Listed buildings in Mawdesley
Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It contains 18 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The major building in the parish is Mawdesley Hall
; this and two associated structure are listed. The parish contains the village of Mawdesley, but is otherwise mainly rural. Most of the listed buildings are, or originated as, farmhouses or farm buildings. The other listed buildings include other houses, cottages, a bridge, and two churches.
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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Cattle house, Mawdesley Hall 53°37′49″N 2°45′41″W / 53.63016°N 2.76147°W |
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16th or early 17th century | The cattle house, later used for other purposes, is | II |
Blackburn House 53°38′01″N 2°44′28″W / 53.63362°N 2.74110°W |
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Early 17th century | The former farmhouse was expanded in the 19th century. The original part is in sandstone and the later part in brick, and it has a slate roof. The house has a L-shaped plan, and is in two storeys. The original part has two bays, and the extension is to the north. The windows were originally mullioned and/or transomed, but have been altered.[4] | II |
Mawdesley Hall 53°37′48″N 2°45′40″W / 53.63005°N 2.76102°W |
Early 17th century (probable) | A | I | |
Black Bull Hotel 53°37′48″N 2°45′35″W / 53.63012°N 2.75961°W |
17th century | Originally a farmhouse, later used as a public house, it is in sandstone with a tiled roof. The building has two storeys and a three-bay front, with a modern lean-to porch. Above the porch is an inserted window, with mullioned windows to the left, and later casement windows to the right. Inside the building is an inglenook.[2][6] | II | |
City Cottage 53°37′48″N 2°45′31″W / 53.62994°N 2.75869°W |
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17th century | A | II |
Lane Ends House 53°37′40″N 2°46′34″W / 53.62786°N 2.77603°W |
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17th century | The oldest part of the house is the left wing, with the main block built in the 18th century, and there is a modern extension at the rear. The house is in brick on a stone | II* |
Entrance steps, Mawdesley Hall 53°37′47″N 2°45′39″W / 53.62980°N 2.76097°W |
1653 | A flight of eight sandstone steps leading from the street to the garden of the hall. It has a parapet and incorporates a viewing platform.[2][9] | II | |
Barrett's House Farmhouse 53°37′21″N 2°45′04″W / 53.62257°N 2.75110°W |
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1695 | The farmhouse has two storeys and an almost H-shaped plan. The main range has two | II |
Farm buildings, Barrett's House Farm 53°37′21″N 2°45′02″W / 53.62255°N 2.75069°W |
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c. 1700 | The farm buildings are in brick with stone-slate roofs, and consist of two ranges at right angles. The southern range contains a barn, and has openings including a wagon entrance, a round pitching hole, and ventilation holes. The other bay contains stables and a granary, and has a door flanked by windows, round pitching holes, and external steps leading to a loft door.[11] | II |
White Barn Door Farmhouse 53°37′41″N 2°47′00″W / 53.62795°N 2.78341°W |
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1706 | A brick farmhouse on a stone quoins and a tiled roof. It has two storeys, a two-bay front, and a brick lean-to at the left end. In the first bay is a two-storey gabled porch with a datestone and a sliding sash window. In the right bay are two casement windows on each floor.[12]
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Syd Brook Lane Farmhouse 53°38′42″N 2°45′12″W / 53.64492°N 2.75321°W |
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1709 | The farmhouse is mainly in brick with some bressumer.[13]
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Blue Stone Farmhouse 53°37′51″N 2°45′07″W / 53.63092°N 2.75201°W |
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Early 18th century | The former farmhouse is in brick with a stone-coloured tile roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical two-bay front, with a central gabled single-storey porch. There are two three-light sliding sash windows in each floor, and at the rear is a small-paned stairlight.[14] | II |
White Bridge 53°38′05″N 2°48′23″W / 53.63472°N 2.80632°W |
Early to mid 18th century (probable) | The bridge carries Station Road (B5246) over the new cut of the River Douglas. It is in sandstone and has three spans, each with rusticated voussoirs and a keystone. At the bases of the piers are rounded cutwaters.[15] | II | |
The Willows 53°37′41″N 2°46′35″W / 53.62799°N 2.77652°W |
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1770 | A brick house on a stone | II |
Anderton Mill Cottage 53°37′22″N 2°44′29″W / 53.62268°N 2.74149°W |
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1799 | Originally a miller's cottage containing earlier material, later used as a house, it is in sandstone with a slate roof. The house has two storeys and an L-shaped plan, with a main range of three bays, and a rear wing. On the front is a gabled porch with a red tiled roof and an oval panel with the date. The windows vary; some are fixed, some are sliding sashes, and others are casements.[17] | II |
The Grove 53°37′39″N 2°46′40″W / 53.62757°N 2.77779°W |
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Early 19th century | A brick house on a stone base with a slate roof, it has two storeys, a symmetrical three-bay front, and a service wing at the rear. The central bay projects slightly forward and is gabled; it contains a Tuscan doorcase. The windows are sashes.[2][18] | II |
St Peter and St Paul's Church and presbytery 53°37′34″N 2°44′43″W / 53.62613°N 2.74535°W |
1830–31 | A | II | |
St Peter's Church 53°37′25″N 2°46′24″W / 53.62355°N 2.77334°W |
1839–40 | The church was designed by Edmund Sharpe in Gothic Revival style, the chancel was added in 1878–89, and the church was restored in 1892 by Richard Knill Freeman. It is in sandstone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a chancel, and a west steeple partly embraced by the nave. The steeple has a tower with buttresses, it contains a west door, and has a stepped parapet with crocketed pinnacles. On top of the tower is an octagonal spire. Inside the church is a west gallery.[21][22] | II |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ a b c d e f g Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 450
- ^ Historic England & 1072503
- ^ Historic England & 1164647
- ^ Historic England & 1164720
- ^ Historic England & 1164713
- ^ Historic England & 1362120
- ^ Historic England & 1072504
- ^ Historic England & 1164764
- ^ Historic England & 1072499
- ^ Historic England & 1362118
- ^ Historic England & 1164636
- ^ Historic England & 1362122
- ^ Historic England & 1362119
- ^ Historic England & 1072502
- ^ Historic England & 1164800
- ^ Historic England & 1072500
- ^ Historic England & 1164771
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 450–449
- ^ Historic England & 1362121
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 449
- ^ Historic England & 1072501
Sources
- Historic England, "Cattle-house c.15 metres north west of Mawdesley Hall (1072503)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Blackburn House, Mawdesley (1164647)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Mawdesley Hall (1164720)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Black Bull Hotel, Mawdesley (1164713)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "City Cottage, Mawdesley (1362120)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Lane Ends House, Mawdesley (1072504)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Entrance steps to Mawdesley Hall (1164764)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Barrett's House Farmhouse, Mawdesley (1072499)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2015
- Historic England, "Barn, stables, granary etc. enclosing south and east sides of yard at Barrett's House Farm, Mawdesley (1362118)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "White Barn Door Farmhouse, Mawdesley (1164636)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Syd Brook Lane Farmhouse, Mawdesley (1362122)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Blue Stone Farmhouse, Mawdesley (1362119)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "White Bridge, Mawdesley (1072502)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2015
- Historic England, "The Willows, Mawdesley (1164800)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Anderton Mill Cottage, Mawdesley (1072500)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2015
- Historic England, "The Grove, Mawdesley (1164771)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, with attached presbytery, Mawdesley (1362121)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2015
- Historic England, "Church of St. Peter, Mawdesley (1072501)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2015
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 1 April 2015
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9