Listed buildings in Aspull

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Aspull is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The village and the surrounding countryside contain 21 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.

Aspull village in United Kingdom

Aspull is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, Aspull, along with Haigh, is surrounded by greenbelt and agricultural land, separated from Westhoughton, on its southeast side, by a brook running through Borsdane Wood. The ground rises from south to north, reaching 400 feet (122 m), and has views towards Winter Hill and the West Pennine Moors. It has a population of 4,977.

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town and former county borough, Wigan and includes the towns and villages of Leigh, part of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Orrell, Standish, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Lowton, Billinge, Astley, Haigh and Aspull. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an amalgamation of several former local government districts and parishes. The borough has three civil parishes and lies directly to the west of the City of Salford and southwest of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. The local authority is Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.

Greater Manchester County of England

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a functional city region on 1 April 2011.

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There has been coal mining in the area from the 16th century, but that has ceased and the area is now rural and residential. [1] The oldest listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings. The only surviving listed buildings from the coal mining era are a row of miners' cottages and a ventilation chimney. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the area, and the listed buildings associated with this are bridges and a flight of locks, and a lock keeper's cottage. Also listed is a church.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.

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GradeCriteria [2]
II*Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
IIBuildings of national importance and special interest


Buildings

Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Kirkless Hall and Kirkless Hall Farmhouse
53°33′09″N2°36′00″W / 53.55239°N 2.60008°W / 53.55239; -2.60008 (Kirkless Hall and Farmhouse)
Kirkless Hall, Ince, Wigan.JPG
Late 15th centuryOriginally one house, later divided into two, it is basically cruck and timber framed, with later alterations and extensions. The house is in brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. There are two storeys with attics, and seven bays, the second and fifth bays projecting and gabled. The first four bays have a stone plinth, the first bay has quoins, the fifth bay is rendered and painted to resemble timber framing. The windows are sashes, some with wedge lintels, and others with brick cambered arches. [3] [4] II*
Barn, Gidlow Hall
53°33′30″N2°34′07″W / 53.55838°N 2.56853°W / 53.55838; -2.56853 (Barn, Gidlow Hall)
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16th century (possible)The barn has been converted for residential use. It is in brick on a stone plinth, and has a roof of slate at the front and stone-slate at the rear. It has five bays, with a later adjoining outbuilding. [5] [6] II
Gidlow Hall
53°33′32″N2°34′04″W / 53.55883°N 2.56780°W / 53.55883; -2.56780 (Gidlow Hall)
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1574A farmhouse on a moated site that was reduced in size and partly rebuilt in 1840. It is in stone with quoins, and has two storeys, two bays, and a later brick outshut at the rear. The windows on the front are small-paned casements, and elsewhere are mullioned windows. Above the doorway is a fanlight and a lintel with an armorial crest. At the rear is a bay with a coped gable. [7] [8] II
Ainscow's Farmhouse
53°33′47″N2°34′25″W / 53.56293°N 2.57367°W / 53.56293; -2.57367 (Ainscow's Farmhouse)
Ainscow's Farmhouse, Aspull.jpg
17th centuryThe farmhouse, which was later extended, is in brick on a stone plinth with stone dressings, quoins, and a stone-slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays, the later first bay is recessed and lower, the others bays are gabled, and the third bay projects. The windows are casements, and some are mullioned. [9] II
Barn, Pennington Hall
53°33′16″N2°34′22″W / 53.55437°N 2.57284°W / 53.55437; -2.57284 (Barn, Pennington Hall)
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17th century (probable)The upper part of the barn was rebuilt in the 18th century. It is in brick with buttresses, some quoins, and a stone-slate roof. The barn contains elliptical-headed openings and ventilation holes in diamond patterns. There are lean-tos on the right and at the rear. [5] [10] II
Wall, Pennington Hall
53°33′15″N2°34′23″W / 53.55422°N 2.57316°W / 53.55422; -2.57316 (Wall, Pennington Hall)
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17th centuryThe wall encloses the garden in front of the hall. It is in brick with stone coping, moulded on the top. [11] II
Pennington Hall
53°33′16″N2°34′23″W / 53.55438°N 2.57317°W / 53.55438; -2.57317 (Pennington Hall)
Pennington Hall Farmhouse (geograph 5693332).jpg
1653The house was later extended. It is in brick with diapering and a stone-slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays, the first and third bays projecting and gabled. The windows are mullioned with hood moulds, and the date is spelt out in brick in the first bay. [5] [12] II
Bark Hill Farmhouse and barn
53°33′40″N2°35′56″W / 53.56119°N 2.59900°W / 53.56119; -2.59900 (Bark Hill Farmhouse)
Bark Hill Farmhouse, Aspull - geograph.org.uk - 1045340.jpg
1700The farmhouse and barn are in stone with roofs of slate and stone-slate. The farmhouse has two storeys and two bays, the right bay higher and projecting, and the windows are casements. The barn to the left has four bays, and contains windows, doorways and pitching holes. In the fourth bay is an elliptical hole, and in the left return are two owl holes. [13] [14] II
Colliers Arms Public House
53°33′40″N2°35′55″W / 53.56124°N 2.59868°W / 53.56124; -2.59868 (Colliers Arms Public House)
The Colliers Arms, Wigan Road, Aspull - geograph.org.uk - 1045330.jpg
1700The public house is stuccoed and has applied timber framing and a slate roof. There are three storeys and two bays, and above the central doorway is a datestone. On the front, the windows in the lower two floors are 20th century casements, and in the top floor they are mullioned. At the rear is a stair window that is sashed, and the other windows are mullioned. [13] [15] II
Higher Highfield
53°34′29″N2°35′33″W / 53.57461°N 2.59253°W / 53.57461; -2.59253 (Higher Highfield)
Higher Highfield, Aspull.jpg
1714A brick farmhouse, partly rendered, on a stone plinth, with a band and a stone-slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays, the first bay projecting and gabled. The windows are casements with plain lintels, and there is a datestone in the third bay. [16] II
Hilton's Farm and outbuildings
53°34′05″N2°35′34″W / 53.56818°N 2.59279°W / 53.56818; -2.59279 (Hilton's Farm)
Hilton's Farm, Aspull.jpg
c. 1730The outbuildings originated as workers' cottages in about 1830. They and the farmhouse are in sandstone and brick, and all are rendered with roofs of stone slabs. The farmhouse has three bays and a doorway with a moulded surround and a shaped keystone. Most of the windows are casements, some of which have keystones, and there is one small horizontally-sliding sash window. The cottages have been converted for other uses. [17] II
Marsh Farmhouse
53°33′16″N2°34′59″W / 53.55445°N 2.58308°W / 53.55445; -2.58308 (Marsh Farmhouse)
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Mid 18th centuryA brick farmhouse on a chamfered stone plinth with bands and a stone-slate roof. There are two storeys and two bays. The windows and doorway have cambered brick arches; the windows are 20th-century casements. To the right is a barn extension with ventilation holes. [18] II
Barn, Marsh Farm
53°33′17″N2°34′58″W / 53.55461°N 2.58281°W / 53.55461; -2.58281 (Barn, Marsh Farm)
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18th century (probable)The barn is in stone with a stone-slate roof, and has three bays. It contains large entrance doors, ventilation holes, and a pitching hole. [19] II
Walker's Higher Farmhouse
53°34′18″N2°34′48″W / 53.57165°N 2.58004°W / 53.57165; -2.58004 (Walker's Higher Farmhouse)
Walker's Higher Farmhouse.jpg
1755A brick farmhouse on a stone plinth, with quoins and a stone-slate roof. There are three storeys and a symmetrical front of three bays. The windows are small-pane casements with wedge lintels and keystones. The central doorway has a fanlight and a wedge lintel, and above the middle window in the first floor is a round datestone in the form of a rococo cartouche. [20] [21] II
Hindley Hall
53°32′54″N2°34′46″W / 53.54833°N 2.57954°W / 53.54833; -2.57954 (Hindley Hall)
Hindley Hall.jpg
1767 (Possible)The house was largely rebuilt in 1811, and has since been used as a golf clubhouse. It is in brick on a stone plinth, with stone dressings, quoins, bands, a top cornice and a parapet. The house is in Georgian style, with three storeys and seven bays, a later extension of two storeys and two bays, and a small service wing at the rear. The doorway has pilasters and an entablature, and the windows are sashes with wedge lintels. [5] [22] II
Dukes Row
53°33′59″N2°35′34″W / 53.56630°N 2.59281°W / 53.56630; -2.59281 (Dukes Row)
Duke's Row, Aspull.jpg
Late 18th centuryA terrace of 16 workers' houses in stone that have a tiled roof with coped gables. They have two storeys, and most houses have one bay. The doorways and windows have plain surrounds, and the windows are 20th century two-light casements. [23] [24] II
Lock Keeper's Cottage and wall
53°33′22″N2°35′36″W / 53.55615°N 2.59330°W / 53.55615; -2.59330 (Lock Keeper's Cottage)
Top Lock Cottage, Aspull.jpg
Late 18th or early 19th centuryThe cottage is adjacent to the top lock of the Wigan Flight on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone with a slate roof, two storeys, two bays, and a lean-to extension to the right. The windows and doorways have plain surrounds, and the windows are sashes. In front of the cottage is a garden wall with coping. [13] [25] II
Two bridges and flight of 13 locks
53°33′05″N2°36′04″W / 53.55128°N 2.60098°W / 53.55128; -2.60098 (Two bridges and flight of 13 locks)
Down the Wigan Flight-04 - geograph.org.uk - 852597.jpg
1816The bridges and locks are on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Bridge No. 57 is in stone with an elliptical arch, rusticated voussoirs and keystones, bands, parapets, and end piers. The arch of bridge No. 58 has been replaced by concrete beams. The locks are numbers 1 to 13 on the Wigan flight of locks. They are in stone and have gates in timber or iron. [26] [27] II
Monk Hall Bridge
53°33′21″N2°35′30″W / 53.55588°N 2.59174°W / 53.55588; -2.59174 (Monk Hall Bridge)
Monk Hall Bridge, Aspull.jpg
Early to mid 19th centuryBridge No. 59, carrying Withington Lane over an arm of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone, and consists of a single semi-elliptical arch. The bridge has rusticated voussoirs and keystones, a string course along the base of the parapet, and swept wings ending in piers. [28] II
Wall Hey Pit Furnace Ventilation Chimney
53°34′27″N2°35′25″W / 53.57406°N 2.59036°W / 53.57406; -2.59036 (Wall Hey Pit Furnace Ventilation Chimney)
Pit vent tower, Aspull - geograph.org.uk - 924703.jpg
1840The chimney is in brick and is square, with clasping pilasters at the corners. At the apex is a drip mould and a staggered cornice. The cap is missing, and the openings have been blocked. [1] [29] II
St Elizabeth's Church
53°33′48″N2°34′30″W / 53.56338°N 2.57492°W / 53.56338; -2.57492 (St Elizabeth's Church)
St Elizabeth, Aspull.jpg
1876The church was designed by J. Medland and Henry Taylor, and is built in common brick with dressings in red brick and stone, and has a slate roof. It consists of a nave and chancel win a single vessel with a clerestory, a west baptistry, a south aisles, and a south organ loft. At the junction of the nave and the chancel is a small octagonal bellcote with a spirelet. Most of the windows are lancets, and in the west end is a wheel window. [30] [31] II

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