Listed buildings in Cressage
timber framed houses, cottages, farmhouses, and farm buildings dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The other listed buildings include a former manor house
and its stable block, a church, a milepost, a public house, and a war memorial.
Key
Grade | Criteria[1] |
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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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Belswardyne Hall 52°37′33″N 2°35′18″W / 52.62584°N 2.58827°W |
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c. 1540 | A timber framed, the additions are in red brick, and the roof is tiled. It has two storeys with attics and cellars, and a complex H-shaped plan. The house originated as a hall and cross-wing, a stair turret was added in the angle, and the later extensions are at the northeast and the rear. The porch is in Classical style, with four unfluted Greek Doric columns. Most of the windows are mullioned and transomed, and there is a sash window in the stair turret.[2][3]
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II* |
Old Porch House 52°37′57″N 2°36′27″W / 52.63260°N 2.60755°W |
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Late 16th century | A farmhouse, later a private house, that was extended in the 19th and 20th centuries. The original part is | II |
The Eagles Inn 52°38′00″N 2°36′17″W / 52.63328°N 2.60467°W |
Late 16th to early 17th century | The building originated as a house, it has been extended in a number of phases, and converted into a public house. The earlier part has a timber framed core, with infill in lath and plaster and brick, on the front facing the road is some tile-hanging, the extensions are mainly in brick, and the building is partly rendered. The roof is tiled, there is an irregular plan, the older part has one storey and an attic, and the later part has two storeys. The windows are replacements, and there is a dormer.[5]
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Old Crown House 52°37′57″N 2°36′25″W / 52.63238°N 2.60699°W |
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Early 17th century | A farmhouse, then an inn, and later a private house, it was extended in the 19th century. The house is | II |
Shore Cottage 52°37′59″N 2°36′28″W / 52.63317°N 2.60765°W |
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Early 17th century | The cottage is | II |
12 Harley Road 52°37′55″N 2°36′17″W / 52.63187°N 2.60459°W |
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17th century | The house was extended to the rear in the 19th century. It is | II |
4 Shrewsbury Road 52°38′02″N 2°36′27″W / 52.63402°N 2.60759°W |
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17th century | The house was later altered and extended. The original part is timber framed with plaster and brick infill, the extensions are in brick, and the roof is tiled. It has one storey and attics, the original part consists of a two-bay hall range and a cross-wing projecting on the left. There is a gabled extension in the angle, and an extension to the right of the hall range. The windows are casements, and there are gabled dormers.[9]
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II |
Gate House Cottage and Old Hall Cottage 52°38′02″N 2°36′16″W / 52.63384°N 2.60442°W |
17th century | A house later divided into two cottages, it is | II | |
Cottage west of Old Porch House 52°37′58″N 2°36′28″W / 52.63274°N 2.60774°W |
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Mid 17th century (probable) | The cottage is | II |
The Old Hall 52°38′04″N 2°36′13″W / 52.63432°N 2.60366°W |
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17th century | A farmhouse, later a hotel, it was much altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is | II |
The Old Post Office 52°37′57″N 2°36′17″W / 52.63243°N 2.60465°W |
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17th century | The house is | II |
Barn northeast of 4 Shrewsbury Road 52°38′03″N 2°36′25″W / 52.63407°N 2.60702°W |
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Late 17th century | The barn is | II |
Fingerpost Cottage 52°38′01″N 2°36′16″W / 52.63374°N 2.60456°W |
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Late 17th century | The cottage was extended in the 19th century. The original part is | II |
Jasmine Cottage 52°37′47″N 2°36′29″W / 52.62973°N 2.60794°W |
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Late 17th century | The cottage is | II |
Former stable block, Belswardyne Hall 52°37′34″N 2°35′17″W / 52.62611°N 2.58819°W |
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Late 18th century | The stable block was extended in the 19th century, and has since been used for other purposes. It is in red brick with machine tile roofs, and has two levels. The block is gabled, and contains arches, some segmental and some elliptical, and round-headed doorways with tympani.[17] | II |
Christ Church 52°37′56″N 2°36′14″W / 52.63229°N 2.60392°W |
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1841 | The church, designed by | II |
Milepost 52°38′13″N 2°37′01″W / 52.63687°N 2.61694°W |
Mid to late 19th century | The milepost is on the south side of the A458 road. It is in cast iron, and consists of a triangular post with a chamfered top, and is inscribed with the distances in miles to Much Wenlock, and to locations in Salop (Shrewsbury), and in Bridgnorth.[20] | II | |
Cressage War Memorial 52°38′01″N 2°36′18″W / 52.63362°N 2.60505°W |
1920 | The war memorial stands in the centre of a road junction. It is in plinth. On the base is an inscribed plaque with the names of those lost in the First World War, and on the other side is an inscription and the names of those lost in the Second World War.[21]
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II |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ Newman & Pevsner (2006), p. 239
- ^ Historic England & 1055283
- ^ Historic England & 1175354
- ^ Historic England & 1468661
- ^ Historic England & 1055284
- ^ Historic England & 1366866
- ^ Historic England & 1055285
- ^ Historic England & 1055286
- ^ Historic England & 1175377
- ^ Historic England & 1366865
- ^ Historic England & 1366867
- ^ Historic England & 1295320
- ^ Historic England & 1175368
- ^ Historic England & 1055287
- ^ Historic England & 1175382
- ^ Historic England & 1175343
- ^ Newman & Pevsner (2006), pp. 238–239
- ^ Historic England & 1295354
- ^ Historic England & 1175372
- ^ Historic England & 1444444
Sources
- Historic England, "Belswardyne Hall, Cressage (1055283)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Old Porch House, Cressage (1175354)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "The Eagles Inn, Cressage (1468661)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 March 2020
- Historic England, "Old Crown House, Cressage (1055284)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Shore Cottage, Cressage (1366866)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "No. 12 Harley Road, Cressage (1055285)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "No. 4 Shrewsbury Road, Cressage (1055286)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Gate House Cottage and Old Hall Cottage, Cressage (1175377)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Cottage approximately 10 metres west of Old Porch House, Cressage (1366865)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "The Old Hall, Cressage (1366867)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "The Old Post Office, Cressage (1295320)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Barn approximately 20 metres north-east of No. 4 Shrewsbury Road, Cressage (1175368)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Fingerpost Cottage, Cressage (1055287)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Jasmine Cottage, Cressage (1175382)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Former stable block at Belswardyne Hall, Cressage (1175343)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Christ Church, Cressage (1295354)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Milepost at N.G.R. SJ 5836 0452, Cressage (1175372)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, "Cressage War Memorial, Cressage (1444444)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 19 May 2018
- Newman, John; ISBN 0-300-12083-4