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Lyme Cage
Hob Uid: 78396
Location : Cheshire East Lyme Handley
Grid Ref : SJ9663783070
Summary : Watch tower in Lyme Park constructed circa 1525. It is square in plan and has four corner towers which were added during the 1720s. It is thought to have been used to detain those who contravened the game laws, when Lyme was part of a royal forest.
More information : On a high point in Lyme Park at SJ 96638307 stands Lyme Cage, a square building erected probably as a watch-tower circa 1525. In the 1720's, four corner towers were added. It is believed to have been used to detain those who contravened the game laws, when Lyme was part of a royal forest. Hence its name. Published survey (25") correct. (1) The Lyme Cage watch tower was mapped from the latest aerial photography as part of the Cheshire National Mapping Programme project (3).

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Source details : F1 DRB 03-JAN-69
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Source details : Lyme Park: An illustrated description of the house and ground (Photo.).
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Source details : Cheshire
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Source details : Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SJ9683 08-OCT-2011
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Constructed c1525
Monument End Date : 1535
Monument Start Date : 1515
Monument Type : Watch Tower, Lock Up, Deer Park
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Additions of 1720s
Monument End Date : 1729
Monument Start Date : 1720
Monument Type : Watch Tower, Lock Up, Deer Park
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 407227
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 93943
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cheshire)
External Cross Reference Number : MCH7060
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 98 SE 14
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-01-03
End Date : 1969-01-03

Associated Activities :
Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-01-01
End Date : 1998-12-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2015-07-08
End Date : 2017-02-28

Historic England Research Records

Lyme Cage