Listed buildings in Sawley, Derbyshire

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Sawley is a civil parish in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The parish contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Sawley and the surrounding area. The listed buildings consist of two railway bridges, two parts of a road bridge, a church and its rectory, a chapel, and a house.

Key

Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
All Saints' Church
52°52′40″N 1°17′58″W / 52.87770°N 1.29939°W / 52.87770; -1.29939 (All Saints' Church)
11th century The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and was
embattled parapet with gargoyles, and a recessed octagonal spire with ogee-headed lucarnes. The nave and aisles also have embattled parapets.[2][3]
I
Bothe Hall
52°52′43″N 1°18′05″W / 52.87870°N 1.30131°W / 52.87870; -1.30131 (Bothe Hall)
17th century The house, which has been altered and used for other purposes, is in stone on a
string course, and a hipped slate roof. There are three storeys and sides of three and two bays. In the middle of the east front is a semicircular-headed doorway with fluted half-columns, a traceried fanlight, and a flat hood on scrolled iron brackets. The windows on the front are sashes, and elsewhere they vary, and include a transomed window and a stair window.[4][5]
II
Centre section, Harrington Bridge
52°52′33″N 1°18′04″W / 52.87595°N 1.30100°W / 52.87595; -1.30100 (Centre section, Harrington Bridge)
1790 The bridge, which was designed by Thomas Harrison, carries Tamworth Road, the (B6540 road), over part of the valley of the River Trent. It is in stone, and consists of three wide segmental arches with rusticated voussoirs, triangular cutwaters, a plain band, and a plain parapet.[6][7] II
North section, Harrington Bridge
52°52′36″N 1°18′03″W / 52.87662°N 1.30079°W / 52.87662; -1.30079 (North section, Harrington Bridge)
1790 The bridge, which was designed by Thomas Harrison, carries Tamworth Road, the (B6540 road), over part of the valley of the River Trent. It is in stone and brick, and consists of six segmental arches with semicircular cutwaters. The bridge has stone spandrels and a band, and brick parapets with stone copings.[6][8] II
Baptist Chapel
52°52′46″N 1°18′04″W / 52.87944°N 1.30114°W / 52.87944; -1.30114 (Baptist Chapel)
1800 The chapel, which was enlarged in 1843, is in red brick with a
moulded cornice, and a slate roof. There are two storeys, and sides of three bays. The north front has a pedimented gable, and it contains a central round-arched doorway with pilastered jambs, a traceried fanlight, and a broken triangular pediment. The windows are sashes, in the ground floor with flat heads, and in the upper floor with semicircular-arched heads. The gable contains a coffer-shaped plaque with an inscription and dates.[6][9]
II
Sawley Rectory
52°52′41″N 1°17′57″W / 52.87817°N 1.29926°W / 52.87817; -1.29926 (Sawley Rectory)
c. 1823 The rectory, which was extended later in the 19th century, is in red brick with stone dressings, and has a
verandah and sash windows. In the west bay is a decorative panel.[6][10]
II
Tamworth Road Bridge
52°53′06″N 1°17′11″W / 52.88498°N 1.28629°W / 52.88498; -1.28629 (Tamworth Road Bridge)
1837–38 The bridge was built by the
string course, and a parapet with chamfered coping. The abutment walls are rusticated, and curve to end in projecting piers. A subsidiary span was added in 2005.[11]
II
Long Eaton Canal Bridge
52°53′03″N 1°16′45″W / 52.88412°N 1.27926°W / 52.88412; -1.27926 (Long Eaton Canal Bridge)
c. 1837–40 The bridge was built by the
string course, and a parapet with flat gritstone coping. The west span was replaced in 1905 with three riveted girders.[12]
II

References

Citations

Sources

  • Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Sawley (1204277)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 June 2022
  • Historic England, "Bothe Hall, Sawley (1087978)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2022
  • Historic England, "Section of Harrington Bridge at SK 472 312, Sawley (1204305)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 June 2022
  • Historic England, "North Section of Harrington Bridge at SK 472 313, Sawley (1087977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 June 2022
  • Historic England, "Baptist Chapel, Sawley (1334863)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2022
  • Historic England, "Sawley Rectory, Sawley (1334840)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 June 2022
  • Historic England, "Tamworth Road Bridge (SPC6 19), Sawley (1417676)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2022
  • Historic England, "Long Eaton Canal Bridge (SPC6 20), Sawley (1417992)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2022
  • Hartwell, Clare; .
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 28 June 2022