Listed buildings in Longsdon
Longsdon is a civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. It contains 19 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Longsdon and the surrounding area. The Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal passes through the parish, and the listed buildings associated with this are four bridges and a tunnel entrance. The other listed buildings consist of houses and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings, a milepost, and a church.
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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Dunwood House Farmhouse 53°05′42″N 2°04′45″W / 53.09507°N 2.07928°W |
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17th century | The farmhouse was restored and altered in the 19th century. It is in stone, and has a tile roof with verge parapets on shaped kneelers. There is an L-shaped plan, with a front range of two storeys and an attic and three bays, and a lower rear wing. In the centre is a gabled porch, and to the left is a lean-to bay window. The other windows have chamfered mullions and hood moulds, there are three gabled dormers on kneelers, and at the rear is a transomed full-height stair window.[2] | II |
Stonelowe Hall 53°05′21″N 2°04′03″W / 53.08918°N 2.06762°W |
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17th century | A farmhouse that was restored in 1866 and later enlarged, it is in stone, and has a tile roof with verge | II |
Barn southwest of Stonelowe Hall 53°05′19″N 2°04′05″W / 53.08873°N 2.06797°W |
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17th century | The barn, which was later extended, is in stone, and has a blue tile roof with verge moulded copings, and ball finials. It has two levels, consisting of a hay loft over a shippon, and there is a single-storey two-bay extension to the left, and a two-storey, one-bay extension recessed to the right. The barn contains double hay loft doors, casement windows, a sliding door, and two rows of vents.[4]
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Rowley Gate Farmhouse 53°06′19″N 2°04′04″W / 53.10516°N 2.06780°W |
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1686 | A stone farmhouse with a | II |
Harracles Hall 53°06′46″N 2°04′03″W / 53.11283°N 2.06761°W |
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Early 18th century | A small | II* |
West tunnel entrance and screen wall 53°05′10″N 2°02′20″W / 53.08623°N 2.03876°W |
1801 | The tunnel is on the Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal. The portal at the west end is in stone, and the tunnel entrance has an elliptical arch, above which is a plaque with pilasters. The screen wall is slightly concave, and has a parapet and end piers.[8] | II | |
Longsdon Grange 53°06′30″N 2°04′12″W / 53.10830°N 2.07002°W |
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1817 | A stone farmhouse with a parapet ramped up to the centre, and a tile roof. There are two storeys, a square plan, and two bays. The windows are sashes with hood moulds.[9] | II |
Bridge No. 4 53°04′49″N 2°03′58″W / 53.08023°N 2.06611°W |
Early 19th century | The bridge carries Denford Road over the Leek Branch of the | II | |
Bridge No. 5 53°04′48″N 2°03′42″W / 53.07988°N 2.06178°W |
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Early 19th century | An | II |
Bridge No. 6 53°04′53″N 2°03′30″W / 53.08131°N 2.05825°W |
Early 19th century | The bridge carries Sutherland Road over the Leek Branch of the | II | |
Bridge No. 7 53°04′48″N 2°03′12″W / 53.08012°N 2.05343°W |
Early 19th century | An | II | |
Barn and stables southeast of Harracles Hall 53°06′45″N 2°04′04″W / 53.11250°N 2.06770°W |
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Early 19th century | The building is in stone and has blue tile roofs with verge parapets. It forms a U-shaped plan, and there are two levels, with hay lofts over stables and a byre. The openings include hay loft doors, top-hung casement windows, a full-height segmental-arched entry, and stable doors. In the gable end are three tiers of pigeon nesting boxes.[14] | II |
Milepost 53°05′11″N 2°04′43″W / 53.08639°N 2.07859°W |
Early 19th century | The mileopst is on the north side of the A53 road. It is in cast iron, about 500 millimetres (20 in) high, and consists of a circular shaft with flute conical capping, and two panels. The panels indicate the distances to Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Burslem.[15] | II | |
Trees Farmhouse 53°05′16″N 2°05′13″W / 53.08771°N 2.08689°W |
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Early 19th century | The farmhouse is in red brick, and has a tile roof with verge | II |
Barn east of Rowley Gate Farmhouse 53°06′18″N 2°04′03″W / 53.10512°N 2.06745°W |
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Mid 19th century | The barn is in stone, and has a blue tile roof with verge parapets. There are two levels, and a long front of about 20 metres (66 ft). The barn contains a stable door and a blocked window.[17] | II |
Gate piers and wall, Stonelowe Hall 53°05′21″N 2°04′03″W / 53.08905°N 2.06762°W |
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Mid 19th century | The boundary wall at the front of the garden is in stone with twice- | II |
Dunwood Hall, steps and urns 53°05′14″N 2°04′51″W / 53.08720°N 2.08090°W |
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1871 | A house in | II |
Stables and coach house, Dunwood Hall 53°05′15″N 2°04′50″W / 53.08739°N 2.08050°W |
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c. 1871 | The building is in pink | II |
St Chad's Church 53°05′20″N 2°03′45″W / 53.08878°N 2.06255°W |
1903–05 | The church, designed by Gerald Horsley, is built in stone with blue tile roofs. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a chancel with a vestry, and a west steeple with a south porch. The steeple has a three-stage tower with angle buttresses, a half-octagonal stair turret on the south side, a six-light west window with a pointed head, and a broach spire with massive gargoyles and two tiers of gabled lucarnes.[22][23] | II* |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ Historic England & 1293386
- ^ Historic England & 1037770
- ^ Historic England & 1374768
- ^ Historic England & 1037804
- ^ Pevsner (1974), p. 152
- ^ Historic England & 1191166
- ^ Historic England & 1037808
- ^ Historic England & 1191170
- ^ Historic England & 1037809
- ^ Historic England & 1191276
- ^ Historic England & 1037807
- ^ Historic England & 1074944
- ^ Historic England & 1037803
- ^ Historic England & 1293426
- ^ Historic England & 1037769
- ^ Historic England & 1293448
- ^ Historic England & 1037771
- ^ Pevsner (1974), p. 199
- ^ Historic England & 1191193
- ^ Historic England & 1037806
- ^ Pevsner (1974), pp. 198–199
- ^ Historic England & 1037805
Sources
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- Historic England, "Stonelowe Hall, Longsdon (1037770)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Barn approximately 26 metres to south-west of Stonelowe Hall, Longsdon (1374768)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Rowley Gate Farmhouse, Longsdon (1037804)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Harracles Hall, Longsdon (1191166)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 January 2020
- Historic England, "Caldon tunnel entrance screen at SJ 974 543, Longsdon (1037808)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 January 2020
- Historic England, "Longsdon Grange, Longsdon (1191170)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Caldon Canal (Leek Branch) Canal Bridge at SJ 956 536, Longsdon (1037809)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
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- Historic England, "Bridge No. 7 at SJ 966 537, Leek branch of Caldon Canal, Longsdon (1074944)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Barn and stables 50 metres south-east of Harracles Hall, Longsdon (1037803)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 January 2020
- Historic England, "Milepost, Leek 3 miles, Longsdon (1293426)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Trees Farmhouse, Longsdon (1037769)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 January 2020
- Historic England, "Barn approximately 10 metres east of Rowley Gate Farmhouse, Longsdon (1293448)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Gatepiers and front boundary wall approximately 10 metres to south-west of Stonelowe Hall, Longsdon (1037771)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Dunwood Hall, Longsdon (1191193)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2020
- Historic England, "Stables and coach house approximately 20 metres north-east of Dunwood Hall, Longsdon (1037806)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 January 2020
- Historic England, "Church of St Chad, Longsdon (1037805)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 January 2020
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