Monument record 438/0/5 - Tithe Barn Warrington

In a description of the parsonage house (CHER:438/4) there is a reference to '…another garden laying by the old ruinous Tythe Barn belonging to the Earl of Warrington…'(1).

Reference is made to the parsonage (CHER:438/4) and barns in the Rent Roll of the Legh family in 1465, with further references up to 1803 (2).

Sandstone blocks observed in December 1999 during street works to the west of the church c.30m to the south of the junction of Farrell Street with Church Street, on the west side of the road (approx SJ61348830). Blocks revealed during road works but not part of road makeup. No obvious structure observed. Blocks possibly represent demolition debris from the tithe barn which is recorded at this approx. location and may have survived into the early 19th century (3). Halls 1826 map of Warrington has refined the location given to this monument; previously the location was recorded at SJ614883 as an approximate position (4).

Halls map of 1826 clearly shows the parsonage surrounded by the moat. To the immediate north, and adjacent to St Elphin’s, is another garden which contains a square building in the approximate position later inhabited by the nineteenth century rectory. This maybe the garden and building referred to in ‘The Terrier of Warrington’ above 5).

<1> Unknown, 1700, "The Terrier of Warrington" Mss. Minute book of Warrington Parish Church (Manuscript). SCH3012.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ68NW60 (Index). SCH2487.

<3> County Historic Environment Record, Site Visit/Watching Brief Observation Report Form, Leah M 08/12/1999 (Unpublished Document). SCH4357.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R 19/04/2010 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

<5> Hall, 1826, Hall 1826 - This plan of the town of Warrington in the year 1826 (Maps and Plans). SCH4484.