Listed buildings in Thornton Hough
Lord Leverhulme, the soap manufacturer who also created the model village of Port Sunlight. Most of the listed buildings were constructed for them, including the two churches. The only listed building pre-dating the works of the industrialists are a public house, and Thornton Manor
, which was greatly expanded by Lord Leverhulme.
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
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Seven Stars public house and 1–2 Church Road 53°19′16″N 3°02′40″W / 53.32103°N 3.04437°W |
Early 19th century | A public house with two attached houses. The public house is roughcast with stone dressings and a slate roof, it is in two storeys with a three-bay front. The ground floor windows are casements, and in the upper floor they are sashes. The entrance porch is gabled. The houses each have one bay; No. 1 has horizontally-sliding sash windows, and No. 2 has casements and a 20th-century porch.[2][3] | II | |
Thornton Manor 53°19′40″N 3°03′06″W / 53.32768°N 3.05176°W |
c. 1840s–1850s | Originally a Douglas and Fordham and by Grayson and Ould in about 1896, in 1899–1902 by J. J. Talbot, and in 1912–14 by J. Lomax-Simpson. It is built in sandstone with stone-slate roofs, it is mainly in three storeys with a basement, and is in Jacobean style. The house has a complex irregular plan, and has been converted into a venue for weddings and conferences.[4][5][6]
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All Saints Vicarage 53°19′14″N 3°02′42″W / 53.32055°N 3.04509°W |
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c. 1866–68 | The vicarage was designed by John Kirk and Sons. It is in stone with a tiled roof, in two storeys with an attic, and three bays. The first bay projects forward and is gabled, there is a gabled dormer in the third bay, and the windows are sashes.[7][8] | II |
Copley 53°19′31″N 3°03′04″W / 53.32537°N 3.05107°W |
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c. 1866–68 | A | II |
Copley Cottages 53°19′33″N 3°03′01″W / 53.32577°N 3.05034°W |
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c. 1866–68 | The cottages are at the entrance to the estate yard. They are in | II |
School and master's house 53°19′15″N 3°02′39″W / 53.32077°N 3.04419°W |
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c. 1866–68 | The former school and attached house are by John Kirk and Sons, and later used as a community centre. The building is in stone with slate roofs and a tiled crest. There are five bays and a projecting porch wing. The first bay has one storey and the others are in a single storey. The first and fifth bays have coped gables with iron finials, and above the central window is a gablet.[12] | II |
Copley Lodge 53°19′28″N 3°02′59″W / 53.32454°N 3.04966°W |
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1867 | The lodge is in sandstone with a slate roof and is in Gothic style. It has n L-shaped plan and is in 1+1⁄2 storeys. Each front is gabled, the entrance is in the angle, and the windows are sashes. Above the entrance is shield containing the date. The attached wall is included in the listing.[9][13] | II |
All Saints Church 53°19′13″N 3°02′40″W / 53.32028°N 3.04450°W |
1867–68 | The church was built for Joseph Hirst and designed by John Kirk and Sons in Geometrical style. It is in sandstone and has a slate roof with a tiled ridge. The church has a cruciform plan, and consists of a nave, a porch, south transepts, a chancel with a north organ loft and a south vestry, and a southwest steeple. The steeple has a tower with five clock faces, pinnacles, and a broach spire with two tiers of lucarnes.[14][15]
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The Stores, 1–6 Wilshaw Terrace and Rowan Cottage 53°19′16″N 3°02′39″W / 53.32113°N 3.04407°W |
1870 | A terrace of seven houses and a shop on a corner site by John Kirk and Sons for Joseph Hirst. They are in stone with slate roofs, and have two storeys. There are seven bays on Church Road, a two-bay shop on Thornton Common Road, and a turret on the corner between them. The turret is round, it is in two storeys containing roundels with the date and the initials "JH", and has a cornice on brackets and a conical roof. The shop has two shop fronts and a single-storey turret to the left. In the terrace the windows have segmental pointed heads, they contain sashes, and in the upper floor they are in coped gablets. The end bay is lower, it has a canted bay window, and a 20th-century dormer.[2][16] | II | |
1 and 2 Manor Cottages 53°19′45″N 3°03′08″W / 53.32930°N 3.05212°W |
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c. 1873 | A pair of semi-detached cottages in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof and a terracotta ridge crest. They are in 1+1⁄2 storeys and have a symmetrical two-bay front. The ground floor windows are mullioned and transomed, and the upper floor windows are in dormers with gables containing bargeboards and lattice fretwork. The boundary wall is included in the listing.[17] | II |
3 Manor Cottages 53°19′41″N 3°03′08″W / 53.32814°N 3.05218°W |
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c. 1891 | The cottage in the estate of | II |
1 and 3 The Folds 53°19′11″N 3°02′41″W / 53.31982°N 3.04484°W |
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c. 1892 | Two houses by canopy above the doorway, and an oriel window in the third bay.[19]
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5–11 The Folds 53°19′11″N 3°02′42″W / 53.31960°N 3.04497°W |
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c. 1892 | A terrace of four houses by bressumers and bargeboards. The ground floor windows are mullioned, and in the upper floor they are casements.[20]
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13 and 15 The Folds 53°19′10″N 3°02′43″W / 53.31958°N 3.04526°W |
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c. 1892 | Two houses by | II |
17–23 The Folds 53°19′10″N 3°02′43″W / 53.31938°N 3.04534°W |
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c. 1892 | A terrace of four houses by jettied gables, and with canted oriel windows in the upper floor. The other bays have jettied gabled dormers, and in the ground floor the windows are mullioned.[22]
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25 and 27 The Folds 53°19′10″N 3°02′44″W / 53.31935°N 3.04564°W |
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c. 1892 | Two houses by jettied gable with decorated bargeboards. The second bay is in brick with stone dressings. In the ground floor is a mullioned window, and above is a canted oriel window in a gabled half-dormer.[23]
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1 Neston Road 53°19′15″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32071°N 3.04603°W |
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1893 | A | II |
2 Neston Road 53°19′15″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32071°N 3.04603°W |
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1893 | A house by | II |
3 and 4 Neston Road 53°19′14″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32067°N 3.04615°W |
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1893 | A pair of houses by pargetted, and the roof is in stone-slate. The central doorway has a four-centred arch with carved spandrels. Flanking it are bay windows, and in the upper floor are a central casement window and canted oriel windows.[2][26]
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5 Neston Road 53°19′14″N 3°02′47″W / 53.32064°N 3.04626°W |
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1893 | A | II |
6 and 7 Neston Road 53°19′14″N 3°02′47″W / 53.32061°N 3.04640°W |
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1893 | Two houses by Douglas and Fordham, each of which has two storeys, two bays and mullioned windows. The ground floor of No. 6 is in stone and the upper storey is in brick. The right bay projects forward under a shaped gable and contains a datestone. No. 7 is in brick with some diapering, both bays project forward under a gable.[2][28]
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Hesketh Grange 53°19′23″N 3°02′58″W / 53.32310°N 3.04933°W |
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1894 | A house by | II |
North Lodge and stables, Hesketh Grange 53°19′25″N 3°02′55″W / 53.32370°N 3.04871°W |
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1894 | The lodge and stables were designed by timber-framed, and the roof is tiled. It has a gabled porch, casement windows, a bay window and gabled dormers. The stables are in two storeys and four bays. The upper storey is plastered, and the roof is in stone-slate. There are mullioned windows and gabled dormers.[9][30]
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South Lodge, Hesketh Grange 53°19′22″N 3°02′53″W / 53.32274°N 3.04807°W |
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1894 | The lodge was designed by Grayson and Ould, and is in stone with a shingle roof. It has one storey and an attic, with two bays on the fronts and one bay on the sides. The windows are casements, one on the ground floor being mullioned, and those in the upper floor in gabled dormers.[9][31] | II |
Thornton House 53°19′15″N 3°02′33″W / 53.32070°N 3.04246°W |
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1895 | A house, later divided into five apartments, rebuilt by | II |
North Lodge, Thornton House 53°19′20″N 3°02′35″W / 53.32225°N 3.04301°W |
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1895 | The lodge by | II |
South Lodge, Thornton House 53°19′17″N 3°02′38″W / 53.32137°N 3.04399°W |
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1895 | The lodge by | II |
Stables, Thornton House 53°19′16″N 3°02′37″W / 53.32119°N 3.04359°W |
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1895 | The former stables, later converted into two houses, are by Grayson and Ould, in red and buff stone, and with tiled roofs. They consist of a main block with one storey and attics, and two single-storey wings. The windows are casements and some are mullioned. The main block has dormers with coped gables. Elsewhere is a former carriage entrance, a dormer with a pyramidal roof, and a round turret with a conical roof.[35] | II |
1–6 Manor Road 53°19′16″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32102°N 3.04598°W |
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1890s | A terrace of six houses by William and Segar Owen. They have two storeys with an irregular plan, they are built partly in stone and partly in timber framing, and have tiled roofs. The designs of the houses varies; some have mullioned windows, some are gabled, and some have porches with Tuscan columns.[2][36] | II |
2 Raby Road 53°19′11″N 3°02′40″W / 53.31966°N 3.04452°W |
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1890s | A timber-framed house by Grayson and Ould, standing on a stone base, and with a stone-slate roof. It is in a single storey with two bays. There is a central gabled porch containing a bench. Flanking it are canted oriel windows.[2][37]
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3 Raby Road 53°19′11″N 3°02′40″W / 53.31966°N 3.04452°W |
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1890s | A timber-framed house by Grayson and Ould, standing on a stone base, and with a stone-slate roof. It is in a single storey with two bays. There is a central gabled porch containing a bench. Flanking it are canted oriel windows with hipped shingled roofs.[2][38]
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4 and 5 Raby Road 53°19′11″N 3°02′40″W / 53.31959°N 3.04431°W |
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1890s | Two houses by | II |
Laundry, Thornton Manor 53°19′41″N 3°03′05″W / 53.32819°N 3.05146°W |
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1901 | The former laundry is in | II |
Village Club and Post Office 53°19′15″N 3°02′42″W / 53.32086°N 3.04501°W |
c. 1904 | Originally the Liberal Club, and later a shop and a club, it is by | II | |
Smithy 53°19′13″N 3°02′50″W / 53.32036°N 3.04729°W |
1905 | The | II | |
1–4 Raby Road 53°19′10″N 3°02′38″W / 53.31937°N 3.04379°W |
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1906 | A terrace of four houses by J. Lomax-Simpson in two storeys and five jettied upper storey, There are casement windows in the ground floor and half-dormers above. The fourth bay has a jettied gable, a canted ground floor and an oriel window above, and the fifth bay is in stone with a canted angle.[2][43]
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St George's Church
53°19′16″N 3°02′44″W / 53.32115°N 3.04550°W |
1906–07 | A Neo-Norman style. It is in sandstone with stone-slate roofs, and has a cruciform plan consisting of a nave, transepts, a chancel with an apse and a porch, a vestry, and a tower over the crossing. The tower has buttresses, blind arcading, a corbelled parapet, a pyramidal roof, and an octagonal stair turret.[7][44]
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Stone shelter, St George's Church
53°19′15″N 3°02′44″W / 53.32088°N 3.04555°W |
1906–07 | The shelter was designed by J. Lomax-Simpson, it is in stone, and has a stone-slate roof. The shelter has a hexagonal plan, clasping buttresses, and six round-headed arches. At the top is a corbel table, a parapet, and a pyramidal roof. Inside is a ribbed dome, and a central boss carved with a dragon.[7][45] | II | |
Gatehouse and walls, Thornton Manor 53°19′38″N 3°03′03″W / 53.32735°N 3.05092°W |
1910 | The gatehouse was designed by J. Lomax-Simpson. It is in two storeys and has three timber-framed, and there is a stone-slate roof. In the ground floor, the outer bays are canted and contain mullioned windows. In the central bay of the upper floor is an oriel window, above it is a gable with carved bargeboards, and in the outer bays are mullioned windows. The attached walls contain gate piers with ball finials.[46][47]
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War memorial 53°19′16″N 3°02′41″W / 53.32119°N 3.04469°W |
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1921 | The war memorial is in the churchyard of plinth on a base of three steps, and at the foot of the cross is a bronze plaque with an inscription and the names of those lost in the First World War. Around the base of cross are Darley Dale slabs surrounded by a low sandstone wall.[48]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 634
- ^ Historic England & 1393089
- ^ Historic England & 1393091
- ^ Historic England & 1343487
- ^ Historic England & 1393090
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 631–632
- ^ Historic England & 1075381
- ^ Historic England & 1183945
- ^ Historic England & 1393092
- ^ Historic England & 1393096
- ^ Historic England & 1075471
- ^ Historic England & 1300299
- ^ Historic England & 1343493
- ^ Historic England & 1184074
- ^ Historic England & 1075472
- ^ Historic England & 1343504
- ^ Historic England & 1075423
- ^ Historic England & 1299970
- ^ Historic England & 1343505
- ^ Historic England & 1299971
- ^ Historic England & 1075417
- ^ Historic England & 1075419
- ^ Historic England & 1075418
- ^ Historic England & 1299579
- ^ Historic England & 1075390
- ^ Historic England & 1185697
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- ^ Historic England & 1075416
- ^ Historic England & 1343521
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- ^ Historic England & 1393095
- ^ Historic England & 1185678
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- ^ Historic England & 1075383
- ^ Historic England & 1185603
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- ^ Historic England & 1343503
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