Listed buildings in Acton, Cheshire
civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contained 24 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest grade, four are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Apart from the village of Acton, the parish was rural. Listed buildings in the village include the church and associated structures, houses, a public house and a telephone kiosk. The major structure is the parish is Dorfold Hall; this and associated structures are listed. The other items include an aqueduct carrying the Shropshire Union Canal
across a road, farmhouses and cottages.
Key
Grade | Criteria[1] |
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I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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St Mary's Church 53°04′25″N 2°33′04″W / 53.0737°N 2.5512°W |
c. 1180 | The oldest surviving structure of the church is the lower part of the tower, most of the rest dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was restored in the 17th and 18th centuries, and there was a major restoration in 1897–98 by | I | |
Dorfold Hall 53°04′25″N 2°33′04″W / 53.0737°N 2.5512°W |
1616 | Dorfold Hall was built as a | I | |
Almshouses 53°04′27″N 2°33′05″W / 53.07411°N 2.55133°W |
Early 17th century | A pair of former quoins and door surrounds are rusticated. The windows either have one light or are mullioned, and they contain casements.[8][9]
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Gate in wall, Dorfold Hall 53°04′07″N 2°32′45″W / 53.06870°N 2.54578°W |
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Early 17th century | Originating from an | II* |
Cuckoo Cottage 53°04′47″N 2°33′39″W / 53.07962°N 2.56088°W |
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Late 17th century | A pair of cottages, | II |
Dorfold Dairy House 53°03′47″N 2°33′02″W / 53.06307°N 2.55044°W |
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Late 17th century | This originated as the home farmhouse to Dorfold Hall, and was later converted into a private house. It is built in brick, and has a roof partly tiled and partly slated. The house has a U-shaped plan, is in three storeys with an attic, and has fronts of three bays. The windows are casements. Inside the house some of the 17th-century fittings have been retained.[13][14] | II* |
Star Inn 53°04′22″N 2°33′01″W / 53.07272°N 2.55034°W |
Late 17th century | A public house, with later alterations. Parts are timber-framed, others are in plastered brick with attached timber. It has a tiled roof, is in two storeys, and has a three-bay front. The windows are casements. At the front is an old stone mounting block.[8][15]
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Sundial 53°04′25″N 2°33′02″W / 53.07373°N 2.55048°W |
Late 17th century | The sundial stands in the churchyard of St Mary's Church. It is over 12 feet (3.7 m) high, and possibly incorporates part of a medieval cross shaft. It is in sandstone, the octagonal cross shaft standing on a block on a three-step base. On its top is a cube with wrought iron pointers on all four sides. This is surmounted by a ball finial. The structure is also a scheduled monument.[8][16][17] | II | |
Glebe House 53°04′26″N 2°33′08″W / 53.07381°N 2.55223°W |
1727 | This originated as the vicarage, and later became a private house. It is built in brick with a tiled roof, is in three storeys, and has a five-bay front. The windows are sashes, and at the top of the house is a cornice. On the gable ends are massive chimney stacks with six separate flues.[8][18] | II* | |
Old Farmhouse 53°04′23″N 2°33′02″W / 53.07310°N 2.55048°W |
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Mid-18th century | A brick house and service wing with a tiled roof, forming an L-shaped plan. It is partly in three storeys, and partly in two. In the house are retained elements of timber-framing.[19]
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II |
Farm building, Dorfold Dairy House 53°03′48″N 2°33′03″W / 53.06325°N 2.55092°W |
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Late 18th century | This originated as a shippon with a loft. It is built in brick with a slate roof, it is in three storeys, and has a four-bay front. The building contains a large carriageway opening, pitch holes, and ventilation holes in cross and diamond patterns.[13][20] | II |
Madam's Farm House 53°04′10″N 2°33′40″W / 53.06947°N 2.56107°W |
Late 18th century | This originated as the dower house of the Dorfold Estate, and later became a private house. It is built in brick, and has a slate roof. The house has a T-shaped plan, is in three storeys, and has a three-bay front. The stone doorcase has Doric columns, triglyph imposts, and an open pediment. The windows are sashes.[21] | II | |
Ice house, Dorfold Hall 53°04′10″N 2°32′33″W / 53.06948°N 2.54256°W |
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Late 18th century (probable) | The ice house stands in the grounds of the hall, and is built in brick under a mound of earth. It is entered by a narrow sloping brick passage and steps leading down into the chamber. The chamber is circular, and has a vaulted roof.[22] | II |
Gate in walled garden, Dorfold Hall 53°04′06″N 2°32′44″W / 53.06833°N 2.54565°W |
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c. 1824 | The gateway gives access from the hall to the walled garden. The gate is in wrought iron, and the gate piers are in brick with stone dressings. The piers are square and have caps carrying stone eagles. Above the gate is a decorative overthrow.[23] | II |
Church Farm House 53°04′27″N 2°33′03″W / 53.07419°N 2.55076°W |
Early 19th century | A brick house with a slate roof, it is in two storeys, and has a three-bay front. At the rear are two wings, giving it an F-shaped plan. The doorcase has panelled pilasters, an open pediment, and a fanlight. The windows are sashes, other than those in the gables, which are casements.[24] | II | |
Cottage 53°04′51″N 2°33′19″W / 53.08092°N 2.55514°W |
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Early 19th century | A red brick cottage with an L-shaped plan. The main block is tiled, and the rear wing has a slate roof. It is in two storeys, and has a two-bay front. The windows are casements.[25] | II |
Star Cottages 53°04′21″N 2°33′01″W / 53.07260°N 2.55033°W |
Early 19th century | A pair of brick cottages with a tiled roof. They are in a single storey with an attic, and each cottage has a single-bay front. Flanking each cottage is a gabled porch, with a Tudor-arched doorway and bargeboards. The windows are casements, those in the upper floor being in gabled half-dormers.[26] | II | |
Nantwich Aqueduct 53°04′09″N 2°32′09″W / 53.06924°N 2.53571°W |
c. 1826 | The aqueduct carries the | II* | |
Lodge and entrance gates, Dorfold Hall 53°04′15″N 2°32′45″W / 53.07072°N 2.54587°W |
1862 | The lodge is in | II | |
Garden wall, Dorfold Hall 53°04′06″N 2°32′42″W / 53.06823°N 2.54501°W |
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1862 (probable) | The wall is in the garden to the south of the house where the lawns change in level. It is in balustrade.[30]
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Carriage house with clock tower, Dorfold Hall 53°04′07″N 2°32′44″W / 53.06870°N 2.54559°W |
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c. 1862 | Constructed in red brick with a | II |
Statue group, Dorfold Hall 53°04′07″N 2°32′43″W / 53.06872°N 2.54522°W |
c. 1862 | The statues are in the forecourt of the hall. They are in iron and stand on an oval stone base. The statues depict a female dog with one foot upsetting a feeding bowl, standing over three puppies.[32] | II | |
Churchyard wall 53°04′26″N 2°33′02″W / 53.07397°N 2.55048°W |
1897 | This was probably the restoration of an earlier wall. It is in red sandstone, and forms the boundary to the churchyard of St Mary's Church. The wall is only one or two courses high. There are piers at the openings in the wall, and it is topped by slightly overhanging coping.[33] | II | |
Telephone kiosk 53°04′25″N 2°33′01″W / 53.07367°N 2.55022°W |
1935 | A K6 type telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. Constructed in cast iron with a square plan and a dome, it has three unperforated crowns in the top panels.[34] | II |
See also
- Listed buildings in Burland
- Listed buildings in Edleston
- Listed buildings in Henhull
- Listed buildings in Hurleston
- Listed buildings in Nantwich
References
Citations
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 85–86
- ^ Richards (1947), pp. 15–18
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Acton (1330112)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 334–335
- ^ de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), pp. 77–80
- ^ Historic England, "Dorfold Hall, Acton (1312869)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ a b c d e f Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 86
- ^ Historic England, "Almshouses in St.Mary's Churchyard north of the Church, Acton (1138567)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ a b Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 335
- ^ Historic England, "Small gate in wall west of Dorfold Hall, Acton (1138564)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Cuckoo Cottage, Acton (1138602)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ a b Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 336
- ^ Historic England, "Dorfold Dairy House, Acton (1138565)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "The Star Inn, Acton (1136290)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial in St. Mary's Churchyard north-east of the Church, Acton (1136328)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard, Acton (1017058)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Glebe House, Acton (1312848)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "The Old Farmhouse, Village Farm, Acton (1360820)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Farm building north-west of Dorfold Dairy House, Acton (1138566)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Madam's Farm house, Acton (1138568)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Ice house north-east of Dorfold Hall, Acton (1138563)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Gate in walled garden south-west of Dorfold Hall, Acton (1330151)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church Farm House, Acton (1138601)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Cottage south west of Burford Cross roads, Acton (1136296)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Star Cottages, Acton (1138600)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Nantwich Aqueduct, Acton (1330146)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 334
- ^ Historic England, "Dorfold Hall Lodge and entrance gates, Acton (1136286)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Wall fronting south (garden) front, of Dorfold Hall, Acton (1330150)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Clock tower building north-west of Dorfold Hall, Acton (1330149)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Statue group in forecourt of Dorfold Hall, Acton (1138562)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "St. Mary's Churchyard Wall, Acton (1330113)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "K6 telephone Kiosk east of Monks Lane and the Parish Church, Acton (1312773)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2013
Sources
- de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, OCLC 719918