Listed buildings in Worsbrough
Appearance
metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The ward contains 46 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, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward contains a central urban area and surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include churches and items in a churchyard, a former school, a former corn mill, now a museum, a carved outcrop of sandstone
, a bridge, a milepost, and a monument to a colliery disaster.
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
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St Mary's Church 53°31′09″N 1°28′27″W / 53.51914°N 1.47406°W |
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12th century | The oldest material in the church is in the | I |
Farm building south of Houndhill 53°31′56″N 1°29′33″W / 53.53225°N 1.49255°W |
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16th century | The farm building is plinths, curved braces to the wall plate, and studs in the spandrels. In the left return is a rebuilt gable with a 20th-century sliding door.[4]
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Barn southeast of Lower Lewden Farmhouse 53°31′39″N 1°26′56″W / 53.52759°N 1.44885°W |
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16th century | A house and a barn, later extended and a barn, it is in stone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with two ventilator hoods. There are two storeys, and the barn contains doorways, vents, and windows, some of which are blocked or boarded.[5]
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Swaithe Hall Farmhouse, Rosebower Cottage and Swaithe Hall 53°32′08″N 1°26′13″W / 53.53545°N 1.43684°W |
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16th century | A farmhouse to which a larger house was addeed in about 1870. The farmhouse is timber framed and encased in sandstone, the house is in sandstone, and the roofs are in stone slate and Welsh slate with coped gables, kneelers, and finials. The farmhouse has a U-shaped plan, consisting of a single-bay hall range and gabled cross-wings. The house interlocks with the farmhouse, and has a T-shaped plan, and three storeys.[6][7]
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Houndhill 53°31′58″N 1°29′34″W / 53.53287°N 1.49264°W |
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1566 | The earliest part of the house is the | II* |
Barn east of Lower Lewden Farmhouse 53°31′40″N 1°26′57″W / 53.52773°N 1.44913°W |
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Late 16th century | A house and a barn, later a barn, it is partly | II |
Old School House and school 53°31′10″N 1°28′27″W / 53.51940°N 1.47416°W |
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Late 16th or early 17th century | The school and school house, which were extended in the 19th century and later used for other purposes, are in | II |
Cruck barn, Swaithe Hall Farm 53°32′07″N 1°26′09″W / 53.53526°N 1.43590°W |
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16th or 17th century | The weatherboarding. Inside the barn are four pairs of cruck blades.[11]
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Worsbrough Corn Mill 53°31′32″N 1°28′28″W / 53.52547°N 1.47434°W |
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c. 1625 | The corn mill was extended in 1843, and was later converted into a museum. It is in quoined surround and a massive lintel. The later part has three storeys and a loft, and four bays, the right bay projecting and containing a large round-arched window. In the third bay is a ramp and doorways in the ground and middle floors, and elsewhere are 36-pane casement windows. Inside the older part is an overshot waterwheel, and the later part contains an oil engine.[6][12]
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Lower Lewden Farmhouse 53°31′40″N 1°26′58″W / 53.52771°N 1.44958°W |
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Early 17th century | The farmhouse is in quoined surround. The main range contains mullioned windows with hood moulds, and at the rear is a 20th-century conservatory.[13]
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Barn northeast of Lower Lewden Farmhouse 53°31′41″N 1°26′57″W / 53.52797°N 1.44917°W |
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Early 17th century | The barn, which was later extended, is in stone with a stone slate roof. There are two storeys, and external steps leading to a loft doorway. Elsewhere, there are other doorways, and windows, some originally mullioned.[14] | II |
Tower and wall west of Houndhill 53°31′58″N 1°29′37″W / 53.53289°N 1.49353°W |
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c. 1640–44 | The tower was built as a defensive structure during the | II |
Rockley Old Hall and wall 53°31′14″N 1°29′10″W / 53.52055°N 1.48606°W |
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17th century | A | II |
Worsbrough Hall 53°31′16″N 1°28′22″W / 53.52111°N 1.47270°W |
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17th century | A large house with wings added in about 1700, and later divided. It is in | II |
Stable block, Swaithe Hall Farm 53°32′07″N 1°26′10″W / 53.53522°N 1.43624°W |
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1671 | The stable block is in | II |
Darley Cliffe Hall, Tudor House, Dower Cottage and wall 53°32′10″N 1°27′55″W / 53.53611°N 1.46517°W |
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Late 17th century | A large house later extended and divided, it is in | II* |
Elmhirst Farmhouse and Cottage 53°32′15″N 1°28′17″W / 53.53740°N 1.47126°W |
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Late 17th century (probable) | A farmhouse with an earlier care, later extended and divided, it is in quoins, and a tile roof with chamfered gable copings and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys, six bays, and a rear outshut. The doorway has a quoined surround, and the windows are a mix; some are mullioned, some are sashes, some of which are horizontally-sliding, others are casements, and there is a French window. Inside, there is an exposed cruck truss.[21]
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Swaithe House 53°31′56″N 1°26′23″W / 53.53229°N 1.43984°W |
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1680 | A farmhouse to which another house was added in about 1720. They are in plinth, quoins, floor bands, an eaves cornice, sash windows, and dormers. There is a three-bay pediment with an oeil-de-boeuf in the tympanum.[6][22]
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Worsbrough Vicarage 53°31′12″N 1°28′24″W / 53.51989°N 1.47337°W |
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1696 | The vicarage, which was later extended, is in pebbledashed sandstone, and has a stone slate roof with gable copings and shaped kneelers. The main range has two storeys and an attic, and three bays, to the right is a two-storey single-bay extension, and a rear wing on the right. Flanking the doorway are canted bay windows. Most of the windows are mullioned with hood moulds.[23]
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Genn House, outbuilding and wall 53°32′11″N 1°29′22″W / 53.53638°N 1.48935°W |
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c. 1700 | The house was extensively rebuilt in 1964, it is in quoins, and a stone slate roof with chamfered gable copings and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and attics, and three bays. In the centre is a doorway with a quoined surround and a date plaque above, and the windows are sashes. Recessed on the left and linked by external steps is an outbuilding with a pair of quoined doorways, a mullioned window, and a hatch. The garden wall has a gate, and in the angle is an oval opening to a dog kennel under mounting steps.[24]
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1 Rockley Old Hall and garage 53°31′15″N 1°29′11″W / 53.52074°N 1.48637°W |
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Early 18th century | A cowhouse and cart shed converted into a house and a garage in about 1980, it is in | II |
2 and 2A Rockley Old Hall (The Great Barn) 53°31′15″N 1°29′09″W / 53.52073°N 1.48590°W |
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Early 18th century | The barn was converted into two dwellings in about 1980. The building is in quoins, and a stone slate roof with chamfered gable copings and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and five bays. In the centre is a glazed former wagon entry with a segmental head, chambered quoins and voussoirs. To the left is a French window, and elsewhere are casement windows and slit vents.[26]
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3 and 4 Rockley Old Hall 53°31′14″N 1°29′08″W / 53.52061°N 1.48560°W |
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Early 18th century | Cowhouses converted into two dwellings in about 1980, the building is in | II |
Rob Royd 53°32′07″N 1°29′45″W / 53.53522°N 1.49596°W |
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Early 18th century (probable) | A house that was later extended, it is in quoins, decorative iron gutter brackets, and a Welsh slate roof with gable copings and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has an architrave and a bracketed cornice, and the windows are sashes. On the right return is a single-storey square bay window.[28]
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The Granary 53°32′11″N 1°29′20″W / 53.53627°N 1.48880°W |
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Early 18th century | A | II |
Barncroft 53°32′11″N 1°27′54″W / 53.53647°N 1.46501°W |
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Early to mid 18th century | A farm building converted into a house in the 20th century, it is in | II |
The Gables 53°32′11″N 1°27′56″W / 53.53649°N 1.46546°W |
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Early to mid 18th century | A farm building converted into a house in the 20th century, it is in | II |
The Mill Cottage 53°31′31″N 1°28′27″W / 53.52536°N 1.47405°W |
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Mid 18th century (probable) | A house, later used as an office, it is in | II |
The High Stone 53°32′19″N 1°28′38″W / 53.53874°N 1.47734°W |
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1756 | A natural outcrop of sandstone carved with three blind round-arched recesses. Above these is a sunk panel inscribed with the date and an initial.[33] | II |
Sundial west of Darley Cliffe Hall 53°32′10″N 1°27′57″W / 53.53599°N 1.46582°W |
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1756 | The | II |
Home Farmhouse 53°31′07″N 1°28′27″W / 53.51854°N 1.47422°W |
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Mid to late 18th century | A full width extension was added to the rear in the 20th century. The farmhouse is in quoins, a floor band, and a tile roof with coped gables on kneelers. There are two storeys and five bays. The central doorway has an architrave and a cornice, and the windows are sashes with keystones.[35]
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7 Worsbrough Village 53°31′12″N 1°28′26″W / 53.51987°N 1.47381°W |
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Late 18th century | A | II |
Cowhouse with hayloft, Home Farm 53°31′06″N 1°28′28″W / 53.51845°N 1.47446°W |
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Late 18th century | The cowhouse and hayloft are in stone with | II |
Ouslethwaite Hall 53°32′10″N 1°29′08″W / 53.53618°N 1.48566°W |
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Late 18th century | A large house divided into flats, it is in pulvinated frieze and a cornice, and a Venetian window. At the rear is a round-headed stair window, and external steps leading to a door.[6][38]
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5 Worsbrough Village 53°31′12″N 1°28′25″W / 53.51991°N 1.47374°W |
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c. 1800 | A | II |
Farmbuildings and Ouslethwaite Cottage 53°32′11″N 1°29′06″W / 53.53642°N 1.48513°W |
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Late 18th or early 19th century | The buildings include a stable block, a | II |
Wall and steps, Ouslethwaite Hall 53°32′10″N 1°29′08″W / 53.53602°N 1.48567°W |
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Late 18th or early 19th century | The wall and steps are in moulded edges.[41]
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Wall to rear and left of Ouslethwaite Hall 53°32′10″N 1°29′12″W / 53.53615°N 1.48666°W |
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Late 18th or early 19th century | The wall encloses the two gardens to the rear and left of the hall. It is in red brick, with the external face in sandstone, and stone copings. The front wall has piers and throughstones, and is curved at the left corner. The wall incorporates a lean-to shed and doorways.[42] | II |
Bridge north of Worsbrough Mill Museum 53°31′34″N 1°28′28″W / 53.52603°N 1.47443°W |
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1809 | The bridge is in sandstone, and consists of a single segmental arch. It has voussoirs. parapets with domed copings linked by iron cramps, and splayed wing walls with end piers.[43] | II |
1–4 Foundry Yard 53°31′36″N 1°28′20″W / 53.52659°N 1.47214°W |
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Early 19th century | A row of former workers' cottages, they are in | II |
Worsbrough Hall Flats 53°31′17″N 1°28′22″W / 53.52139°N 1.47284°W |
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Early 19th century | Originally the service wing to Worsbrough Hall, and later converted for residential use, it is in | II |
Milepost 53°32′07″N 1°27′52″W / 53.53518°N 1.46456°W |
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Mid 19th century | The milepost is at the junction of Park Road (A61 road) and Kingwell Road. It is in cast iron with a triangular plan and a swept top. On the top in raised lettering is the distance to London, and on the sides are the distances to Sheffield and Barnsley.[46] | II |
Church of St. Thomas and St. James 53°32′05″N 1°27′43″W / 53.53484°N 1.46193°W |
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1857–59 | The north chapel was added to the church in 1879. The church is built in | II |
Colliery explosion monument 53°32′05″N 1°27′43″W / 53.53471°N 1.46203°W |
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1878 | The monument is in the churchyard of the Church of St. Thomas and St. James, and commemorates those lost in the Swaith Main colliery disaster of 1875. It is in sandstone, and has a chamfered base, and an inscribed panel, above which is a cornice, and a block with granite corner shafts flanking panels with depictions of tools and a colliery scene. At the top is a dome with carved panels, surmounted by a cross.[2][48] | II |
Church of Our Lady and St. James 53°31′39″N 1°28′03″W / 53.52751°N 1.46746°W |
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1901–02 | The church is in sandstone with a Westmorland slate roof. It consists of a nave with a north porch, a narrower chancel with a south tower in the angle, and an adjoining vestry. The tower contains a south priest's door, above which is a slit window, a bell stage with semi-octagonal piers and trefoils, a continuous hood mould and a lead-covered spire with corner spirelets and a turret at the northeast corner. Most of the windows are lancets.[2][49] | II |
Lych gate, Church of Our Lady and St. James 53°31′39″N 1°28′03″W / 53.52737°N 1.46747°W |
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1902 (probable) | The | II |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ a b c d Harman & Pevsner (2017), p. 757
- ^ Historic England & 1315083
- ^ Historic England & 1151040
- ^ Historic England & 1203762
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Harman & Pevsner (2017), p. 758
- ^ Historic England & 1151076
- ^ Historic England & 1151039
- ^ Historic England & 1281544
- ^ Historic England & 1192519
- ^ Historic England & 1151077
- ^ Historic England & 1151044
- ^ Historic England & 1315082
- ^ Historic England & 1203763
- ^ Historic England & 1315080
- ^ Historic England & 1192304
- ^ Harman & Pevsner (2017), pp. 757–758
- ^ Historic England & 1192532
- ^ Historic England & 1192045
- ^ Historic England & 1151042
- ^ Historic England & 1151043
- ^ Historic England & 1286701
- ^ Historic England & 1151052
- ^ Historic England & 1315057
- ^ Historic England & 1151047
- ^ Historic England & 1286642
- ^ Historic England & 1151048
- ^ Historic England & 1151041
- ^ Historic England & 1192102
- ^ Historic England & 1286598
- ^ Historic England & 1151050
- ^ Historic England & 1192294
- ^ Historic England & 1151046
- ^ Historic England & 1192235
- ^ Historic England & 1286553
- ^ Historic England & 1151053
- ^ Historic England & 1151054
- ^ Historic England & 1151036
- ^ Historic England & 1192537
- ^ Historic England & 1315078
- ^ Historic England & 1151037
- ^ Historic England & 1151038
- ^ Historic England & 1151045
- ^ Historic England & 1286803
- ^ Historic England & 1315044
- ^ Historic England & 1192299
- ^ Historic England & 1192000
- ^ Historic England & 1315056
- ^ Historic England & 1151051
- ^ Historic England & 1192497
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