Listed buildings in Grappenhall and Thelwall
Grappenhall and Thelwall is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and includes the villages of Grappenhall and Thelwall. The Bridgewater Canal and the A56 road pass through Grappenhall and to the south of Thelwall in an east–west direction, and the A50 road runs in a north–south direction between them. Within the parish are 30 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the other 28 at Grade II, the lowest grade. The Grade I listed building is a church dating back to the 12th century. The Grade II listed buildings comprise a variety of structures, including another church, houses, aqueducts, bridges, a public house, farm buildings, stocks, a sundial, a milepost, a mounting block, a war memorial, and a telephone kiosk.
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Grade | Criteria[1] |
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Grade I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. |
Grade II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. |
Listed buildings
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall 53°22′20″N 2°32′36″W / 53.3723°N 2.5434°W / 53.3723; -2.5434 (St Wilfrid, Grappenhall) | ![]() | 12th century | There is some Norman fabric in the south wall of the nave, the south chapel was built as a chantry in about 1334, and the tower and most of the rest of the church date from 1525 to 1539. The clerestory was added in 1833, and the north vestry in 1851. In 1873–74 Paley and Austin carried out a restoration.[2][3] | I |
Pickering Arms Inn, Thelwall 53°23′00″N 2°31′30″W / 53.3834°N 2.5249°W / 53.3834; -2.5249 (Pickering Arms Inn, Thelwall) | ![]() | 17th century | A public house that is basically timber-framed with brick infill, and with extensions in brick and sandstone. It has a T-shaped plan, and is in two storeys. The windows are casements.[4][5] | II |
Thelwall Old Hall 53°23′04″N 2°31′31″W / 53.3845°N 2.5254°W / 53.3845; -2.5254 (Thelwall Old Hall) | ![]() | 17th century (probable) | A sandstone house, the front of which is pebble-dashed. It is in two storeys with a stone-slate roof. The house has a two-storey porch, and a cross-wing on the right side.[6] | II |
Stocks, Grappenhall 53°22′20″N 2°32′37″W / 53.37210°N 2.54366°W / 53.37210; -2.54366 (Stocks, Grappenhall) | ![]() | 17th century (probable) | The stocks consist of a pair of slotted, round-headed endstones at the entrance to St Wilfrid's churchyard. The original oak stocks have been replaced.[7] | II |
Ivy Cottage, Thelwall 53°23′04″N 2°31′31″W / 53.3844°N 2.5252°W / 53.3844; -2.5252 (Ivy Cottage, Thelwall) | ![]() | Mid-17th century | A timber-framed cottage on a sandstone plinth with a slate roof.[4][8] | II |
Old Hall Farmhouse, Thelwall 53°23′02″N 2°30′56″W / 53.3840°N 2.5156°W / 53.3840; -2.5156 (Old Hall Farmhouse, Thelwall) | ![]() | 1655 | Basically a timber-framed house, the exterior was largely rebuilt during the 19th century in brick, with false timber framing added to the front. It is in two storeys, with dormer windows in the front face. There is a small timber-framed wing at the rear.[9] | II |
Home Farmhouse, Thelwall 53°22′57″N 2°30′59″W / 53.3824°N 2.5164°W / 53.3824; -2.5164 (Home Farmhouse, Thelwall) | — | 1692 | A rectangular brick house on a sandstone plinth that was altered in 1745. It is in two storeys plus an attic.[10] | II |
Sundial, Grappenhall 53°22′20″N 2°32′37″W / 53.37216°N 2.54348°W / 53.37216; -2.54348 (Sundial, Grappenhall) | — | 1714 | In the churchyard of St Wilfrid's Church, the sundial stands on a turned shaft of stone.[11] | II |
Thelwall Hall 53°23′03″N 2°31′15″W / 53.3841°N 2.5208°W / 53.3841; -2.5208 (Thelwall Hall) | ![]() | After 1747 | A Georgian brick house, extended in the 19th century with the addition of bay windows. It has a Doric doorcase, and has since been occupied by Chaigeley School.[4][12][13] | II |
Barns and stable, Home Farm, Thelwall 53°22′56″N 2°30′59″W / 53.3821°N 2.5165°W / 53.3821; -2.5165 (Barns, Home Farm, Thelwall) | — | Mid-18th century (probable) | Originally a threshing barn, cartshed and a stable, later used for storage. In brick with internal timber-framed walls.[14] | II |
Beech Cottage and House, Thelwall 53°23′01″N 2°31′04″W / 53.3836°N 2.5179°W / 53.3836; -2.5179 (Beech Cottage, Thelwall) | ![]() | 1764 | A two-storey brown brick house with stone dressings on a sandstone plinth with a stone-slate roof and rusticated quoins.[15] | II |
Lumb Brook Bridge 53°22′13″N 2°34′10″W / 53.3702°N 2.5694°W / 53.3702; -2.5694 (Lumb Brook Bridge) | — | 1770 | An aqueduct carrying the Bridgewater Canal and towpath over Lumb Brook Road. Designed by James Brindley, it is constructed in sandstone with a brick lining to the arch and a brick parapet. A ramped footpath with sandstone retaining walls climbs from the road to the towpath.[16][17] | II |
Church Lane Bridge, Grappenhall 53°22′19″N 2°32′31″W / 53.3720°N 2.5420°W / 53.3720; -2.5420 (Church Lane Bridge) | ![]() | c. 1770 | A bridge carrying Church Lane over the Bridgewater Canal designed by James Brindley. It is in red-brown brick with red sandstone dressings.[18] | II |
Halfacre Lane Aqueduct 53°22′45″N 2°31′15″W / 53.3793°N 2.5208°W / 53.3793; -2.5208 (Halfacre Lane Aqueduct) | ![]() | c. 1770 | An aqueduct carrying the Bridgewater Canal and towpath over Halfacre Lane. Designed by James Brindley, it is constructed in sandstone and brick.[19] | II |
Pickering's Bridge 53°22′40″N 2°31′33″W / 53.37775°N 2.52597°W / 53.37775; -2.52597 (Pickering's Bridge) | ![]() | 1770 | An accommodation bridge over the Bridgewater Canal, it was designed by James Brindley. It is in red-brown brick with sandstone dressings, and consists of a single segmental arch.[20] | II |
Barn and Shippon, Old Village Farm, Thelwall 53°23′03″N 2°31′33″W / 53.3843°N 2.5258°W / 53.3843; -2.5258 (Barn, Old Village Farm) | ![]() | Late 18th century | The shippon is at a right-angle to the barn. The buildings are in brick with some sandstone.[21] | II |
Greenbank, Grappenhall 53°22′16″N 2°32′33″W / 53.3711°N 2.5424°W / 53.3711; -2.5424 (Greenbank, Grappenhall) | — | c. 1800 | A two-storey house in rendered brick with a slate roof. The porch has a Tudor arched opening and a Neoclassical cornice. The windows at the front of the house are 12-pane sashes.[22] | II |
Milepost, Stockport Road, Thelwall 53°22′57″N 2°30′53″W / 53.38240°N 2.51481°W / 53.38240; -2.51481 (Milepost, Thelwall) | — | c. 1821 | A cast iron milepost surviving from the Warrington to Altrincham turnpike road that opened in 1821.[23] | II |
2 and 4, Laurel Bank, Grappenhall 53°22′18″N 2°32′22″W / 53.3718°N 2.5395°W / 53.3718; -2.5395 (2 and 4, Laurel Bank, Grappenhall) | — | Early 19th century | A pair of two-storey houses in rendered brick with a slate-covered hipped roof. The windows are sashes.[24] | II |
Bridge Stores, Grappenhall 53°22′18″N 2°32′30″W / 53.3718°N 2.5418°W / 53.3718; -2.5418 (Bridge Stores, Grappenhall) | ![]() | Early 19th century | A shop, dwelling and store shed in painted brick with slate hipped roofs. The shop window has 20 panes, and the other windows are 16-pane recessed sashes.[25] | II |
Church Cottages, Grappenhall 53°22′20″N 2°32′39″W / 53.3723°N 2.5443°W / 53.3723; -2.5443 (Church Cottages, Grappenhall) | ![]() | c. 1830 | A pair of rendered cottages in two storeys, with gables and slate roofs. On their front is a continuous verandah carried on cast iron supports.[26] | II |
Grappenhall Rectory 53°22′19″N 2°32′36″W / 53.3719°N 2.5434°W / 53.3719; -2.5434 (Grappenhall Rectory) | ![]() | c. 1830 | A Gothic stuccoed house with a grey slate roof, in two storeys. The porch has a Tudor arch, and is crenellated with corner pinnacles. On each side of the porch is a canted bay containing a window with a pointed arch; the windows in the upper storey are two-light casements, each light having 12 panes. On each side of the house is a wing with 12-pane recessed sash window.[16][27] | II |
Pair of gatepiers, Grappenhall Rectory 53°22′19″N 2°32′37″W / 53.3720°N 2.5435°W / 53.3720; -2.5435 (Rectory gatepiers, Grappenhall) | ![]() | c. 1830 | A pair of square sandstone piers at the entrance to the rectory, surmounted by urns.[28] | II |
Parish Hall, Grappenhall 53°22′19″N 2°32′38″W / 53.3720°N 2.5439°W / 53.3720; -2.5439 (Parish Hall, Grappenhall) | — | c. 1840 | A parish hall opposite the church in brown brick with a gabled slate roof. At the entrance is a pair of cast iron gates between plain stone gatepiers.[29] | II |
Bellhouse Farmhouse, Grappenhall 53°22′22″N 2°32′18″W / 53.3728°N 2.5383°W / 53.3728; -2.5383 (Bellhouse Farmhouse, Grappenhall) | — | c. 1840 | A two-storey brick house with slate roofs, It has a porch carried on ornate cast iron supports, and a gabled dormer above. The windows are casements.[30] | II |
All Saints Church, Thelwall 53°22′57″N 2°31′41″W / 53.3824°N 2.5281°W / 53.3824; -2.5281 (All Saints Church, Thelwall) | ![]() | 1843 | The church is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs. The nave was designed by J. Mountford Allen, the chancel was added in 1856, and further additions were made in 1890. Inside the church is a memorial to Edward the Elder by Eric Gill.[31][32] | II |
Mounting block, Chester Road, Grappenhall 53°22′23″N 2°33′15″W / 53.37298°N 2.55408°W / 53.37298; -2.55408 (Mounting block, Grappenhall) | — | 1859 | A monolithic mounting block in sandstone with two steps at each end and an inscription naming the donor.[33] | II |
Thelwall Heys 53°22′35″N 2°32′00″W / 53.3763°N 2.5332°W / 53.3763; -2.5332 (Thelwall Heys) | — | 1864 | An asymmetrical country house designed by Alfred Waterhouse. It is in red-brown brick with banding and decoration in yellow and blue brick, and with sandstone dressings. The house has steeply pitched slate roofs.[34] | II |
War memorial, Thelwall 53°22′56″N 2°31′21″W / 53.3821°N 2.5225°W / 53.3821; -2.5225 (Thelwall War Memorial) | ![]() | c. 1923 | A granite memorial commemorating the First World War consisting of a cross in Anglo-Saxon style set in a small garden. It is carved with depictions of King Edward the Elder and angels.[35] | II |
Telephone Kiosk, Thelwall 53°23′01″N 2°31′29″W / 53.38365°N 2.52481°W / 53.38365; -2.52481 (Telephone Kiosk, Thelwall) | ![]() | 1935 | A cast iron type K6 telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.[36] | II |
See also
- Listed buildings in Appleton
- Listed buildings in High Legh
- Listed buildings in Lymm
- Listed buildings in Stockton Heath
- Listed buildings in Stretton
- Listed buildings in Warrington (unparished area)
- Listed buildings in Woolston
References
Citations
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 April 2015
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 630
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Wilfrid, Grappenhall and Thelwall (1139320)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ a b c Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 627
- ^ Historic England, "Pickering Arms Inn, Thelwall (1136711)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Thelwall Old Hall (1139323)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England. "Stocks at entrance to St. Wilfred's churchyard, Grappenhall (1139321)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Historic England, "Ivy Cottage, Thelwall (1136665)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Old Hall Farmhouse, Thelwall (1139324)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Home Farmhouse, Thelwall (1139325)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial in St.Wilfred's Churchyard (4 metres south of church porch), Grappenhall (1329759)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Chaigeley School, Thelwall (1136686)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Welcome, Chaigeley School, archived from the original on 7 February 2013, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Former threshing barn, cartshed, and stables 15 metres south of Home Farm, Thelwall (1136697)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Beech Cottage, Beech House, Thelwall (1136694)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ a b Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 630
- ^ Historic England, "Lumb Brook Bridge (an aqueduct), Grappenhall (1135858)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Church Lane Bridge, Grappenhall (1329797)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Halfacre Lane Aqueduct, Thelwall (1139319)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Pickering's Bridge, Thelwall (1457565)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 October 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Old Village Farm, former barn and attached shippon, Thelwall (1312689)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Greenbank, Grappenhall (1329758)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Milepost at NGR 6586, Thelwall (1329762)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "2 and 4, Laurel Bank, Grappenhall (1329761)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Bridge Stores, Grappenhall (1329796)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Church Cottage East, Church Cottage West, Grappenhall (1136647)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Grappenhall Rectory (1139322)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Pair of gatepiers to yard of Rectory, Grappenhall (1136654)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "The Hall, with gates and forecourt walls, Grappenhall (1329760)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Bellhouse Farmhouse, Grappenhall (1139317)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 December 2012
- ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 628
- ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Thelwall (1139326)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Mounting block, Grappenhall (1392455)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Thelwall Heys (1380268)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Thelwall War Memorial (1393991)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "K6 telephone kiosk outside Thelwall Post Office (1227407)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 December 2012
Sources
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5