is built in Flemish bond orange and red brick with some yellow headers. The roof is welsh slate. The house has a long rectangular plan which suggests it may have developed from a 17th century hall and crosswing. Inside some timber small framing is exposed. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the 17th 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 create 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 17th and 18th centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.

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<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /1/6 (Report). SCH1934.

Wolverley, Cliff Road. House, early 17th century core, extended and remodelled late 18th century with minor 19th and 20th century additions. Flemish bond orange and red brick with some yellow headers. Graduated Welsh slate roof with a stone ridge and coping. Long rectangular plan, perhaps developing from 17th century hall and crosswing. Interior: room to left of entrance reveals timber small framing which also survives inside the brick skin in parts. Several rooms have ovolo-moulded ceiling beams with jewelled stops. Good oak well staircase. Fragments of 17th century painted glass in the stairwell window

<2> Department for the Environment, Various, Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /1/2 1964 (Report). SCH2744.

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<3> Vale Royal Borough Council, 1977-79, The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card, ACT/HB/10 (Paper Archive). SCH5481.

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Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /1/6.
  • <2> Report: Department for the Environment. Various. Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /1/2 1964.
  • <3> Paper Archive: Vale Royal Borough Council. 1977-79. The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card. ACT/HB/10.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 594 756 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ57NE
Civil Parish ACTON BRIDGE, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County ACTON, WEAVERHAM, CHESHIRE

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May 22 2019 2:36PM