Listed buildings in Thornton Hough

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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]
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
Seven Stars public house and 1–2 Church Road
53°19′16″N 3°02′40″W / 53.32103°N 3.04437°W / 53.32103; -3.04437 (Seven Stars public house)
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 / 53.32768; -3.05176 (Thornton Manor)
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]
II*
All Saints Vicarage
53°19′14″N 3°02′42″W / 53.32055°N 3.04509°W / 53.32055; -3.04509 (All Saints Vicarage)
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 / 53.32537; -3.05107 (Copley)
c. 1866–68 A
Scottish Baronial style. The house has an L-shaped plan, it is in two storeys with attics and a basement, and has a northwest four-storey tower. Many of its interior features have been retained.[9][10]
II
Copley Cottages
53°19′33″N 3°03′01″W / 53.32577°N 3.05034°W / 53.32577; -3.05034 (Copley Cottages)
c. 1866–68 The cottages are at the entrance to the estate yard. They are in
Scottish Baronial influences, and have two storeys. The windows are mullioned and contain sashes. The attached estate walls are included in the listing.[11]
II
School and master's house
53°19′15″N 3°02′39″W / 53.32077°N 3.04419°W / 53.32077; -3.04419 (School and master's house)
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 / 53.32454; -3.04966 (Copley Lodge)
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+12 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 / 53.32028; -3.04450 (All Saints Church)
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]
II
The Stores, 1–6 Wilshaw Terrace and Rowan Cottage
53°19′16″N 3°02′39″W / 53.32113°N 3.04407°W / 53.32113; -3.04407 (The Stores)
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 / 53.32930; -3.05212 (1 and 2 Manor Cottages)
c. 1873 A pair of semi-detached cottages in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof and a terracotta ridge crest. They are in 1+12 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 / 53.32814; -3.05218 (3 Manor Cottages)
c. 1891 The cottage in the estate of
hipped roof, and on the front is a doorway, a sash window, and a mullioned window.[18]
II
1 and 3 The Folds
53°19′11″N 3°02′41″W / 53.31982°N 3.04484°W / 53.31982; -3.04484 (1 and 3 The Folds)
c. 1892 Two houses by
canopy above the doorway, and an oriel window in the third bay.[19]
II
5–11 The Folds
53°19′11″N 3°02′42″W / 53.31960°N 3.04497°W / 53.31960; -3.04497 (5–11 The Folds)
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]
II
13 and 15 The Folds
53°19′10″N 3°02′43″W / 53.31958°N 3.04526°W / 53.31958; -3.04526 (13 and 15 The Folds)
c. 1892 Two houses by
jettied gable. The second bay contains a mullioned window in the ground floor, and a gabled half-dormer above.[21]
II
17–23 The Folds
53°19′10″N 3°02′43″W / 53.31938°N 3.04534°W / 53.31938; -3.04534 (17–23 The Folds)
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]
II
25 and 27 The Folds
53°19′10″N 3°02′44″W / 53.31935°N 3.04564°W / 53.31935; -3.04564 (25 and 27 The Folds)
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]
II
1 Neston Road
53°19′15″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32071°N 3.04603°W / 53.32071; -3.04603 (1 Neston Road)
1893 A
weathervane. The windows are casements, and the chimney stack has a zig-zag pattern.[2][24]
II
2 Neston Road
53°19′15″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32071°N 3.04603°W / 53.32071; -3.04603 (2 Neston Road)
1893 A house by
canopy on brackets.[2][25]
II
3 and 4 Neston Road
53°19′14″N 3°02′46″W / 53.32067°N 3.04615°W / 53.32067; -3.04615 (3 and 4 Neston Road)
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]
II
5 Neston Road
53°19′14″N 3°02′47″W / 53.32064°N 3.04626°W / 53.32064; -3.04626 (5 Neston Road)
1893 A
bressumers and bargeboards.[2][27]
II
6 and 7 Neston Road
53°19′14″N 3°02′47″W / 53.32061°N 3.04640°W / 53.32061; -3.04640 (6 and 7 Neston Road)
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]
II
Hesketh Grange
53°19′23″N 3°02′58″W / 53.32310°N 3.04933°W / 53.32310; -3.04933 (Hesketh Grange)
1894 A house by
pargetted, and the roof is in stone-slate. The windows in the ground floor are mullioned, and those in the upper floor are casements. On the entrance front are gables, one of which contains an oriel window.[9][29]
II
North Lodge and stables,
Hesketh Grange
53°19′25″N 3°02′55″W / 53.32370°N 3.04871°W / 53.32370; -3.04871 (North Lodge and stables, Hesketh Grange)
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]
II
South Lodge,
Hesketh Grange
53°19′22″N 3°02′53″W / 53.32274°N 3.04807°W / 53.32274; -3.04807 (South Lodge, Hesketh Grange)
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 / 53.32070; -3.04246 (Thornton House)
1895 A house, later divided into five apartments, rebuilt by
jettied gables, oriel windows, a balcony, and a bay window.[9][32]
II
North Lodge,
Thornton House
53°19′20″N 3°02′35″W / 53.32225°N 3.04301°W / 53.32225; -3.04301 (North Lodge, Thornton House)
1895 The lodge by
jettied, and there are two bays. The ground floor windows are canted oriels with transoms, and the upper storey contains gabled dormers with jettied gables. The entrance is in a gabled porch.[9][33]
II
South Lodge,
Thornton House
53°19′17″N 3°02′38″W / 53.32137°N 3.04399°W / 53.32137; -3.04399 (South Lodge, Thornton House)
1895 The lodge by
timber-framed gable containing a mullioned and transomed window. On the left side is a timber-framed gable and a round-headed entrance.[9][34]
II
Stables,
Thornton House
53°19′16″N 3°02′37″W / 53.32119°N 3.04359°W / 53.32119; -3.04359 (Stables, Thornton House)
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 / 53.32102; -3.04598 (1–6 Manor Road)
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 / 53.31966; -3.04452 (2 Raby Road)
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]
II
3 Raby Road
53°19′11″N 3°02′40″W / 53.31966°N 3.04452°W / 53.31966; -3.04452 (3 Raby Road)
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]
II
4 and 5 Raby Road
53°19′11″N 3°02′40″W / 53.31959°N 3.04431°W / 53.31959; -3.04431 (4 and 5 Raby Road)
1890s Two houses by
jettied gable.[2][39]
II
Laundry, Thornton Manor
53°19′41″N 3°03′05″W / 53.32819°N 3.05146°W / 53.32819; -3.05146 (Laundry, Thornton Manor)
1901 The former laundry is in
Tudor arched doorway. The windows are mullioned, two to the left of the doorway, and one to the right, above which is a gabled dormer. In the gable are inscribed initials and the date.[40]
II
Village Club and Post Office
53°19′15″N 3°02′42″W / 53.32086°N 3.04501°W / 53.32086; -3.04501 (Village Club and Post Office)
c. 1904 Originally the Liberal Club, and later a shop and a club, it is by
Tudor arches.[2][41]
II
Smithy
53°19′13″N 3°02′50″W / 53.32036°N 3.04729°W / 53.32036; -3.04729 (Smithy)
1905 The
timber-framed on a stone base and has a hipped stone-slate roof with gablets. The smithy is in a single storey and has four bays, the middle two bays being recessed. The first bay contains a three-light window, and in the fourth bay is a projecting five-light window.[2][42]
II
1–4 Raby Road
53°19′10″N 3°02′38″W / 53.31937°N 3.04379°W / 53.31937; -3.04379 (1–4 Raby Road)
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]
II
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]
II*
Stone shelter,
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 / 53.32735; -3.05092 (Gatehouse, Thornton Manor)
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]
II*
War memorial
53°19′16″N 3°02′41″W / 53.32119°N 3.04469°W / 53.32119; -3.04469 (War memorial)
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]
II

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