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Listed buildings in Willaston, Cheshire West

January 01, 1970

Willaston is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, England. In and around the village are 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Most of the listed buildings are houses, or farms with associated structures; the other buildings include the village church, a former windmill converted for domestic use, a war memorial, and a former railway station used as a visitor centre.

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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
The Farm
53°17′33″N 3°00′25″W / 53.29249°N 3.00702°W / 53.29249; -3.00702 (The Farm)
 
 1616 This originated as a farmhouse, and was later converted into a house and a bank. Possibly with a timber-framed core, it is in rendered brick, and has slate roofs with coped gables. The house is in two storeys, and has a four-bay front, the first bay projecting as a gabled cross-wing. The upper storeys are jettied. The windows are sashes, two in half-dormers. Above the door is an oculus.[2][3] II
Ashtree Farmhouse
53°17′24″N 3°00′23″W / 53.28991°N 3.00625°W / 53.28991; -3.00625 (Ashtree Farmhouse)
 
 Early 17th century A cross wing was added in 1697. The original part of the farmhouse is timber-framed with rendered brick nogging and stone dressings on a stone plinth. It has a slate roof, it is in a single storey with an attic, and it has a two-bay front containing a gabled half-dormer. The cross wing is in brick and has two storeys and an attic. Its windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed, and in the gable are two elliptical openings.[2][4] II
Old Red Lion
53°17′31″N 3°00′28″W / 53.29206°N 3.00765°W / 53.29206; -3.00765 (Old Red Lion)
 
 1631 Originating as two houses, later converted into a public house, and then into a dwelling, the building is timber-framed with plastered panels on a stone plinth. It has a slate roof. The house is in two storeys, and has a four-bay front. The first bay projects forward and is jettied with a gable. The windows are mullioned.[2][5] II
Pollard Inn
53°17′29″N 3°00′28″W / 53.29151°N 3.00774°W / 53.29151; -3.00774 (Pollard Inn)
 
 1637 This originated as a manor house, it was later converted into a farmhouse, and then into a public house. It is built in red sandstone, and has a massive stone chimney stock. There are two brick extensions; the roofs are slated. The original part is in two storeys with an attic, and has a gabled front. Some windows are mullioned; the others are a mix of sashes, and casements.[6] II
Atworth House and Terrace
53°17′32″N 3°00′34″W / 53.29232°N 3.00933°W / 53.29232; -3.00933 (Atworth House and Terrace)
 

 
 Mid 17th century This originated as a farmhouse and farm buildings, later converted into a house and a row of cottages. They are built in sandstone with roughcast fronts, and have slate roofs. They are in two storeys, the house having a front of two bays, and each cottage having one bay. All the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes.[2][7] II
Willaston Old Hall
53°17′30″N 3°00′23″W / 53.29172°N 3.00631°W / 53.29172; -3.00631 (Willaston Old Hall)
 
 17th century A former manor house, it is built in brick on a sandstone plinth, with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. The house is in three storeys, and has a symmetrical five-bay front, the outer and central bays projecting forwards under gables with ball finials. The windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed. A cornice runs between the floors.[2][8][9] II*
Bank House
53°17′33″N 3°00′24″W / 53.29238°N 3.00662°W / 53.29238; -3.00662 (Bank House)
 
 Late 17th century A brick house on a rendered plinth with a slate roof. It is in a single storey with an attic, and has a two-bay front. In the ground floor is a doorway and a small-pane casement window, and in the attic is a gabled dormer containing a sash window. Inside the house is an inglenook.[10] II
Midland Bank
53°17′33″N 3°00′24″W / 53.29238°N 3.00673°W / 53.29238; -3.00673 (Midland Bank)
 
 Late 17th century Originating as a house, and later used as a bank, this is built in brick on a sandstone plinth, and has a slate roof with coped gables. It is in two storeys with an attic, and has a two-bay front. The windows on the front are sashes, and on the left side is a blocked mullioned window.[11] II
Farm building behind The Farm
53°17′34″N 3°00′24″W / 53.29264°N 3.00668°W / 53.29264; -3.00668 (Farm building behind The Farm)
 
 Mid 18th century The farm building is in partly rendered brick, and has a slate roof with coped gables. It is in a single storey, and extends for five bays. It contains arched openings, ventilators in a diamond pattern, and pitch holes.[12] II
Willaston Mill
53°17′54″N 3°00′38″W / 53.29832°N 3.01053°W / 53.29832; -3.01053 (Willaston Mill)
 
 1805 The former windmill has been converted into a house. It is constructed in brick with a wooden cap, and consists of a tapering tower with a circular plan. The tower is in five stages on a basement, and has segmental-headed openings, French windows, and casements.[2][13] II
The Laburnums
53°17′32″N 3°00′28″W / 53.29229°N 3.00767°W / 53.29229; -3.00767 (The Laburnums)
 
 Early 19th century A roughcast brick house with a slate roof and coped gables. It is in three storeys, and has a three-bay front, with single-storey extension at both ends. The windows are casements.[14] II
Christ Church
53°17′34″N 3°00′31″W / 53.29286°N 3.00868°W / 53.29286; -3.00868 (Christ Church)
 
 1854 The church was designed by Fulljames and Walker, and a north aisle and vestry were added in 1926. It is built in sandstone with Westmorland slate roofs. The plan consists of a nave with a north aisle, a chancel with a north vestry, and a south porch. There is a bellcote on the east nave gable. The stained glass includes windows by William Wailes and by C. E. Kempe.[15][16] II
The Lydiate
53°17′47″N 3°01′24″W / 53.29644°N 3.02342°W / 53.29644; -3.02342 (The Lydiate)
 
 1857 A former manor house, it is built in brick with stone dressings and a slate roof in Italianate style. The entrance front is in two storeys, and has three bays, the centre bay protruding forward as a three-stage tower with a pyramidal roof. Also on this front are giant panelled pilasters, a round-headed entrance, and balustraded balconies. The garden front is in two storeys with an attic, and has four irregular bays.[17][18] II
Lydiate Lodge
53°17′51″N 3°01′14″W / 53.29757°N 3.02048°W / 53.29757; -3.02048 (Lydiate Lodge)
 
 1857 A lodge to The Lydiate, later extended. It is in red sandstone with a slate roof. The lodge is in a single story, and has an entrance front of three bays. Flanking the pedimented entrance are round-headed slit windows, with sash windows in the lateral bays. The front facing the street is in four bays, the lateral bays projecting forwards under gables and containing sash windows. The central two bays contain casement windows.[17][19] II
Hadlow Road railway station
53°17′19″N 3°00′21″W / 53.28862°N 3.00584°W / 53.28862; -3.00584 (Hadlow Road railway station)
 
 1866 A former railway station and stationmaster's house built for the Birkenhead, Lancs and Cheshire Junction Railway. It is constructed in brick on a stone plinth with stone dressings and a slate roof. The station is in a single storey, and has a four-bay front, and the house is in two storeys. The station closed to passengers in 1956, and closed altogether in 1962. The trackway was converted into a footpath, the Wirral Way, and the station turned into a museum and visitor centre.[20][21] II
War memorial
53°17′33″N 3°00′32″W / 53.29255°N 3.00877°W / 53.29255; -3.00877 (War memorial)
 
 1921 The war memorial is in the churchyard of Christ Church. It is in Storeton sandstone, and consists of a square pillar with gabled angle buttresses, on a base of three steps, and has an octagonal domed turret surmounted by a bronze Latin cross. On the south front is a bronze plaque with inscriptions and the names of those lost in the two World Wars.[22] II

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Citations

  1. ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 3 April 2015
  2. ^ a b c d e f Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 668
  3. ^ Historic England, "The Farm including National Westminster Bank, Willaston (1387746)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  4. ^ Historic England, "Ashtree Farmhouse, Willaston (1387663)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  5. ^ Historic England, "Old Red Lion, Willaston (1387743)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  6. ^ Historic England, "Pollard Inn, Willaston (1387744)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  7. ^ Historic England, "Atworth Terrace and Atworth House, Willaston (1387702)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  8. ^ Historic England, "Willaston Old Hall (1387666)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  9. ^ de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 282
  10. ^ Historic England, "Bank House, Willaston (1387738)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  11. ^ Historic England, "Midland Bank, Willaston (1387739)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  12. ^ Historic England, "Farm building 15 metres north of The Farm, Willaston (1387748)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  13. ^ Historic England, "Willaston Mill (1387688)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  14. ^ Historic England, "The Laburnums, Willaston (1387749)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
  15. ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 667–668
  16. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, Willaston (1387703)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  17. ^ a b Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 669
  18. ^ Historic England, "The Lydiate, Willaston (1387639)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  19. ^ Historic England, "Lydiate Lodge, Willaston (1387640)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  20. ^ Historic England, "Hadlow Road railway station, Willaston (1387664)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 October 2013
  21. ^ Hadlow Road Station, Neston Town Council, retrieved 21 October 2013
  22. ^ Historic England, "Willaston War Memorial, Willaston (1467991)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 January 2020

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Willaston is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester England In and around the village are 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings Of these one is listed at Grade II the middle grade and the others are at Grade II Most of the listed buildings are houses or farms with associated structures the other buildings include the village church a former windmill converted for domestic use a war memorial and a former railway station used as a visitor centre 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 The Farm53 17 33 N 3 00 25 W 53 29249 N 3 00702 W 53 29249 3 00702 The Farm nbsp 1616 This originated as a farmhouse and was later converted into a house and a bank Possibly with a timber framed core it is in rendered brick and has slate roofs with coped gables The house is in two storeys and has a four bay front the first bay projecting as a gabled cross wing The upper storeys are jettied The windows are sashes two in half dormers Above the door is an oculus 2 3 II Ashtree Farmhouse53 17 24 N 3 00 23 W 53 28991 N 3 00625 W 53 28991 3 00625 Ashtree Farmhouse nbsp Early 17th century A cross wing was added in 1697 The original part of the farmhouse is timber framed with rendered brick nogging and stone dressings on a stone plinth It has a slate roof it is in a single storey with an attic and it has a two bay front containing a gabled half dormer The cross wing is in brick and has two storeys and an attic Its windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed and in the gable are two elliptical openings 2 4 II Old Red Lion53 17 31 N 3 00 28 W 53 29206 N 3 00765 W 53 29206 3 00765 Old Red Lion nbsp 1631 Originating as two houses later converted into a public house and then into a dwelling the building is timber framed with plastered panels on a stone plinth It has a slate roof The house is in two storeys and has a four bay front The first bay projects forward and is jettied with a gable The windows are mullioned 2 5 II Pollard Inn53 17 29 N 3 00 28 W 53 29151 N 3 00774 W 53 29151 3 00774 Pollard Inn nbsp 1637 This originated as a manor house it was later converted into a farmhouse and then into a public house It is built in red sandstone and has a massive stone chimney stock There are two brick extensions the roofs are slated The original part is in two storeys with an attic and has a gabled front Some windows are mullioned the others are a mix of sashes and casements 6 II Atworth House and Terrace53 17 32 N 3 00 34 W 53 29232 N 3 00933 W 53 29232 3 00933 Atworth House and Terrace nbsp nbsp Mid 17th century This originated as a farmhouse and farm buildings later converted into a house and a row of cottages They are built in sandstone with roughcast fronts and have slate roofs They are in two storeys the house having a front of two bays and each cottage having one bay All the windows are horizontally sliding sashes 2 7 II Willaston Old Hall53 17 30 N 3 00 23 W 53 29172 N 3 00631 W 53 29172 3 00631 Willaston Old Hall nbsp 17th century A former manor house it is built in brick on a sandstone plinth with sandstone dressings and a slate roof The house is in three storeys and has a symmetrical five bay front the outer and central bays projecting forwards under gables with ball finials The windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed A cornice runs between the floors 2 8 9 II Bank House53 17 33 N 3 00 24 W 53 29238 N 3 00662 W 53 29238 3 00662 Bank House nbsp Late 17th century A brick house on a rendered plinth with a slate roof It is in a single storey with an attic and has a two bay front In the ground floor is a doorway and a small pane casement window and in the attic is a gabled dormer containing a sash window Inside the house is an inglenook 10 II Midland Bank53 17 33 N 3 00 24 W 53 29238 N 3 00673 W 53 29238 3 00673 Midland Bank nbsp Late 17th century Originating as a house and later used as a bank this is built in brick on a sandstone plinth and has a slate roof with coped gables It is in two storeys with an attic and has a two bay front The windows on the front are sashes and on the left side is a blocked mullioned window 11 II Farm building behind The Farm53 17 34 N 3 00 24 W 53 29264 N 3 00668 W 53 29264 3 00668 Farm building behind The Farm nbsp Mid 18th century The farm building is in partly rendered brick and has a slate roof with coped gables It is in a single storey and extends for five bays It contains arched openings ventilators in a diamond pattern and pitch holes 12 II Willaston Mill53 17 54 N 3 00 38 W 53 29832 N 3 01053 W 53 29832 3 01053 Willaston Mill nbsp 1805 The former windmill has been converted into a house It is constructed in brick with a wooden cap and consists of a tapering tower with a circular plan The tower is in five stages on a basement and has segmental headed openings French windows and casements 2 13 II The Laburnums53 17 32 N 3 00 28 W 53 29229 N 3 00767 W 53 29229 3 00767 The Laburnums nbsp Early 19th century A roughcast brick house with a slate roof and coped gables It is in three storeys and has a three bay front with single storey extension at both ends The windows are casements 14 II Christ Church53 17 34 N 3 00 31 W 53 29286 N 3 00868 W 53 29286 3 00868 Christ Church nbsp 1854 The church was designed by Fulljames and Walker and a north aisle and vestry were added in 1926 It is built in sandstone with Westmorland slate roofs The plan consists of a nave with a north aisle a chancel with a north vestry and a south porch There is a bellcote on the east nave gable The stained glass includes windows by William Wailes and by C E Kempe 15 16 II The Lydiate53 17 47 N 3 01 24 W 53 29644 N 3 02342 W 53 29644 3 02342 The Lydiate nbsp 1857 A former manor house it is built in brick with stone dressings and a slate roof in Italianate style The entrance front is in two storeys and has three bays the centre bay protruding forward as a three stage tower with a pyramidal roof Also on this front are giant panelled pilasters a round headed entrance and balustraded balconies The garden front is in two storeys with an attic and has four irregular bays 17 18 II Lydiate Lodge53 17 51 N 3 01 14 W 53 29757 N 3 02048 W 53 29757 3 02048 Lydiate Lodge nbsp 1857 A lodge to The Lydiate later extended It is in red sandstone with a slate roof The lodge is in a single story and has an entrance front of three bays Flanking the pedimented entrance are round headed slit windows with sash windows in the lateral bays The front facing the street is in four bays the lateral bays projecting forwards under gables and containing sash windows The central two bays contain casement windows 17 19 II Hadlow Road railway station53 17 19 N 3 00 21 W 53 28862 N 3 00584 W 53 28862 3 00584 Hadlow Road railway station nbsp 1866 A former railway station and stationmaster s house built for the Birkenhead Lancs and Cheshire Junction Railway It is constructed in brick on a stone plinth with stone dressings and a slate roof The station is in a single storey and has a four bay front and the house is in two storeys The station closed to passengers in 1956 and closed altogether in 1962 The trackway was converted into a footpath the Wirral Way and the station turned into a museum and visitor centre 20 21 II War memorial53 17 33 N 3 00 32 W 53 29255 N 3 00877 W 53 29255 3 00877 War memorial nbsp 1921 The war memorial is in the churchyard of Christ Church It is in Storeton sandstone and consists of a square pillar with gabled angle buttresses on a base of three steps and has an octagonal domed turret surmounted by a bronze Latin cross On the south front is a bronze plaque with inscriptions and the names of those lost in the two World Wars 22 IIReferences edit nbsp Cheshire portal Citations Listed Buildings Historic England retrieved 3 April 2015 a b c d e f Hartwell et al 2011 p 668 Historic England The Farm including National Westminster Bank Willaston 1387746 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Ashtree Farmhouse Willaston 1387663 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 Historic England Old Red Lion Willaston 1387743 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Pollard Inn Willaston 1387744 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Atworth Terrace and Atworth House Willaston 1387702 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Willaston Old Hall 1387666 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 de Figueiredo amp Treuherz 1988 p 282 Historic England Bank House Willaston 1387738 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Midland Bank Willaston 1387739 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Farm building 15 metres north of The Farm Willaston 1387748 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Historic England Willaston Mill 1387688 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 Historic England The Laburnums Willaston 1387749 National Heritage List for England retrieved 22 October 2013 Hartwell et al 2011 pp 667 668 Historic England Christ Church Willaston 1387703 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 a b Hartwell et al 2011 p 669 Historic England The Lydiate Willaston 1387639 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 Historic England Lydiate Lodge Willaston 1387640 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 Historic England Hadlow Road railway station Willaston 1387664 National Heritage List for England retrieved 21 October 2013 Hadlow Road Station Neston Town Council retrieved 21 October 2013 Historic England Willaston War Memorial Willaston 1467991 National Heritage List for England retrieved 17 January 2020 Sources de Figueiredo Peter Treuherz Julian 1988 Cheshire Country Houses Chichester Phillimore ISBN 0 85033 655 4 Hartwell Clare Hyde Matthew Hubbard Edward Pevsner Nikolaus 2011 1971 Cheshire The Buildings of England New Haven and London Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 17043 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Listed buildings in Willaston Cheshire West amp oldid 1194165247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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