Other landmarks Peckforton

elephant , castle carving

elephant , castle carving

a red sandstone carving depicting elephant bearing castle stands in garden on stone house lane in peckforton village. dates around 1859 , listed @ grade ii. carved john or william watson, local stonemason working on peckforton castle carved stone lions @ spurstow , tattenhall. elephant , castle each carved single piece of stone, derives same quarry peckforton castle. elephant has tasselled saddle, supporting castle has 3 tiers, turretted gatehouse , keep turrets @ corner. of castle windows glazed.

the original purpose of carving unclear. device formed part of crest of worshipful company of cutlers , associated public houses, there has never been pub called elephant , castle in peckforton. elephant appears in arms of corbett family, local landowners before 1626. according 1 source, carving intended beehive, although there no evidence has ever been used one.

listed buildings

peckforton has diverse collection of listed buildings. earliest remaining buildings in civil parish manor farm cottage , yew tree cottage, grade-ii-listed timber-framed cottages dating 17th century. black , white cottage on stone house lane single-storey, timber-framed, thatched cottage dating late 17th century attached byre under same roof; cottage listed @ grade ii* unusually well-preserved interior.

other black-and-white cottages include garden cottage , hillside cottage in village, , hill lane cottage on hill lane. rock cottage unusual in being constructed in sandstone, while smithy cottage timber-framed cottage infilled mixture of brick , sandstone. on peckforton gap in south of civil parish stands gap, stone cottage. date late 17th century , listed @ grade ii.

fountain cottages, part of peckforton estate

to east of village on peckforton hall lane stands peckforton hall (sj545565), grade-ii*-listed farmhouse dating late 17th century. in red brick slate roof, hall has twin gabled bays later ungabled wing. nearby former farm building of same date timber-framed mixture of stone, brick , oak boarding; listed @ grade ii.

several former peckforton estate cottages, built john tollemache in around 1860, listed @ grade ii. constructed in red or brown brick, typically have single storey attic , feature lozenge windows , prominent chimney stacks. examples include fountain cottages, green cottage , mill beck cottage.

manor farm (sj540564) stands on peckforton hall lane @ east of village , typical of farmhouses built peckforton estate. farmhouse dates around 1870 , in red brick 3 bays, lozenge windows , timber studding gables. both farmhouse , adjacent farm building of same date listed @ grade ii. hillside farm (sj533556) on stone house lane south of village former estate farm, dating 1870. farm house , adjacent farm building grade ii listed.