Listed buildings in Bold, St Helens

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Bold is a civil parish in St Helens, Merseyside, England. It contains six 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". [1]

Bold, St Helens

Bold is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England. Bold itself is situated to the south east of St Helens, near to the boundaries with Halton and Warrington in Cheshire. The parish extends southwards beyond the M62 motorway and includes the hamlet of Bold Heath along with the Clock Face and New Bold area of St Helens. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,283, increasing to 3,410 at the 2011 Census

Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after its largest town St Helens, and covers an area which includes the settlements of Sutton, St Helens, Earlestown, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Haydock, Billinge, Rainford and Newton-le-Willows.

Merseyside County of England

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey.

The parish is rural. It contained the country houses of Bold Old Hall and Bold Hall, on different sites, both of which have been demolished. All the listed buildings were associated with these houses, and consist of a farmhouse, stables, a walled garden, a bridge over a moat, and a pair of gate piers.

Pier (architecture) architectural upright support for a structure or superstructure

A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers.

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Bridge, Bold Old Hall
53°24′28″N2°41′25″W / 53.40774°N 2.69023°W / 53.40774; -2.69023 (Bridge, Bold Old Hall)
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Early 18th centuryThe bridge crosses a former moat. It was designed by Giacomo Leoni, it is in stone, and consists of a simple single arch. [2] [3]
Gate piers, Bold Old Hall
53°24′28″N2°41′26″W / 53.40783°N 2.69069°W / 53.40783; -2.69069 (Gate piers, Bold Old Hall)
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Early 18th centuryThe stone gate piers were designed by Giacomo Leoni. They are rusticated, with recessed corners and projecting cornices. [2] [4]
Farmhouse, Bold Hall
53°25′05″N2°41′18″W / 53.41814°N 2.68830°W / 53.41814; -2.68830 (Farmhouse, Bold Hall)
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Early to mid 18th centuryDesigned by Giacomo Leoni, the house is in brick with sandstone dressings, and has a hipped roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical three-bay front. The house has a rectangular plan, with a later single-storey rear wing. In the centre of the front are paired entrances, and at the rear of the house is a projecting central bay with a pediment. [2] [5]
Stables, Bold Hall
53°25′06″N2°41′17″W / 53.41828°N 2.68800°W / 53.41828; -2.68800 (Stables, Bold Hall)
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Early to mid 18th centuryThe former stables were designed by Giacomo Leoni. The east front is in sandstone, and the rest is in brick with stone dressings; the roof is slated. The building has a linear plan, is in a single storey, and has a symmetrical front of eight bays. The central entrance is in three bays, with Doric pilasters, and a pediment. The windows are sashes. [2] [6]
Bold Bridge
53°23′59″N2°43′05″W / 53.39972°N 2.71804°W / 53.39972; -2.71804 (Bold Bridge)
Bold Railway Bridge.jpg
1832The bridge was designed by Charles Blacker Vignoles, and was built to carry the Liverpool to Warrington turnpike (later the A57 road) over the now closed St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway. It is in stone, and consists of five arches. The central arch is the largest, it is skewed and spans the former railway line; the other smaller arches have been blocked. The arches all have banded rustication, impost bands, shaped voussoirs, and prominent keystones. There is a low parapet with rounded copings, and panelled pedestals. [7]
Walled garden, Bold Hall
53°25′08″N2°41′20″W / 53.41895°N 2.68881°W / 53.41895; -2.68881 (Walled garden, Bold Hall)
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c. 1844The walls encircle a rectangular enclosure. They are in brick, with sandstone copings, gate surrounds, and lintels. The main entrance is an archway on the south side; it has rusticated quoins and voussoirs. [8]

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Historic England
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 155
  3. ↑ Historic England & 1253234
  4. ↑ Historic England & 1253233
  5. ↑ Historic England & 1031890
  6. ↑ Historic England & 1031889
  7. ↑ Historic England & 1432249
  8. ↑ Historic England & 1391236

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Historic England Executive non-departmental public body of the British Government, tasked with protecting the historical environment of England

Historic England is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It is tasked with protecting the historical environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, ancient monuments and advising central and local government.

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England’s official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields and World Heritage Sites. It is maintained by Historic England and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to each. Conservation areas do not appear on the NHLE since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.

Nikolaus Pevsner German-born British scholar

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was a German, later British scholar of the history of art, especially of architecture.

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