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Listed buildings in Thorpe Constantine

January 01, 1970

Thorpe Constantine is a civil parish in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It contains eight buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the small village of Thorpe Constantine and the former village of Statfold, and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings consist of two churches, a memorial in a churchyard, two small country houses and associated structures, a farmhouse, and a row of cottages.


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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
All Saints Church, Statfold
52°39′42″N 1°39′00″W / 52.66177°N 1.64999°W / 52.66177; -1.64999 (All Saints Church)
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 12th century A small chapel with most of the fabric dating from the 14th century, there were alterations in the 17th century, and a restoration in 1906. The oldest material is reddish conglomerate, most of the rest is freestone, and the roof is tiled. The church consists of a nave and a chancel in one unit. The west door is late Norman, dating from the 12th century, and the south doorway is in Decorated style.[2][3] II*
St Constantine's Church, Thorpe Constantine
52°40′33″N 1°37′05″W / 52.67572°N 1.61796°W / 52.67572; -1.61796 (St Constantine's Church)
 
 14th century (probable) A estate church, the oldest part being the steeple, with the rest of the church, designed by John Oldrid Scott, dating from 1883. The church is built in stone and has a tile roof. It consists of a nave, a lower chancel, a northwest vestry, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with three stages, a west doorway with a pointed head, a plain parapet, a recessed spire, and two tiers of lucarnes. The lower tier of lucarnes have crocketed gablets, gargoyles and foliated finials.[4][5] II
Thorpe Hall
52°40′34″N 1°37′10″W / 52.67598°N 1.61935°W / 52.67598; -1.61935 (Thorpe Hall)
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 1651 A small country house, with a north wing added in 1800, a south wing in 1812, and a further extension in 1870. The house is rendered on a sandstone plinth, with pilaster strips, sill bands, an eaves cornice, a parapet, and hipped slate roofs. The main block has three storeys and a basement, and five bays. Flanking flights of steps with a wrought iron balustrade and square piers on an arch with rusticated voussoirs lead up to the central doorway, which has an architrave, a fanlight and a pediment. The wings have two storeys and three bays, and there is a single-story two-bay extension. The windows are sashes.[4][6] II
Statfold Hall
52°39′39″N 1°38′59″W / 52.66083°N 1.64978°W / 52.66083; -1.64978 (Statfold Hall)
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 c. 1700 A small country house incorporating some earlier material, and with alterations and extensions in 1777 and 1819. It is in red brick on a plinth and has slate roofs. There are two storeys and an attic, and the house has a main range of three bays, a two-bay south wing, extensions at the rear, and an octagonal stair turret with a hipped roof. In the centre of the main range is a porch and a doorway with a cornice decorated with a scroll motif. The porch is flanked by three-light bay windows, and most of the windows are sashes.[7][8] II
Thorpe Gorse Cottages
52°39′38″N 1°38′15″W / 52.66044°N 1.63761°W / 52.66044; -1.63761 (Thorpe Gorse Cottages)
 
 18th century A row of three cottages that was extended in the 19th century. The original part is in stone, the extension is in brick, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys and five bays, and the windows are casements. The doorways and windows in the original part have lintels with keystones, and in the extension they have segmental heads.[9] II
Wolferston memorial
52°39′42″N 1°38′59″W / 52.66170°N 1.64980°W / 52.66170; -1.64980 (Wolferston memorial)
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 c. 1775 The memorial is in the churchyard of All Saints Church, and is to the memory of members of the Wolferston family. It is a pedestal tomb in stone, and consists of a triangular concave-sided pedestal with a carved ram's head on each corner, surmounted by a giant urn decorated with swags and medallions, and capped by a ball finial.[10] II
Syerscote Manor Farmhouse
52°39′55″N 1°40′15″W / 52.66517°N 1.67092°W / 52.66517; -1.67092 (Syerscote Manor Farmhouse)
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 Late 18th century A red brick farmhouse with a floor band, an eaves cornice, and a slate roof. There are three storeys, an L-shaped plan, and a front of three bays. On the front is a Tuscan porch and a doorway with a fanlight, and the windows are sashes with lintels and keystones.[11] II
Terrace retaining wall and steps, Thorpe Hall
52°40′33″N 1°37′11″W / 52.67587°N 1.61969°W / 52.67587; -1.61969 (Terrace retaining wall and steps, Thorpe Hall)
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 Mid 19th century The terrace wall has a brick base and a stone balustrade, and runs for about 70 yards (64 m). The balustrade is latticed, and it contains panelled piers surmounted by urns. In the centre of the wall is an opening flanked by two large square panelled piers and reached by stone steps.[12] II

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Citations edit

  1. ^ Historic England
  2. ^ Pevsner (1974), pp. 251–252
  3. ^ Historic England & 1294722
  4. ^ a b Pevsner (1974), p. 281
  5. ^ Historic England & 1294695
  6. ^ Historic England & 1374310
  7. ^ Pevsner (1974), p. 252
  8. ^ Historic England & 1188511
  9. ^ Historic England & 1374309
  10. ^ Historic England & 1038797
  11. ^ Historic England & 1038798
  12. ^ Historic England & 1188527

Sources edit

  • Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Thorpe Constantine (1294722)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Church of St. Constantine, Thorpe Constantine (1294695)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Thorpe Hall, Thorpe Constantine (1374310)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Statfold Hall, Thorpe Constantine (1188511)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Thorpe Gorse Cottages, Thorpe Constantine (1374309)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Wolferston memorial approximately 3 yards south-east of Church of All Saints, Thorpe Constantine (1038797)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Syerscote Manor Farmhouse, Thorpe Constantine (1038798)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Terrace retaining wall and steps approximately 40 yards south-west of Thorpe Hall, Thorpe Constantine (1188527)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 20 July 2019
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-071046-9

January 01, 1970
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Thorpe Constantine is a civil parish in the district of Lichfield Staffordshire England It contains eight buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England Of these one is listed at Grade II the middle of the three grades and the others are at Grade II the lowest grade The parish contains the small village of Thorpe Constantine and the former village of Statfold and is otherwise rural The listed buildings consist of two churches a memorial in a churchyard two small country houses and associated structures a farmhouse and a row of cottages Key editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Grade Criteria 1 II Particularly important buildings of more than special interest II Buildings of national importance and special interestBuildings editName and location Photograph Date Notes Grade All Saints Church Statfold52 39 42 N 1 39 00 W 52 66177 N 1 64999 W 52 66177 1 64999 All Saints Church 12th century A small chapel with most of the fabric dating from the 14th century there were alterations in the 17th century and a restoration in 1906 The oldest material is reddish conglomerate most of the rest is freestone and the roof is tiled The church consists of a nave and a chancel in one unit The west door is late Norman dating from the 12th century and the south doorway is in Decorated style 2 3 II St Constantine s Church Thorpe Constantine52 40 33 N 1 37 05 W 52 67572 N 1 61796 W 52 67572 1 61796 St Constantine s Church nbsp 14th century probable A estate church the oldest part being the steeple with the rest of the church designed by John Oldrid Scott dating from 1883 The church is built in stone and has a tile roof It consists of a nave a lower chancel a northwest vestry and a west steeple The steeple has a tower with three stages a west doorway with a pointed head a plain parapet a recessed spire and two tiers of lucarnes The lower tier of lucarnes have crocketed gablets gargoyles and foliated finials 4 5 II Thorpe Hall52 40 34 N 1 37 10 W 52 67598 N 1 61935 W 52 67598 1 61935 Thorpe Hall 1651 A small country house with a north wing added in 1800 a south wing in 1812 and a further extension in 1870 The house is rendered on a sandstone plinth with pilaster strips sill bands an eaves cornice a parapet and hipped slate roofs The main block has three storeys and a basement and five bays Flanking flights of steps with a wrought iron balustrade and square piers on an arch with rusticated voussoirs lead up to the central doorway which has an architrave a fanlight and a pediment The wings have two storeys and three bays and there is a single story two bay extension The windows are sashes 4 6 II Statfold Hall52 39 39 N 1 38 59 W 52 66083 N 1 64978 W 52 66083 1 64978 Statfold Hall c 1700 A small country house incorporating some earlier material and with alterations and extensions in 1777 and 1819 It is in red brick on a plinth and has slate roofs There are two storeys and an attic and the house has a main range of three bays a two bay south wing extensions at the rear and an octagonal stair turret with a hipped roof In the centre of the main range is a porch and a doorway with a cornice decorated with a scroll motif The porch is flanked by three light bay windows and most of the windows are sashes 7 8 II Thorpe Gorse Cottages52 39 38 N 1 38 15 W 52 66044 N 1 63761 W 52 66044 1 63761 Thorpe Gorse Cottages nbsp 18th century A row of three cottages that was extended in the 19th century The original part is in stone the extension is in brick and the roof is tiled There are two storeys and five bays and the windows are casements The doorways and windows in the original part have lintels with keystones and in the extension they have segmental heads 9 II Wolferston memorial52 39 42 N 1 38 59 W 52 66170 N 1 64980 W 52 66170 1 64980 Wolferston memorial c 1775 The memorial is in the churchyard of All Saints Church and is to the memory of members of the Wolferston family It is a pedestal tomb in stone and consists of a triangular concave sided pedestal with a carved ram s head on each corner surmounted by a giant urn decorated with swags and medallions and capped by a ball finial 10 II Syerscote Manor Farmhouse52 39 55 N 1 40 15 W 52 66517 N 1 67092 W 52 66517 1 67092 Syerscote Manor Farmhouse Late 18th century A red brick farmhouse with a floor band an eaves cornice and a slate roof There are three storeys an L shaped plan and a front of three bays On the front is a Tuscan porch and a doorway with a fanlight and the windows are sashes with lintels and keystones 11 II Terrace retaining wall and steps Thorpe Hall52 40 33 N 1 37 11 W 52 67587 N 1 61969 W 52 67587 1 61969 Terrace retaining wall and steps Thorpe Hall Mid 19th century The terrace wall has a brick base and a stone balustrade and runs for about 70 yards 64 m The balustrade is latticed and it contains panelled piers surmounted by urns In the centre of the wall is an opening flanked by two large square panelled piers and reached by stone steps 12 IIReferences edit nbsp Staffordshire portal Citations edit Historic England Pevsner 1974 pp 251 252 Historic England amp 1294722 a b Pevsner 1974 p 281 Historic England amp 1294695 Historic England amp 1374310 Pevsner 1974 p 252 Historic England amp 1188511 Historic England amp 1374309 Historic England amp 1038797 Historic England amp 1038798 Historic England amp 1188527 Sources edit Historic England Church of All Saints Thorpe Constantine 1294722 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Church of St Constantine Thorpe Constantine 1294695 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Thorpe Hall Thorpe Constantine 1374310 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Statfold Hall Thorpe Constantine 1188511 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Thorpe Gorse Cottages Thorpe Constantine 1374309 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Wolferston memorial approximately 3 yards south east of Church of All Saints Thorpe Constantine 1038797 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Syerscote Manor Farmhouse Thorpe Constantine 1038798 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Terrace retaining wall and steps approximately 40 yards south west of Thorpe Hall Thorpe Constantine 1188527 National Heritage List for England retrieved 20 July 2019 Historic England Listed Buildings retrieved 20 July 2019 Pevsner Nikolaus 1974 Staffordshire The Buildings of England Harmondsworth Penguin Books ISBN 0 14 071046 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Listed buildings in Thorpe Constantine amp oldid 1081693341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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