There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings and 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Warrington in Cheshire, including the town of Warrington and 18 other civil parishes.
Name | Location | Type | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref. [note 2] Geo-coordinates | Notes | Entry number [note 3] | Image |
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Sankey Viaduct | Burtonwood and Westbrook, Warrington | Railway Viaduct | 1830 | 21 February 1977 | SJ5687094711 53°26′51″N2°39′01″W / 53.44759°N 2.65018°W | The first railway viaduct to be built in the world, it was designed by George Stephenson for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company to carry the railway across the Sankey Valley. It is constructed in brick faced with sandstone ashlar. The viaduct is carried on nine semicircular arches. [1] [2] | 1075927 | |
St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall | Grappenhall and Thelwall, Warrington | Church | 12th century | 8 January 1970 | SJ6394386300 53°22′20″N2°32′36″W / 53.3723°N 2.5434°W | There is some Norman fabric in the south wall of the nave, the south chapel was built as a chantry in about 1334, and the tower and most of the rest of the church date from 1525–39. The clerestory was added in 1833, and the north vestry in 1851. In 1873–74 Paley and Austin carried out a restoration. [3] [4] | 1139320 | |
Lymm Cross | Lymm, Warrington | Cross | Early to mid-17th century | 24 January 1950 | SJ6833787244 53°22′52″N2°28′39″W / 53.3811°N 2.4776°W | This is a sandstone structure standing on an artificially stepped sandstone outcrop. The shaft of the cross is contained in a square pavilion with square corner pillars, which has a roof with pedimented gables and a ball finial. [5] [6] | 1227014 | |
St Oswald's Church | Winwick, Warrington | Church | Early 13th century | 9 August 1966 | SJ6037592833 53°25′51″N2°35′52″W / 53.4308°N 2.5979°W | Additions and alterations have been made over the centuries, including the rebuilding of the chancel, sanctuary and vestry by A. W. N. Pugin in 1847–49, and the rebuilding of the spire and restoration of the church in 1869 by Paley and Austin. The church is constructed in sandstone, and has a west tower. Many of the furnishings were designed by Pugin. Inside the church is the cross-arm of an Anglo-Saxon preaching cross dating from around 750. [7] [8] [9] | 1278428 | |
Eastern Outbuilding, Town Hall | Warrington | House | 1750 | 4 April 1975 | SJ6026088267 53°23′23″N2°35′56″W / 53.3898°N 2.5990°W | This was built as offices for Bank Hall, and were later used by the local authority. The building has a three-bay rusticated and pedimented centre, and five brick bays on each side. [10] [11] | 1329748 | Upload Photo |
Town Hall | Warrington | Town Hall | 1750 | 6 December 1949 | SJ6021888266 53°23′23″N2°35′59″W / 53.3897°N 2.5997°W | Designed by James Gibbs as a country house, named Bank House, for Thomas Patten, this in Palladian style. It has three storeys and a hipped slate roof. The house is constructed in red brick and rusticated stone. In the centre is full-height portico with Composite columns carrying a pediment bearing the arms of the Patten family. The entrance is in the middle storey and is approached by a double staircase. [10] [12] | 1329725 | |
Western Outbuilding, Town Hall | Warrington | House | 1750 | 6 December 1949 | SJ6017688259 53°23′23″N2°36′01″W / 53.3897°N 2.6003°W | This was built as stables for Bank Hall, and were later used as offices by the local authority. The building has a three-bay rusticated and pedimented centre, and three brick bays on each side. [10] [13] | 1261276 | Upload Photo |
Name | Location | Type | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref. [note 2] Geo-coordinates | Notes | Entry number [note 3] | Image |
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Tanyard Farm Farmbuilding | Appleton, Warrington | Barn | Late 16th century | 23 December 1983 | SJ6573783844 53°21′01″N2°30′58″W / 53.3504°N 2.5162°W | This originated as a threshing barn, cartshed and stable, which form an L-shaped plan. It is timber-framed, with brick nogging, and stands on a sandstone plinth. It is roofed with blue tiles. The timber framing includes four crucks, two of which are complete, the other two are sawn off near the top. [14] | 1139363 | Upload Photo |
Bewsey Old Hall | Bewsey, Burtonwood and Westbrook, Warrington | House | Late 16th century | 4 December 1951 | SJ5907089572 53°24′05″N2°37′01″W / 53.4013°N 2.6170°W | The hall underwent alterations during the 17th to the 19th centuries, and was restored and partly rebuilt in the 20th century, but only a fragment of the original hall has survived. What does survive has an L-shaped plan, and is in three storeys. It is constructed in brick with stone dressings and slate roofs, and has mullioned or mullioned and transomed windows. The moated site on which the hall stands is a scheduled monument. [15] [16] [17] | 1230619 | |
Gatehouse to Bradley (or Bradlegh) Old Hall | Burtonwood and Westbrook, Warrington | Gatehouse | c. 1460 | 4 December 1951 | SJ5717293902 53°26′24″N2°38′46″W / 53.44013°N 2.64622°W | The gatehouse to the hall, now partly in ruins. It is constructed in sandstone, forming an archway above the entrance to the drive. The surviving features include the arch, which is four-centred with colonnettes (small columns), the springers of the fallen vault, and octagonal canted mock turrets supported by buttresses at the four corners. [18] [19] | 1278505 | |
Holcroft Hall | Culcheth, Culcheth and Glazebury, Warrington | Farmhouse | Late 15th to early 16th century | 15 November 1966 | SJ6797995162 53°27′08″N2°29′01″W / 53.4522°N 2.4837°W | A farmhouse that has been altered and extended. It is constructed in rendered brick with a slate roof. It is in two storeys with an attic, and has four bays, including an added wing. The windows are mullioned. Inside the house is another mullioned window, moulded beams, and a priest hole. [20] [21] | 1159651 | |
North Barn at Hurst Hall | Glazebury, Culcheth and Glazebury, Warrington | Hall House | Late 15th century or earlier | 22 August 1983 | SJ6685496903 53°28′04″N2°30′03″W / 53.4678°N 2.5008°W | This is part of what was originally on old hall, later converted into a barn. It is basically timber framed with brick cladding and a stone slate roof. It is in two bays, with an extra half-bay at each end. The timber roof is open, of unusual construction for the region, and said to be "spectacular". [22] [23] | 1139388 | Upload Photo |
Lymm Hall | Lymm, Warrington | House | Late 16th century | 24 January 1950 | SJ6843987041 53°22′45″N2°28′33″W / 53.3792°N 2.4759°W | Constructed in sandstone and brick, it was originally an E-shaped Elizabethan moated house. Since then, the hall has been altered and restored, particularly in the 19th century. [5] [24] | 1265849 | Upload Photo |
St John the Evangelist's Church | Walton, Warrington | Church | 1882–83 | 23 December 1983 | SJ5984685254 53°21′45″N2°36′18″W / 53.3626°N 2.6049°W | The church was designed by Paley and Austin, and paid for by Sir Gilbert Greenall. It is in Decorated style, and constructed in sandstone with Westmorland green slate roofs. The church has a cruciform plan, with a large central tower decorated with chequerwork and surmounted by an octagonal spire. [25] [26] | 1139352 | |
Myddleton Hall | Houghton Green, Winwick, Warrington | Hall House | 1658 | 9 August 1966 | SJ6199592973 53°25′56″N2°34′24″W / 53.4321°N 2.5734°W | A brick country house standing on a sandstone plinth with sandstone dressings. It is in two storeys and consists of a hall with two cross wings, and another right wing. The windows are mullioned and/or transomed. Some of the 19th-century additions have been demolished. [27] [28] | 1231049 | Upload Photo |
St Ann's Church | Warrington | Church | 1866–68 | 24 October 1974 | SJ6054889042 53°23′48″N2°35′41″W / 53.3967°N 2.5948°W | Designed by John Douglas in High Victorian Gothic style. It is constructed in red brick with dressings in blue brick. The church has a tower and an apsidal chancel. It is now redundant, and was converted into an indoor climbing centre in 1996. [29] [30] | 1161591 | |
St Elphin's Church | Warrington | Church | 14th century | 6 December 1949 | SJ6153288397 53°23′28″N2°34′48″W / 53.3910°N 2.5799°W | The earliest fabric in the church dates from the 14th century. Following damage in the Civil War, the tower was rebuilt in 1696 and the nave in 1770. The south aisle was added in the early 19th century. Most of the fabric of the present church results from an extensive restoration between 1859 and 1867 by Frederick and Horace Francis, during which the spire was added. The spire is 281 feet (86 m) high, and one of the highest in England. The north transept forms the regimental chapel of the South Lancashire Regiment. [31] [32] [33] | 1329734 | |
Church of St Luke | Warrington | Church | 1892–93 | 4 April 1975 | SJ5918687795 53°23′07″N2°36′54″W / 53.3854°N 2.6151°W | A sandstone church with tiled roofs designed by Bodley and Garner, it is now redundant. It consists of a nave, north aisle, chancel and south porch. There is a bellcote on the east end of the nave. The church is unusual in that it has a central nave arcade and another arcade between the nave and the aisle. [34] [35] | 1329757 | |
Holy Trinity Church | Warrington | Church | 1758 | 6 December 1949 | SJ6059788168 53°23′22″N2°35′30″W / 53.3894°N 2.5917°W | This is a Georgian church designed in the style of James Gibbs. Its front is in sandstone, the back in brick with stone dressings. A clock tower was added to the west of the church in 1862. Further alterations were made during the 20th century. Features include a Doric doorcase, with Ionic pilasters above, a cornice and a plain parapet. In the east wall is a Venetian window. [36] [37] | 1161522 | |
Cromwell's House | Warrington | House | 17th century | 6 December 1949 | SJ6130488348 53°23′26″N2°35′00″W / 53.3905°N 2.5833°W | This probably originated as a single house, later divided into three cottages. It is timber-framed with painted brick infill on a stone plinth. There are two storeys, the upper storey being jettied. The windows are casements with wooden mullions. At the rear are single-storey extensions, and three half-dormers. [38] [39] | 1310102 | |
Entrance gates, piers and lamps, Town Hall | Warrington | House | 1862 | 4 April 1975 | SJ6022688157 53°23′20″N2°35′58″W / 53.38876°N 2.59949°W | A set of ornate gates in cast iron, partly gilded, designed by Kershaw and Crook, and made at the Coalbrookdale Company at Ironbridge. They were shown at the International Exhibition in London in 1862, and erected here in 1895. Statues depicting Nike by John Bell stand on the four posts. Among the decorations are the Prince of Wales's feathers and his motto. [40] [41] | 1261277 | |
Lamps on east and west drives of Town Hall | Warrington | House | 1750 | 4 April 1975 | SJ6018488207 53°23′21″N2°36′00″W / 53.38923°N 2.60011°W | There are lamps part-way down the east and west drives leading to the Town Hall that was designed by James Gibbs. [42] | 1239919 | Upload Photo |
Warrington Transporter Bridge | Warrington | Transporter Bridge | 1911–14 | 4 April 1975 | SJ5968187619 53°23′02″N2°36′27″W / 53.38383°N 2.60757°W | The transporter bridge was built to carry materials across the River Mersey between two parts of the Crosfield's factory. It is a steel structure with a span of 200 feet (61 m) between the towers. The bridge was designed by William Henry Hunter and built by William Arrol. The structure is also a scheduled monument. [43] [44] [45] | 1139433 | |
Barley Mow Public House | Warrington | Public House | 1561 | 6 December 1949 | SJ6055388303 53°23′24″N2°35′41″W / 53.3899°N 2.5946°W | A timber-framed public house that has been much altered. The front facing Market Place is in elaborate black-and-white work, including quatrefoils, standing on a red sandstone plinth. It is in three storeys, including two jettied gables, and two continuous rows of small-pane windows. Inside the public house is a mixture of original 17th-century and later panelling. [46] [47] | 1139399 | |
Barley Mow Public House (side façade) | Warrington | Public House | 19th century | 6 December 1949 | SJ6056088293 53°23′24″N2°35′40″W / 53.3900°N 2.5945°W | This façade dates from a 19th-century refronting of the public house that originated in the 16th century. It is in brick, with two storeys and an attic. There is a round-arched entrance flanked by wooden pilasters, and a tympanum that incorporates the carving of a barley sheaf. The windows are sashes, and there are two small blocked windows in the attic. [48] | 1310100 | Upload Photo |
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Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey where it narrows at Runcorn Gap. The town contains 24 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, 5 are classified at Grade II*, and the rest are at Grade II; Widnes has no Grade I listed buildings. In the United Kingdom, the term "listed building" refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance. Listed buildings are categorised in three grades: Grade I consists of buildings of outstanding architectural or historical interest; Grade II* includes particularly significant buildings of more than local interest; Grade II consists of buildings of special architectural or historical interest. Buildings in England are listed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on recommendations provided by English Heritage, which also determines the grading.
St Alban's Church is in Bewsey Street near to the centre of the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The church forms part of the parish of Sacred Heart and Saint Alban. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Christ Church is in Lady Lane, Croft, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Winwick, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of Newchurch. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It was a Commissioners' church and had received a grant for its building from the Church Building Commission.
The Borough of Warrington is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The borough is centred around the town of Warrington, and extends out into outlying villages of Lymm and Great Sankey and the town of Birchwood.
Cheshire is a county in North West England. In 1974 parts of the historical county of Cheshire were transferred to Greater Manchester and to Merseyside, and parts of the historical county of Lancashire were incorporated into Cheshire, including the towns of Widnes and Warrington. The unitary authorities of Halton and Warrington were created in 1998, and in 2009 the rest of the county was divided into two further unitary authorities: Cheshire East, and Cheshire West and Chester. The ceremonial county of Cheshire consists of those four unitary authorities.
Stretton is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The M56 motorway runs through the parish in an east–west direction, and the A49 road runs in a north–south direction. The northern part of the parish is residential, and the rest is mainly rural. Apart from St Matthew's Church and a milestone, the listed buildings are related either to houses or to farming.
Croft is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, north of the town of Warrington. It contains 13 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. All of these are listed at Grade II, the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings, applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is mainly rural, and other than a milestone its listed buildings are related to churches, houses or farms.
Winwick is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, north of the town of Warrington. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. The parish is partly residential and partly rural. The listed buildings include two churches, a holy well, two milestones, and a mounting block. The other structures are houses, farms, or buildings related to them.
Walton is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. It contains 22 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. The parish is centred on Walton Hall, the former home of the Greenall family. The hall itself is listed, as are surrounding structures related to the hall. Also listed are the nearby parish church and its lychgate, and cottages and a former school in the Walton Hall Estate. The Bridgewater Canal runs through the parish; related to this are six listed structures, namely five bridges and an aqueduct. The other listed buildings are a former farmhouse dating from about 1800, a late 18th-century house, and an early 19th-century farmhouse. All the buildings are listed at Grade II, other than the parish church which is listed at Grade II*.
Rixton-with-Glazebrook is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, to the east of the town of Warrington. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings, applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is largely rural, and contains the villages of Hollins Green and Glazebrook. The A57 road runs through the parish, and three of the listed buildings are milestones along this road. The other listed buildings are a church, a war memorial, a railway station, and a former manor house.
Woolston is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, and is a suburb to the east of the town of Warrington. It contains four buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II. This is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings, applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is almost entirely residential, and the A57 road runs through it. One of the listed buildings is a milestone on the road, and the others are a church, a pair of cottages, and a single cottage.
Culcheth and Glazebury is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, ceremonial county of Cheshire and historic county of Lancashire, England, northeast of the town of Warrington. It contains eleven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Other than the villages of Culcheth and Glazebury, the parish is rural. The A574 road runs through it, and two milestones adjacent to the road are listed. In addition a parish boundary stone on the B5207 road is listed. The church in Glazebury is also listed; all the other listed buildings are related to houses or farms.
Burtonwood and Westbrook is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, northwest of the town of Warrington. It contains eight buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. The parish includes the village of Burtonwood, and Westbrook, a suburb of the town of Warrington; otherwise it is rural. The original Liverpool to Manchester railway line runs through the north of the parish, and provides it with its only Grade I listed structure, the Sankey Viaduct. The other listed buildings are a church, two country houses, a gatehouse, and four farmhouses.
Great Sankey is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, and is a suburb to the west of the town of Warrington. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are at Grade II. This is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings, applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is almost completely residential. The listed buildings consist of a church and a sundial in its churchyard, a railway station, a mounting block, a former pillbox, and two milestones.
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. The unitary authority contains 18 civil parishes, which are distributed around its periphery. Its central area, including the town, is unparished. This list contains the 141 structures in the unparished area that are designated by English Heritage as listed buildings and included in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three buildings are listed at Grade I, and ten at Grade II*. The remaining buildings are listed at Grade II. The listed buildings in the civil parishes are included in separate lists.
William Owen was an English architect who practised in Warrington, which was at that time in Lancashire, England. His works were confined to Northwest England. Owen is best known for his collaboration with William Lever in the creation of the soap-making factory and associated model village at Port Sunlight in the Wirral Peninsula. Here he designed the factory, many of the workers' houses, public buildings and the church. Later Owen was joined by his son, Segar, as a partner. On his own, or in partnership, Owen designed houses, churches, banks, public houses, an infirmary, a school, and a concert hall.