Listed buildings in Wiswell
civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains seven 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 small village of Wiswell, and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings consist of houses, farmhouses, a barn, and a medieval
wayside cross.
Key
Grade | Criteria[1] |
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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 |
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Wiswell Shay Cross 53°49′52″N 2°23′29″W / 53.83103°N 2.39139°W |
Medieval | The cross is in sandstone. The oldest part is the base, the shaft and head dating from a 19th-century restoration. The base has a rectangular plan, chamfered edges, and a rectangular socket.[2] | II | |
Vicarage House 53°49′55″N 2°23′20″W / 53.83182°N 2.38888°W |
Early 17th century | A | I | |
Crabtree Cottage 53°50′02″N 2°23′14″W / 53.83389°N 2.38736°W |
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Late 17th century | A | II |
Barn near Vicarage House 53°49′56″N 2°23′21″W / 53.83213°N 2.38903°W |
c. 1700 | The building is in stone and has a roof partly of Welsh | II | |
Wiswell Eaves House 53°50′13″N 2°22′34″W / 53.83686°N 2.37605°W |
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c. 1700 | The house was altered in 1766, and is in sandstone with a slate roof. It has two storeys with an attic and two bays. The windows on the front are sashes. Between the bays is a single-storey gabled porch containing a doorway with a moulded surround and a round head. There is an inscribed plaque between the first floor windows.[7] | II |
Parker Place Farmhouse 53°50′16″N 2°22′30″W / 53.83769°N 2.37511°W |
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Mid 18th century | A lintel.[8]
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Wiswell School War Memorial 53°49′57″N 2°23′16″W / 53.83251°N 2.38764°W |
1925 | The war memorial is built into the east wall of the old school. It is in local plinth below. The tablet contains an inscription and the names of those lost in the First World War, with one additional name for the Second World War. At the top of the tablet is a carved wheel-head cross, and over it is a hood mould. The plinth contains a trough for planting.[9]
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Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Street View in May 2011 shows that the building has been converted for residential use.
Citations
Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- Historic England, "Wiswell Shay Cross (1362372)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2015
- Historic England, "Vicarage House, Wiswell (1362371)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2015
- Historic England, "Crabtree Cottage, Wiswell (1072048)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2015
- Historic England, "Barn approximately 50 metres northwest of Vicarage House, Wiswell (1067538)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2015
- Historic England, "Wiswell Eaves House, Wiswell (1317630)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2015
- Historic England, "Parker Place Farmhouse, Wiswell (1164774)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2015
- Historic England, "Wiswell School War Memorial, Wiswell (1444638)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2017
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 25 September 2015