A house in Madeley.

[Jayson]

This is a long shot.

Does anyone know anthing about the history, especially the age of a large farm house in Madeley? It's situated in Station Road and is the second house after the row of terrace cottages.

Sorry that I couldn't get any pics.  I've used Google Street View to look at it.

The reason I ask is that my ancestor, James Bayley, was (in 1666) charged for eight hearths and I wondered if this might have been where he lived?

Jas

[suee]

Hi Jayson
Have not spoke for a while hope all is well 
Dont know if this is anything new to you or any help, I cant say as i know anything about the house but the row of terrace houses that you call them, are what are called the Almshouses.

Sir John Offley in his will in 1647 left a endowerment that two Almshouses be built one for boys and one for girls, they were extended in 1889.
If you look on the Madeley web site it has a list of listed buildings, there are only two down station road one the Almshouses and another which is called the Town house.
Dont know without looking if the one you mentioned is called the town house or not.
Not much help i am afraid, anything i can do let me know.

Sue

[Jayson]

How silly of me of course you're right they're almshouses

Good to hear from you again Sue, and hope all is well with you?

You know, I thought about knocking at the door and asking but I'm afraid I'm a bit of a chicken when it comes to that kind of thing.  I couldn't see a sign or anything saying Town House but after what you have said I'm sure you're right.

Do you have access to any maps Sue which might confirm this?

jay

[hheapet]

Hi Jay,
Below is a link to the Madeley conservation Map and site.


http://www.madeleyvillage.co.uk/conservation.htm

below is their list of conserved buildings etc in Madeley

Madeley Buildings and Monuments
 Grade Listing
 Street/Road
 O.S. Map Reference
 
All Saints Church 1
 Vicarage Lane
 SJ 7730 4438
 
Birches Farmhouse 2
 Castle Lane
 SJ 7753 4434
 
Boat House at Madeley Manor 2
 Heighley Castle Way
 SJ 7779 4693
 
Farm buildings at Lower Stoney Low House 2
 Stoney Low
 SJ 7897 4390
 
Heighley Castle 2
 Heighley Lane
 SJ 7724 4675
 
Hey House 2
 Manor Road
 SJ 7758 4327
 
Higher Thornhill Farmhouse  2
 Bowsey Wood Road
 SJ 7658 4577
 
Lower Stoney Low House 2
 Stoney Low
 SJ 7899 4387
 
Madeley Manor and attached conservatory 2
 Heighley Castle Way
 SJ 7759 4591
 
Manor Farmhouse 2
 Manor Road
 SJ 7717 4276
 
Memorials in Church of All Saints Churchyard 2
 Vicarage Lane
 SJ 7730 4438
 
Milepost on A531 west of Bowsey Wood 2
  SJ 7636 4649
 
Milepost on A525 Barhill Road 2
  SJ 7687 4413
 
Milepost on A525 Newcastle Road 2
  SJ 7764 4523
 
Netherset Hey Farmhouse 2
 Netherset Hey Lane
 SJ 7853 4340
 
Offley Almshouses and boundary walls 2
 Station Road
 SJ 7724 4419
 
Offley Well Head 2
 Manor Road
 SJ 7718 4394
 
Old Madeley Manor 2
 Manor Road
 SJ 7720 4230
 
School House 2
 Barhill Road
 SJ 7724 4435
 
Sir John Offley Primary School  2
 Barhill Road
 SJ 7725 4438
 
Telephone Kiosk (outside Sir John Offley School) 2
 Barhill Road
 SJ 7726 4439
 
The Cottage  2
 Bowsey Wood
 SJ 7677 4656
 
The Old Hall 2
 Poolside
 SJ 7734 4463
 
The White House 2
 Poolside
 SJ 7731 4466
 
Town House 2
 Station Road
 SJ 7726 4409
 
Ye Old House and Bridge Cottage (part) 2
 Barhill Road
 SJ 7719 4427
 
Yew Tree Cottage 2
 Barhill Road
 SJ 7529 4324
 

[suee]

Hi
I went to have a look this afternoom the second house after the almshouses is called the Town House.

As you are like me dont like knocking on people's door, might be worth writing a letter to see what they know about the history of there houre, you never know you may get a response. 

sue

[Jayson]

Thank very much for confirming this for me, Sue.  At first I thought that the Town House may have been Victorian but I looked more closely I noticed that the roof line was very undulating which would indicate a much older building.

I will right a letter enclosing a few details and hopefully, with a bit of luck, I might find the answer.

Jay 

[Pepsi62]

Hi Jayson, we meet again,

The big house at the end of Station Road was the Crewe Arms pub. It used to be next to the station. The name has since been moved to the pub on the main road at Madeley Heath.

My wife's ancestors lived there for many years - William Houlding had it in 1841, 1851 and 1861 and his son Edward had it in 1871. They were publicans and farmers.

William's obituary says he was a tenant of Lord Crewe who must have owned the Crewe Arms - it was at the edge of Madeley Park which Lord Crewe owned at that time.

Peter

[Pepsi62]

Hi again Jayson,
Attached photo of the Crewe Arms Hotel taken from the Church carpark.
The Crewe Arms is the large building on the left with the Almshouses to the right. But I do not know what the white building in the middle is.

The 1891 map shows it named as the Crewe Arms Hotel and a recent map shows it as the Town House.

[genjen]

Hi,

I have a friend who I believe used to live in the Town House in Madeley. I have emailed him to see if I am right and if he knows anything of its history. I'll get back to you when I have a reply.

Jen