Monument record 1923 - Bache Hall moated site

<1> Chester Courant, 1878-1990, The Cheshire Sheaf, Issue 10, p.53, Bennett J H E, 1913 (Newspaper-Magazine). SCH3105.

Site of Bache Hall. Seat of the Chauntrells for 9 generations, passed to the Whitby family in 1606. Webb in his section of King's 'Vale Royal', mentions the house as situated 'upon the confines ... of the City of Chester, a sweet & pleasant house & demain, called the Baits; but more vulgarly, the Bach, having been the seat of the Chauntrels'. The building was used as a garrison for Parliament & was destroyed during the siege of Chester (1643-6)

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ46NW28, 1964 (Index). SCH2487.

There is no trace of a moat. Site covered by modern houses.

<3> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol 4, p.145 (Book). SCH3228.

'Moat Field' recorded on the Tithe map of 1844.

<4> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, Bache Township, c.1845 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

An angled area of water is depicted on the tithe map the long axis of which forms the southern boundary of 'Moat Field'. The feature lies in Plot 2 with a Plot Name of 'Lawn', owned by Robert Broadhurst Hill and occupied by Henry Garnett. It lies to the east of Plot 1, 'Hall Buildings Gardens', owned and occupied by the same. The feature is also depicted as an earthwork on OS first edition mapping (source 5) and is labelled 'Moat (Remains of)'. On both the OS second and third edition maps (sources 6-7), the area is labelled 'Site of Moat', although no earthworks are depicted.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.