The Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire, excluding those in the city of Chester, total around 80. Almost half of these are churches that are contained in a separate list.
Most Cheshire buildings are in sandstone, brick or are timber framed. Limestone is used for some buildings in the east of the county. Compared with other counties, timber framing is important. Cheshire has a higher proportion of timber-framed houses than most other English counties. [1] [2]
Name | Place | Map ref | Date | Notes | Image |
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Dorfold Hall | Acton | 53°04′07″N2°32′42″W / 53.0685°N 2.5451°W | 1616–21 | Built for Ralph Wilbraham. [3] Considered to be one of the two finest Jacobean houses in Cheshire. [4] [5] | |
Adlington Hall | Adlington | 53°19′15″N2°08′41″W / 53.3209°N 2.1446°W | 15–16th century; mid-18th century | Manor house partly timber framed, partly brick. [6] [7] | |
Chorley Old Hall | Alderley Edge | 53°18′00″N2°14′43″W / 53.2999°N 2.2452°W | c. 1330, mid-16th century | Manor house with one range built in brick and the other timber framed. [8] | |
Iron Bridge | Aldford | 53°08′05″N2°52′15″W / 53.1347°N 2.870822°W | 1824 | Bridge over the River Dee on the Buerton Approach to Eaton Hall. [9] Built for the 1st Marquis of Westminster. [10] | |
Cruck barn | Arley Hall | 53°19′27″N2°29′24″W / 53.3242°N 2.4901°W | Early 16th century | Former barn converted into an indoor riding school. [11] [12] | |
Moss Hall | Audlem | 52°59′35″N2°30′55″W / 52.9930°N 2.5152°W | 1616 | Timber framed manor house, extensively renovated in 1902. [13] [14] | |
Beeston Castle | Beeston | 53°07′44″N2°41′29″W / 53.129012°N 2.691297°W | 1220s | Built by Ranulph de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester. Both the walls of the outer bailey, and the walls, towers and gatehouse of the inner baileys are listed at Grade I. [15] Partly demolished after the Civil War. [16] [17] [18] | |
Brereton Hall | Brereton | 53°10′44″N2°19′57″W / 53.1789°N 2.3324°W | 1586 | Built for Sir William Brereton. [19] Alterations made in the 19th century, [20] including removal of the cupolas. [21] | |
Highfields | Buerton | 52°57′55″N2°29′08″W / 52.9654°N 2.4855°W | 1615 | Built for the Dodds family. Additions made in 1750 and 1897. [22] | |
Sankey Viaduct | Burtonwood | 53°26′51″N2°39′03″W / 53.44745°N 2.65076°W | 1830 | By George Stephenson for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Earliest major railway viaduct in the world. [23] | |
Lower Carden Hall | Carden | 53°03′49″N2°48′11″W / 53.0637°N 2.8030°W | 15th century and later | Country house most of which is timber framed. [24] | |
Combermere Abbey | Combermere Park | 52°59′37″N2°36′50″W / 52.993611°N 2.613889°W | 1563 | Country house, formerly abbot's house. Extended 1814–20. [25] [26] | |
Little Moreton Hall | Southwest of Congleton | 53°07′38″N2°15′06″W / 53.1272°N 2.2518°W | 15th century | One of Britain's finest timber-framed moated manor houses. [27] [28] | |
Crewe Hall | Crewe Green | 53°04′58″N2°24′00″W / 53.0827°N 2.3999°W | 1615–36 | Built for Sir Randolph Crewe, extended in the late 18th century and extensively restored after a fire in 1866. [29] Considered to be one of the two finest Jacobean houses in Cheshire. [4] [30] | |
Lyme Hall | Disley | 53°20′17″N2°03′17″W / 53.3381°N 2.0547°W | c. 1570 with later additions | The largest house in Cheshire, built for the Legh family. [31] [32] | |
Delves Hall | Doddington | 53°01′11″N2°26′08″W / 53.0197°N 2.4356°W | 1364 | Fortified tower built by Sir John Delves. [33] [34] | |
Doddington Hall | Doddington | 53°00′53″N2°26′03″W / 53.0148°N 2.4342°W | 1777–98 | Built for Revd Sir Thomas Broughton in neoclassical style. [35] [36] | |
Golden Gates, Eaton Hall | Eaton Park | 53°08′25″N2°52′45″W / 53.1404°N 2.8791°W | 18th century, c. 1880 | The central pair of gates (Golden Gates) and the adjacent screen railings are by Robert and John Davies, 18th century. Side gates, screens and lodges by Alfred Waterhouse, c. 1880. [37] | |
Farndon Bridge | Farndon | 53°05′00″N2°52′47″W / 53.083373°N 2.879820°W | 1339 | Crosses the River Dee and the England-Wales border between the villages of Farndon and Holt. [9] [38] | |
Gawsworth Old Hall | Gawsworth | 53°13′26″N2°09′50″W / 53.2238°N 2.1638°W | 1480, remodelled 1701 | Partly timber framed, partly in brick, for the Fitton family. [39] [40] | |
Old Rectory | Gawsworth | 53°13′26″N2°10′00″W / 53.2240°N 2.1667°W | 15th–16th century | Timber framed with the hall open to the roof. North wing added 1872. [41] Originally a rectory, now a private house. [42] [43] | |
Belmont Hall | Great Budworth | 53°18′04″N2°31′11″W / 53.3011°N 2.5198°W | 1755 | Country house by James Gibbs; now a school. [44] [45] | |
Halton Castle | Halton | 53°19′59″N2°41′45″W / 53.3331°N 2.6957°W | c. 1070 | Castle on a sandstone outcrop. Now a ruin. [46] | |
Haslington Hall | Haslington | 53°06′02″N2°22′39″W / 53.1006°N 2.3776°W | 1545 with later alterations | Timber-framed house built by Admiral Sir Francis Vernon. [47] [48] | |
Ince Manor | Ince | 53°16′59″N2°49′37″W / 53.2831°N 2.8270°W | Late 13th century and later | Former monastic grange. The hall and the monastery cottages remain. [49] [50] | |
Lovell Telescope | Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey | 53°14′13″N2°18′26″W / 53.237°N 2.30715°W | 1952–57 | When built, it was the largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world. [51] | |
Lymm Cross | Lymm | 53°22′52″N2°28′39″W / 53.3811°N 2.4776°W | 17th century | Restored 1897. [52] | |
Crown Hotel | Nantwich | 53°04′02″N2°31′21″W / 53.0673°N 2.5226°W | 1580s | Timber framed inn built after the fire of 1583. Now a public house and hotel. [53] [54] | |
Churche's Mansion | Nantwich | 53°03′56″N2°30′52″W / 53.0655°N 2.5144°W | 1577 | Timber framed mansion house. Pevsner describes it as "an outstanding piece of decorated half-timber architecture". [55] [56] | |
Peckforton Castle | Peckforton | 53°07′03″N2°41′56″W / 53.1175°N 2.6990°W | 1844–50 | Country house built in the style of a medieval castle by Anthony Salvin for John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache. [57] Now a hotel. [58] [59] | |
Stable Block | Peover Hall | 53°15′26″N2°20′30″W / 53.2573°N 2.3418°W | 1654 | A gift from Mrs Ellen Mainwaring to her son Thomas. Elaborate screens to stalls. [60] | |
Norton Priory | Near Runcorn | 53°20′32″N2°40′48″W / 53.3423°N 2.6799°W | 13th century and later | A priory, then an abbey and later a country house. Now a ruin and a museum. [61] | |
Gatehouse | Saighton | 53°09′01″N2°50′03″W / 53.1503°N 2.8342°W | c. 1489 | Monastic grange for St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester. Only the gatehouse remains and this is now part of a school. [62] [63] [64] | |
Crosses | Sandbach | 53°08′38″N2°21′44″W / 53.14402°N 2.36209°W | 9th century | Pair of carved Anglo-Saxon crosses. [65] | |
Old Hall Hotel | Sandbach | 53°08′38″N2°21′47″W / 53.144°N 2.363°W | 1656 | Large timber-framed building, now a hotel. [66] | |
Sutton Hall | Sutton Weaver | 53°18′24″N2°41′04″W / 53.3067°N 2.6844°W | Late 15th or early 16th century, later extended | Internally are two superimposed great halls. [67] | |
Tabley House | Knutsford | 53°17′35″N2°25′21″W / 53.2931°N 2.4225°W | 1767 | Palladian mansion by John Carr. Now owned by the University of Manchester. [68] [69] | |
Tatton Hall | Knutsford | 53°19′49″N2°23′01″W / 53.3304°N 2.3835°W | 1791; completed 19th century | Neoclassical country house. [70] | |
Utkinton Hall | Utkinton | 53°10′37″N2°40′14″W / 53.1769°N 2.6705°W | Medieval core but most of it dates from the early 17th century | Large manor house for the Done family. [71] | |
Town Hall | Warrington | 53°23′23″N2°35′59″W / 53.3897°N 2.5997°W | 1750 | House for Thomas Patten by James Gibbs. Pevsner describes it as "the finest house of its date in south Lancashire". [72] The detached service wings are also listed at Grade I. [73] [74] [75] | |
Winnington Hall | Winnington | 53°16′07″N2°32′01″W / 53.2686°N 2.5336°W | c.1600; 1775 | Older wing timber framed; newer wing in stone by Samuel Wyatt. [76] | |
Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It stands in woodland at the north end of Peckforton Hills one mile (2 km) northwest of the village of Peckforton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The house was built in the middle of the 19th century as a family home for John Tollemache, a wealthy Cheshire landowner, estate manager, and member of parliament. It was designed by Anthony Salvin in the Gothic style. During the Second World War it was used as a hostel for physically disabled children.
Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. In the castle complex are the remaining parts of the medieval castle together with the neoclassical buildings designed by Thomas Harrison which were built between 1788 and 1813. Parts of the neoclassical buildings are used today by the Crown Court and as a military museum. The museum and the medieval remains are a tourist attraction.
Gawsworth Old Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It is a timber-framed house in the Cheshire black-and-white style. The present house was built between 1480 and 1600, replacing an earlier Norman house. It was probably built as a courtyard house enclosing a quadrangle, but much of it has been demolished, leaving the house with a U-shaped plan.
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The Second Battle of Middlewich took place on 26 December 1643 near Middlewich in Cheshire during the First English Civil War. A Royalist force under Lord Byron defeated a Parliamentarian army commanded by Sir William Brereton.
St James' Church is in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, and is sited near Gawsworth Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield. Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the church as being "pretty, but odd".
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Thomas Bower (1838–1919) was an English architect and surveyor based in Nantwich, Cheshire. He worked in partnership with Ernest H. Edleston at the Nantwich firm Bower & Edleston, which he founded in 1854. He is particularly associated with the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
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The Crown Hotel, also known as the Crown Inn, is a timber-framed, black-and-white hotel and public house located at 24 High Street in the town of Nantwich in Cheshire, England. The present building dates from shortly after 1583. One of three buildings in Nantwich to be listed at grade I, the listing describes the Crown Hotel as "an important late C16 building."
Gawsworth Old Rectory is a medieval house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It is known for the rare survival of its "open hall" and the notable 1873 restoration by Richard Norman Shaw, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Cheshire East.
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester.
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Cheshire East.
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester.
The Chantry House, also known as the Chantry Priests' (or Priest's) House and formerly the Old School House, is a medieval half-timbered or "black-and-white" house, dating from around 1527, in Bunbury, Cheshire, England. It was originally associated with the chantry chapel in the nearby parish church of St Boniface, founded by Sir Ralph Egerton. After the chantry's dissolution, it became associated with Thomas Aldersey's grammar school. The Chantry House is an early surviving example of a residential timber-framed building in Cheshire, with many typically medieval features. It is listed at grade II* for "the quality of framing throughout."
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