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Greyhound Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Shotwick, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2393 / 53°14'21"N

Longitude: -2.9939 / 2°59'38"W

OS Eastings: 333763

OS Northings: 371820

OS Grid: SJ337718

Mapcode National: GBR 7ZJZ.MJ

Mapcode Global: WH87Z.ZVH2

Plus Code: 9C5V62Q4+PC

Entry Name: Greyhound Farmhouse

Listing Date: 4 June 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1318894

English Heritage Legacy ID: 55686

ID on this website: 101318894

Location: Shotwick, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Civil Parish: Puddington

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Shotwick St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 37 SW SHOTWICK C.P. THE VILLAGE
(South Side)

3/40 Greyhound Farmhouse.

4/6/1952

GV II

Formerly inn and manor courthouse, later farmhouse, now house: later
C17 with early C19 addition and later C20 alterations. English bond
orange brick with red sandstone dressings. Welsh slate roof and 2
brick chimneys. 2-storey over cellar, 7-bay front. Right 4 bays is
original house. Chamfered stone plinth, raised to right of door to
include entrance to cellar. Flush stone quoining and dentil brick
band at 1st floor. Windows are 2-light late C20 wooden casements with
glazing bars under weak segmental brick heads. Central doorway has
heavy wooden surround under similar head and is approached by 3 steps.
Dentil band continues on right side. Left 3 bays is former
farmbuilding now partly added into house. Board door and 2 C20
windows below and 2 square pitch holes and a line of ventilation slots
above.
Interior: entrance into lobby with winder staircase to rear. Room to
right has raised wooden floor and corner fireplace with C20 grate
(said to be manor courtroom). Room to left has inglenook fireplace
with chamfered bressumer. Ceiling beams boxed and joists hidden. Old
board door to kitchen.

Appears as the Black Bear in Mrs G Linnaeus Banks 'God's Providence
House', see Shotwick Hall (q.v.).


Listing NGR: SJ3376371820

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