Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It contains 132 listed buildings and structures, with three classified as gradeI, seven as gradeII* and 122 as gradeII. 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. There are three grades: gradeI denotes buildings of outstanding architectural or historical interest, gradeII* denotes particularly significant buildings of more than local interest, and gradeII includes buildings of special architectural or historical interest. Buildings in England are listed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on recommendations provided by English Heritage, which also determines the grading.[1] This list includes the listed buildings and structures within the boundaries of the civil parish of Nantwich.
Nantwich lies on the banks of the River Weaver on the Cheshire Plain. The town is believed to have been a salt-producing centre from the 10th century or earlier.[2] A Normancastle was built at the crossing of the Weaver before 1180, probably near where the Crown Inn now stands. Although nothing remains of the castle above ground, it affected the town's layout.[3][4] During the medieval period, Nantwich was the most important salt town and probably the second most important settlement in the county after Chester.[5][6] By the 14th century, the town held a weekly cattle market at the end of Beam Street, and was also important for its tanning industry centred on Barker Street.[7] A fire destroyed most of the town to the east of the Weaver in 1583.[8][9]Elizabeth I personally contributed to the town's rebuilding, which occurred rapidly and followed the plan of the destroyed town.[10] The salt industry peaked in the mid-16th century, with around 400 salt houses in 1530, and had almost died out by the end of the 18th century; the last salt house closed in the mid-19th century.[11][12][13]Nikolaus Pevsner considers the decline in the salt industry to have been the critical factor in preserving the town's historic buildings.[11] The town's location on the London to Chester road meant that Nantwich served the needs of travellers from the medieval era.[5][14] This trade declined in the 19th century, however, with the opening of Telford's road from London to Holyhead, which offered a faster route to Wales, and later when the Grand Junction Railway bypassed the town.[12]
The listed buildings are clustered particularly in the town centre on Barker Street, Beam Street, Churchyard Side, High Street and Hospital Street, and extending across the Weaver on Welsh Row. The great majority are located within the 38 hectares (94 acres) of conservation area, which broadly follows the boundaries of the late medieval and early post-medieval town.[6][15] The oldest listed building is St Mary's Church, which dates from the 14th century and is listed at grade I. Two other listed buildings are known to pre-date the fire of 1583: Sweetbriar Hall and the grade-I-listed Churche's Mansion are both timber-framed, "black and white" Elizabethan mansion houses. A few years after the fire, William Camden described Nantwich as the "best built town in the county",[16] and particularly fine examples of timber-framed buildings constructed during the town's rebuilding include 46 High Street and the grade-I-listed Crowncoaching inn. Many half-timbered buildings, such as 140–142 Hospital Street, have been concealed behind brick or render. The town contains many Georgian town houses; good examples include Dysart Buildings, 9 Mill Street, Townwell House and 83 Welsh Row. Several examples of Victorian corporate architecture are listed, including the former District Bank by Alfred Waterhouse. The most recent listed buildings are 1–5 Pillory Street, a curved corner block in 17th-century French style which dates from 1911, and the war memorial which dates from 1921. The majority of the town's listed buildings were originally residential; churches, chapels, public houses, schools, banks, almshouses and workhouses are also well represented. Unusual listed structures include a mounting block, twelve cast-iron bollards, a stone gateway, two garden walls and a summerhouse.
St Mary's is a large cruciformparish church in sandstone, sometimes referred to as the "cathedral of South Cheshire". Mainly in decorated style with later perpendicular additions, it was restored in 1854–61 by George Gilbert Scott. The exterior has an octagonal tower; the interior has an unusual stone lierne-vault above the chancel, carved oak canopied choir stalls (late 14th century), a perpendicular stone pulpit and a later wooden example (1601). The church was used as a prison during the Civil War.[17][18][19]
The Crown Inn is a timber-framed, three-storey black-and-white inn rebuilt shortly after the 1583 fire, and formerly the principal inn of the town. The street-facing front is flat and features close studding with a middle rail, lacking ornamental panels. There are slight overhangs at each storey, with carved brackets. The second floor has unusual continuous windows along the front; it was originally a single gallery, which was partitioned in the 18th century. An 18th-century assembly room lies at the rear. It was used as a place of worship during the Civil War.[19][20][21][22]
Churche's Mansion is a timber-framed, four-gabled black-and-white mansion house by Thomas Clease. The two storeys and attics all have overhangs; the corbels in the eaves are decorated with carvings of animals. The upper storeys have decorative panels. Originally the residence of the Churche family, the mansion has housed a school and later a restaurant; it is now a shop.[20][23]
Wright's Almshouses are a terrace of six two-storey almshouses built by Sir Edmund Wright, in brick with stone dressings. They bear a central stone panel with arms. Originally on London Road, the almshouses were moved to stand adjacent to the Crewe Almshouses in 1973–75. They are now used as sheltered housing for the elderly.[20][24][25]
The arched stone gateway to Wright's Almshouses is flanked by columns and side scrolls; it is surrounded by a low red-brick wall with a stone coping. Originally on London Road, the gateway was moved with the almshouses in 1973–75.[20][25][26]
This timber-framed, two-gabled black-and-white merchant's house probably dates from shortly after the 1583 fire, and was built for Thomas Churche. It has two storeys with attics, with ornamental panelling, jetties and corbels decorated with carved human figures and animals. It is now a shop and coffee shop.[27][28]
This five-bay town house in red brick with stone dressings has two storeys with attics. The slightly projecting central bay is flanked by brick pilasters and topped with a pediment. There is a cornice with a parapet above. Formerly used as a bank and a political club, it is now a restaurant.[20][29][30]
Dysart Buildings is a terrace of nine three-storey town houses in red brick, with projecting bays at the ends of the terrace. It was built by Lionel Tollemache, fifth Earl of Dysart.[20][30][31]
Townwell House is a town house of three storeys and five bays, in red brick with stone dressings. It has decorative quoins and a stone string course. A contemporary two-storey coach house stands at the rear.[20][30][32]
This town house in red brick has five storeys and five bays, with a stone cornice. The central slightly projecting bay is topped a pediment. By the main entrance are railings dating from the late 19th century. It is now used as offices.[20][33]
This L-shaped, two-storey black-and-white cottage has a timber frame infilled with bricks. The adjacent outbuilding is separated by a covered passage but shares the single roof. It is now partly used as a garage.[35][36]
The Dowery is a two/three-storey house with a rendered front. It has a two-storey bay, topped by a prominent Dutch gable, two tall chimneystacks and a dormer window. It is now used as offices.[41]
Number 34 is an L-shaped, gabled, two-storey black-and-white cottage set back from the street on the junction with Waterlode and Shrewbridge Road. It has a timber frame infilled with bricks.[42]
The former workhouse is a three-story red-brick building on a U-shaped plan. The symmetrical front has a slightly projecting central bay with a Venetian window, topped by a pediment bearing a clock face. After the workhouse closed, it formed part of Barony Hospital from 1930 to 1994, and is now used as offices for the National Health Service.[20][43][44]
Crewe Almshouses are a terrace of seven red-brick two-storey almshouses, built by John Crewe on the site of the town's House of Correction. It has a central projecting section, topped with pediment and bearing an inscribed stone tablet. It is now divided into 14 sheltered flats for the elderly.[20][25][48]
This two/three-storey brick building forms part of the original structure of 9 Hospital Street. It has a multi-paned iron casement window to the first storey. It is now used as a shop.[49]
The bank is Victorian Gothic, two-storey stone building by Thomas Bower. The main entrance and first-floor windows are flanked by columns and headed with a stone moulding; the ground-floor windows have pointed arched heads. Built for the Midland Bank, it remains in use as a bank.[20][52]
These cast-iron bollards in the square by St Mary's have mushroom caps. There are a total of twelve in three sets: seven at the south-west corner of the churchyard, three at the north side of the churchyard, and two at the Churchyard Side end of Church Lane.[53]
Whitewell House is a two-storey red-brick building set well back from the road, with a portico supported by narrow columns. It is now used as offices.[54]
Numbers 4–6 are three-storey town houses in red brick which form the corner with Waterlode. The Waterlode side of number 4 has a Venetian window. It is now a property agent's and shop.[55]
The Union Inn is a three-storey rendered building with a projecting central bay which has a cantedbay window to the first floor. It is currently used as a public house.[56]
This timber-framed, three-storey black-and-white building, dating from after the 1583 fire, was constructed around the corner of the street. It retains original mullioned windows to the first and second storeys. In the late 18th century, the gables were replaced by a parapet-like structure. It is now used as a shop.[20][57][58]
This timber-framed, three-storey black-and-white building dates from after the 1583 fire. In the late 18th century, the gables were replaced by a parapet-like structure. It is now used as a shop.[58][59]
This timber-framed, three-storey, black-and-white building was probably built after 1583 fire. It has a single gable, small overhangs, decorated corbels and a cantedoriel window to the second storey. It is now used as a shop.[60]
Number 20 has two storeys with an attic, in red brick with stone dressings. It has a Venetian window on the first floor and a single shallow gable finished as a pediment. Formerly the Griffin Inn, it is now used as a shop.[20][61][62]
This timber-framed black-and-white building of two storeys plus an attic was probably built after the 1583 fire. It has a single gable and a second-storey overhang.[63] As of September 2018 it is a chain coffee shop.[64]
This Baroque-style three-storey building, in red brick with stone dressings, has modern stone facing to the ground floor. Originally the post office and later a bank, it is currently used as a shop.[20][66][67]
The Queen's Aid House is a timber-framed, single-gabled, black-and-white building, of three storeys plus attics, with overhangs at each floor. Built after the 1583 fire, it has a contemporary inscription thanking Elizabeth I for her aid in rebuilding the town. Non-conformist preacher Matthew Henry died in the house in 1714. It is now used as a shop.[19][20][69]
This timber-framed, double-gabled, black-and-white building dates from after the 1583 fire. It has two storeys plus attics, with overhangs at the attic level. It is now used as shops.[20][28][70]
This small timber-framed, single-gabled, black-and-white building has two storeys plus attics, with overhangs. Formerly the office of the Nantwich Guardian and later an antiques' shop, it is now an estate agent's.[20][71][72][73]
This three-storey red-brick building has a curved front which forms the corner of High Street with Mill Street. Currently used as a shop, it is listed for group value with even numbers 42–50.[76]
Number 4 is a three-storey, red-brick building. Two columns support the upper floors, with the ground floor being set back. It is now used as shops.[78]
Now known as Chatterton House, this large building on the corner of Church Lane was formerly the Lamb Hotel; the site housed an inn as early as 1554. The headquarters of the Parliamentarian forces were here during the Civil War. The main three-storey building, in red brick with stone dressings, has slightly projecting end bays, with a narrow four-storey wing attached including a covered passageway. Major rebuilding in 2004–6 converted the building to apartments, shops and a restaurant, retaining only the façade and front portion of the original building.[19][20][79][80]
This black-and-white building of two storeys plus attics is on the corner of Hospital Street and Church Lane. It has a sham timber frame to the original timber frame, with a first-floor overhang. 4A Church Lane forms part of the original building.[82]
This two-storey building with a roughcast finish is now used as shops. It is listed for group value with the Lamb Hotel and odd numbers 9–17, 21–25.[83]
This two-storey red-brick building has a sham timber frame in addition to a timber frame that is probably original. Now used as shops, it is listed for group value with the Lamb Hotel and odd numbers 9–17, 21–25.[84]
This three-storey red-brick building was probably built on an earlier 18th-century structure. It has an oriel window. Now used as shops, it is listed for group value with the Lamb Hotel and odd numbers 9–17, 21–25.[85]
This three-storey red-brick building, possibly based on an earlier structure, has an adjacent covered passageway. Its shop front with pilasters and a cornice dates from the 19th century. It is now used as a shop.[86]
Number 33 is a three-storey detached house in red brick with stone dressings including a cornice. Two canted bays of two storeys were added in the 19th century.[89]
Number 40 is a three-storey house in red brick with blue brick decoration. It has a stone cornice and an oriel window. It is listed for group value with even numbers 20–42, 46.[92]
The Vine Inn is a two-storey rendered building with a sham timber frame in addition to the original timber frame. There is an adjacent passageway. It is currently used as a public house.[93]
This is a two-storey rendered building with a sham timber frame in addition to the original timber frame, and a 19th-century inn front. It is now used as a shop.[94]
Number 47 stands adjacent to the courtyard in front of the Methodist Church and was formerly the Preacher's House. It is a three-storey red-brick house with the main entrance to the courtyard.[95][96]
The former Wesleyan Methodist church is a two-storey, red-brick building, set well back from the street. A gabled façade with stone dressings was added in 1876. The church moved to the former Methodist schoolrooms opposite in 2009, and the building is currently vacant.[97][98]
Sweetbriar Hall is a timber-framed, gabled black-and-white building, built before the 1583 fire for the Wilbraham family. It has a projecting gabled wing and a pentagonal projecting flat-roofed bay of later date, both with overhangs. It was the birthplace of Sir William Bowman in 1816. It is now divided into two; one part is used as offices, the other is residential.[19][20][99][100]
This two-storey rendered house has two shallow projecting end wings. The existing building incorporates an earlier structure on a medieval plan, with stone fireplaces and roof timbers dating from the 15th century.[104][105][106]
The Rookery is a large two-storey red-brick building with two projecting side wings, which faces Millstone Lane. The existing building incorporates an earlier structure at the rear, dating from the late 16th or early 17th century.[20][108][109]
Number 134 is a two-storey red-brick cottage with its gabled end facing the street. It is listed for group value with even numbers 122–126, 130–148, Nuthurst School and Churche's Mansion.[112]
This large timber-framed building of two storeys and attics features an overhanging upper storey with continuous jettying; it has a predominantly rendered finish. Believed to occupy the site of the medievalHospital of St Nicholas, which gives Hospital Street its name, the present building was built by John Crewe, father of Randolph Crewe, who became Lord Chief Justice.[114][115][116]
Number 144 is a small two-storey house in red brick. It is listed for group value with even numbers 122–126, 130–148, Nuthurst School and Churche's Mansion.[117]
Nuthurst School is a two-storey building in red brick with stone dressings, located at the rear of number 144. It has a stone parapet with an inscribed central panel, which formerly read "Nuthurst School" and now reads "Register Office". Formerly a private school, it is now residential.[118]
Combermere House is a two-storey red-brick detached building with a projecting bay topped with a parapet. The building was remodelled by local architect Thomas Bower in the 1890s. Formerly Nuthurst Garden School, it is now residential.[20][120][121]
Walled garden north of 82–96 Welsh Row, Kings Lane
The remains of the walled garden to Townsend House on Welsh Row, now demolished, comprise three sides of a square of red-brick walls up to 3 metres (9.8ft) high with a stone plinth and decorative coping, and incorporate bee boles. At the date of listing (1986), a small doorway with a stone lintel stood to the north, but this section of wall is no longer standing.[122][123][124]
This curved three-storey red-brick building forms the corner of Mill Street and Barker Street. The ground-floor shop window is set back with columns. It is now used as a shop.[126]
The two-storey former Congregational chapel is in red brick with stone dressings, and has a pediment with an inscribed stone plaque supported by large pilasters. The building has been converted to residential use.[20][127]
This V-shaped building by Ernest H. Edleston is in the French Baroque style of the late 17th century. Constructed of partially rendered red brick, it has two storeys with a double attic. Its rounded corner forms the junction of Hospital and Pillory Street and is capped with a small concave spirelet with a mast. Built as Chesters' Stores, a grocer's, it remains in use as a shop.[20][128][129]
This terrace of six two-storey red-brick cottages is predominantly residential; number 52 is used as a shop and has shop fronts dating from the 19th–20th century.[130]
Shrewbridge Lodge is a timber-framed black-and-white cottage, which is partially roughcast with some sham timbering. Formerly an inn, it is now divided into two cottages.[131]
Nantwich Bridge is a single-span arched stone bridge over the River Weaver which has a stone balustrade. It replaces a stone bridge of 1664, which itself replaced the original timber bridge.[20][132][133]
This two-storey rendered building might be built on an older core. Two "salt ships", large wooden brine-storage vessels, have been discovered buried on the site. Formerly the Three Pigeons Public House, it is now a bar, restaurant and night club.[134][135]
The former almshouses are black-and-white two-storey cottages on the corner of Second Wood Street with a timber frame infilled with bricks. The three oldest cottages were converted by Roger Wilbraham in 1676 into the Widows' Almshouses for six aged widows. Some 19th-century cottages were later attached at the rear. The buildings later became the Cheshire Cat Public House, now a restaurant, wine bar and hotel. A mounting block stands outside.[136][137]
The Black Lion is a single-gabled black-and-white building of three storeys, each with slight overhangs. The timber frame has brick and plaster infilling. There is a 19th-century cantedbay window on the ground storey. It is currently used as a public house.[139]
This three-storey red-brick house might be built on an older core. It has 19th-century shop fronts. Currently, number 33 is a house and 35 is used as a restaurant. It is listed for group value with odd numbers 29, 33–47 and 55–57.[140]
This three-storey red-brick house, with late-19th-century shop fronts, stands on the junction with St Anne's Lane. It is currently used as a restaurant (with number 35). It is listed for group value with odd numbers 29, 33–47 and 55–57.[141]
Number 39 is a single-storey building in red brick with stone dressings and blue brick diapering, on the junction with St Anne's Lane. The central projecting bay has a mullioned and transomedbay window topped with a stone balustrade, and is capped by a shaped gable bearing an inscription and finished with a stone coping. Originally a savings bank, the building is currently used as offices.[20][142]
These two-storey terraced houses are in red brick with some rendering. Currently residential with one shop, they are listed for group value with odd numbers 29, 33–47 and 55–57.[143]
Number 48 is a single-gabled black-and-white building with a timber frame and brick and plaster infilling, which projects into the street. The two storeys with attics are all overhanging. A 19th-century two-storey brick building with an internal timber frame (number 46) is attached.[20][145]
Number 50 is a town house of five storeys and four bays, in red brick with stone dressings. The sides have full-height brick pilasters. There are brick bands between storeys and a cornice at eaves level. The entrance is placed asymmetrically.[20][146]
Number 54 is a three-storey town house in red brick. A large stone arched passage on the right leads to the rear of this property and the adjacent Townwell House.[147]
Number 57 is a tall three-storey town house in red brick with a triple window to the ground floor. It has a horizontal-topped passage to the right side.[150]
The Wilbraham Arms is a three-storey building in painted brick with a sham timber frame. It has a central porch supported by wooden posts. Formerly the Red Lyon Inn, it remains a public house. It is listed for group value with even numbers 42–92.[19][151]
The Gateway is a two-storey red-brick building, which was formerly the stable entrance to the Porch House. Its projecting central bay, capped with a pediment, has a prominent central archway framed by a large arched-top recess. The windows to the flanking wings and sides are in similar recesses.[20][152]
The Porch House is a large, L-shaped three-storey house in red brick, built around a courtyard, on the site of a 15th-century mansion. It is accessed via The Gateway, and is currently divided into two houses.[153][154]
Number 64 is a town house of four bays in red brick, set well back from the street. It has two storeys at the front and three at the rear. The entrance is placed asymmetrically with a modern porch. It is currently used as offices.[155]
The Hawthorns is a town house in red brick with stone dressings, set well back from the street. It has two storeys and six bays, and is currently divided into two houses.[156]
Number 85 is a two-storey building in red brick, built on an earlier timber frame. It is listed for group value with odd numbers 83–85, 89–91, 97–109 and the Primitive Methodist Chapel.[159]
This two-storey red-brick house probably incorporates an earlier building. It is listed for group value with odd numbers 83–85, 89–91, 97–109 and the Primitive Methodist Chapel.[162]
The Oddfellows Arms is a two-storey building in painted brick and is currently used as a public house. It is listed for group value with odd numbers 83–85, 89–91, 97–109 and the Primitive Methodist Chapel.[163]
Two-storey red-brick former Primitive Methodist Chapel, set well back from the street, with a pediment bearing an inscribed stone tablet. The chapel closed in 2001; the building is currently partially used for housing.[20][166][167]
Large building in red brick with blue-brick diapering, with two storeys plus attics. It has a projecting central wing with two gables, an octagonal bell tower capped with a spirelet and latticed windows. Formerly a grammar school and headmaster's house, it was built by George Wilbraham after the Old Grammar School in St Mary's churchyard closed in 1858.[170][171]
A row of black-and-white cottages, with a timber frame and modern brick infilling. Formerly Wilbraham's Almshouses, the cottages were altered by Sir Roger Wilbraham in 1613 to form almshouses for six poor men. Later substantially altered, the cottages now form a single residence.[19][20][137][173]
The two blocks of almshouses were built by John Tollemache, possibly on the site of the medievalHospital of St Lawrence, to replace the adjacent Wilbraham's Almshouses. Each block has three red-brick cottages of a single storey plus attics with two slightly projecting gabled end wings, latticed windows including two gabled dormers, and two prominent stacks. The gables all feature sham timber framing. Above each central doorway is a cast-iron plaque with the Tollemache arms.[137][174]
Three-storey red-brick house at the junction of Welsh Row and Marsh Lane. Number 127 has a modern shop front and a single-storey triangular extension across the corner. Currently used as a dental practice and a house.[175]
A two-storey timber-framed building (no. 153), set back from the street, with adjacent later two-storey red-brick building featuring a large projecting front (no. 155). The timber frame of number 153 is infilled with brick; the front was roughcast when listed in 1974, but has been exposed during subsequent renovation, ongoing as of 2010.[178]
BLocations for Wright's Almshouses and Nantwich Workhouse at Listed Buildings Online are incorrect; these locations are based on the Ordnance Survey.[184]
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The Tollemache Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham Almshouses or Wilbraham's Almshouses, are six former almshouses in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. They are in two blocks of three cottages each, located on the north side of Welsh Row at numbers 118–128. The present buildings, which are listed at grade II, were erected in 1870 by John Tollemache to replace adjacent almshouses founded by Sir Roger Wilbraham in 1613. The almshouses were modernised in 1980 and remain in residential use. The Hospital of St Lawrence, a medieval house for lepers, was possibly on or near the site of the present almshouses.
The Wilbraham's Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham Almshouses, are six former almshouses in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located on the north side of Welsh Row at numbers 112–116. Founded by Sir Roger Wilbraham in 1613, they were the town's earliest almshouses. They remained in use as almshouses until 1870, when they were replaced by the adjacent Tollemache Almshouses. The timber-framed building, which is listed at grade II, was subsequently used as a malthouse and as cottages, and was later considerably altered to form a single house. The Hospital of St Lawrence, a medieval house for lepers, might have been situated nearby.
The Widows' Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham or Wilbraham's Almshouses and as the Widows' Hospital, are former almshouses for six widows in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. They are located at numbers 26–30 on the north side of Welsh Row, on the junction with Second Wood Street. The almshouses were founded by Roger Wilbraham in 1676–7 in memory of his deceased wife in three existing cottages built in 1637; they were the earliest almshouses in the town for women. In 1705, Wilbraham also founded the Old Maids' Almshouse for two old maids in a separate building on Welsh Row. They remained in use as almshouses until the 1930s. The timber-framed Widows' Almshouses building, which is listed at grade II, has subsequently been used as a café, public house, night club, restaurant, wine bar and hotel.
Nantwich Bridge is a stone bridge carrying Welsh Row over the River Weaver in the town of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The existing bridge replaces a 17th-century stone bridge; it dates from 1803 and is listed at grade II. An earlier timber bridge known as the Wich Bridge is first mentioned at the end of the 14th century; it is described as having a chapel and shops on it.
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 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority of Cheshire East.
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