List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: ECCLESTON FERRY FARMHOUSE
List entry Number: 1130635
Location
ECCLESTON FERRY FARMHOUSE, ALDFORD ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Unitary Authority | Huntington |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 22-Aug-1984
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 55500
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 46 SW HUNTINGTON C P ALDFORD ROAD
(West Side)
5/51 Eccleston Ferry
Farmhouse.
GV II
Farmhouse: dated 1887 by John Douglas for the 1st Duke of
Westminster. Ruabon red brick with red sandstone dressings and some
timberframing in upper storey. L-shaped plan. 2-storey 4-bay west
front. Stone plinth. Right end bay projects under gable with timber
framed upper storey with round-headed panels and curved bracing.
3-light wooden mullioned and transomed window. Upper-storey on wooden
brackets over canted lower storey with small ogee-headed lights under
a continuous label mould. Central 2 bays have a porch with a
segmental stone doorcase with date and initials on the lintel. To
right and above in gabled dormer are windows of 2 ogee-headed lights.
Left end bay has blue brick diapering and an inserted C20 window.
Interior: original oak turned baluster staircase but remainder
somewhat altered.
In picturesque position, especially from Eccleston side of the river,
and alongside the historic crossing point.
Listing NGR: SJ4161562156
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National Grid Reference: SJ 41615 62156
Map
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