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Listed buildings in Shobnall

Summary

Shobnall is a civil parish in the district of East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains 15 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is in the western part of the town of Burton upon Trent, and its listed buildings include the town hall and a brewery and associated structures. The Trent and Mersey Canal passes through the parish, and two mileposts on the canal are listed. The other listed buildings include houses and associated structures, a farmhouse, a church, a bridge, and a statue.


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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Sinai Park
52°48′18″N 1°40′19″W / 52.80501°N 1.67191°W / 52.80501; -1.67191 (Sinai Park)
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 Early 16th century A farmhouse that was remodelled in the 17th and 19th centuries. It is timber framed on a stone plinth, partly replaced in brick, with infill in brick and wattle and daub, and tile roofs. There is a U-shaped plan, with a central range of two storeys and two bays, and flanking wings with two storeys and attics and three bays. In the central range is a gabled porch, the windows are casements, and there are dormers.[2][3] II*
Shobnall Grange
52°48′30″N 1°39′57″W / 52.80833°N 1.66586°W / 52.80833; -1.66586 (Shobnall Grange)
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 17th century The house was extended in the 19th century, and it has a tile roof. The original part is in brick with some stone, and has moulded string courses. There are two storeys and an attic, and a doorway with a shallow arched head. The windows are mullioned, or mullioned and transomed. The extension is rendered and has two storeys.[4] II
Gate piers, Shobnall Grange
52°48′31″N 1°39′56″W / 52.80863°N 1.66551°W / 52.80863; -1.66551 (Gate piers, Shobnall Grange)
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 17th century (probable) The gate piers are in stone, and have moulded cornice caps.[5] II
Canal Milepost at SK 2267 2260
52°48′03″N 1°39′55″W / 52.80070°N 1.66515°W / 52.80070; -1.66515 (Canal Milepost at SK 2267 2260)
 
 1819 The milepost is on the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal. It is in cast iron, and consists of a circular post with a moulded head and two convex tablets. On the tablets are inscribed the distances in miles to Shardlow and to Preston Brook, and the date and details of the maker are on the shaft.[6] II
Canal Milepost off Shobnall Street
52°48′42″N 1°39′03″W / 52.81177°N 1.65097°W / 52.81177; -1.65097 (Canal Milepost off Shobnall Street)
 
 1819 The milepost is on the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal. It is in cast iron, and consists of a circular post with a moulded head and two convex tablets. On the tablets are inscribed the distances in miles to Shardlow and to Preston Brook, and the date and details of the maker are on the shaft.[7] II
St Paul's Church
52°48′29″N 1°38′49″W / 52.80816°N 1.64686°W / 52.80816; -1.64686 (St Paul's Church)
 
 1874 The church is built in stone and is in Geometrical style. It consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, north and south transepts, a chancel with a south chapel, and a tower at the crossing. The tower has an embattled parapet with corner turrets, and at the west end is a rose window. Some of the internal features are by George Frederick Bodley.[8][9] II*
292–303 Shobnall Road
52°48′26″N 1°39′25″W / 52.80722°N 1.65689°W / 52.80722; -1.65689 (292–303 Shobnall Road)
 
 c. 1875 A terrace of twelve workers' cottages in red brick with blue brick dressings, bands, a dentilled eaves cornice, and a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, each cottage has two bays and a projecting range at the rear. The windows are sashes with cambered heads, and the doors are in the rear ranges.[10] II
125–145 Wellington Street
52°48′26″N 1°38′45″W / 52.80726°N 1.64583°W / 52.80726; -1.64583 (125–145 Wellington Street)
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 1875 A group of almshouses forming three ranges round a courtyard. They are in red brick with stone dressings, corbelled eaves and slate roofs, and are in Gothic style. They have one storey, apart from the middle part of the central range, which has two storeys. Each house has a two-light mullioned window with a pointed head, a recessed doorway, and a wooden porch. In the centre block is a canted mullioned oriel window, and to its right is a tower with pinnacles.[11][12] II
Marston's Brewery
52°48′26″N 1°39′31″W / 52.80712°N 1.65868°W / 52.80712; -1.65868 (Marston's Brewery)
 
 1875 The brewery is in red brick with dressings in blue brick and stone, a moulded eaves course, a cornice, a parapet with a plaque with the name of the original brewers, and a Welsh slate roof. It is in three and four storeys, and has nine bays separated by pilasters flanking round-headed arches with keyblocks. In the arches are round-headed cast iron casement windows. On the roof is a water tank, at the rear is a boiler house, and there is a tall octagonal chimney.[13][14] II
Central brewing tower, Marston's Brewery
52°48′26″N 1°39′32″W / 52.80718°N 1.65902°W / 52.80718; -1.65902 (Central brewing tower, Brewery)
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 1875 The tower is in red brick with dressings in blue brick and stone, a corbelled eaves course, and a stone cornice. It is in three and four storeys, and has nine bays and windows with semicircular heads. On the roof is a metal water tanks with panelled sides. In the ground floor are two projecting bays, a round-headed doorway and a modern canted bay window.[13][15] II
Offices, Marston's Brewery
52°48′28″N 1°39′31″W / 52.80779°N 1.65859°W / 52.80779; -1.65859 (Offices, Marston's Brewery)
 
 c. 1875 The offices are in red brick with dressings in blue brick and stone, and a Welsh slate roof. They form a long range of 15 bays, and are in three parts. The left part has two storeys, round-headed windows, and a doorway with a fanlight and a pediment. The middle part has two storeys, and contains pilasters and a carriage entry with octagonal gate piers and wrought iron gates. In the upper floor are two canted bay windows, the other windows having round heads. The right part has one storey and an attic, and contains a shop front, ground floor windows with cambered heads, and flat-headed dormers.[16] II
Burton upon Trent Town Hall
52°48′28″N 1°38′43″W / 52.80786°N 1.64540°W / 52.80786; -1.64540 (Town Hall)
 
 1878 The town hall was extended in 1894. It is in red brick with stone dressings and slate roofs, and is in Gothic style. The original part has two storeys and six bays, buttresses, mullioned and transomed windows, and gables with pinnacles carrying lions and standards. The later part includes a tower and an entrance with a porte-cochère and a three-bay wing with mullioned windows, the middle bay projecting and gabled. To the left is a single-storey wing containing a concert hall.[11][17] II
Former Midland Railway Grain Warehouse
52°48′25″N 1°38′33″W / 52.80704°N 1.64238°W / 52.80704; -1.64238 (Former Midland Railway Grain Warehouse)
 
 c. 1880–90 The warehouse was built by the Midland Railway, and is in red brick with a slate roof containing skylights. There are three storeys and a basement, and eleven bays. The ground floor windows have round heads, the windows in the upper floors have square heads, and there are three weatherboarded two-storey gabled grain hoists.[18] II
Station Bridge and walls
52°48′23″N 1°38′31″W / 52.80637°N 1.64202°W / 52.80637; -1.64202 (Station Bridge)
 
 1881 The bridge carries Borough Road over Burton-on-Trent railway station. It is in cast iron with brick flanking walls. There are three segmental arches flanked by a narrow arch on each side, carried on 14 round columns. In the spandrels are rosettes and daggers, above each arch is a shield with the date, and the bridge has a panelled parapet with a central lantern.[19] II
Statue of Michael Arthur Bass
52°48′28″N 1°38′44″W / 52.80768°N 1.64558°W / 52.80768; -1.64558 (Statue of Michael Arthur Bass)
 
 1911 The statue of Michael Bass, 1st Baron Burton stands outside the Town Hall. It is by F. W. Pomeroy, and consists of a life-size bronze statue on a stone plinth.[11][20] II

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Historic England
  2. ^ Pevsner (1974), p. 77
  3. ^ Historic England & 1038484
  4. ^ Historic England & 1288698
  5. ^ Historic England & 1374349
  6. ^ Historic England & 1253366
  7. ^ Historic England & 1261831
  8. ^ Pevsner (1974), pp. 86–87
  9. ^ Historic England & 1288714
  10. ^ Historic England & 1374338
  11. ^ a b c Pevsner (1974), p. 86
  12. ^ Historic England & 1038688
  13. ^ a b Pevsner (1974), p. 89
  14. ^ Historic England & 1038692
  15. ^ Historic England & 1038716
  16. ^ Historic England & 1038693
  17. ^ Historic England & 1038703
  18. ^ Historic England & 1038724
  19. ^ Historic England & 1038694
  20. ^ Historic England & 1038704

Sources edit

  • Historic England, "Sinai Park, Shobnall (1038484)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Shobnall Grange, Shobnall (1288698)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Gate piers on drive to Nos. 224 & 224A Shobnall Grange (Shobnall Grange), Shobnall (1374349)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at SK 2267 2260, Shobnall (1253366)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost off Shobnall Street at SK 2363 2385, Shobnall (1261831)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Shobnall (1288714)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Nos. 292–303 Shobnall Road, Shobnall (1374338)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Nos. 125–145 Wellington Street, Shobnall (1038688)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Marston's Brewery, Shobnall (1038692)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Central brewing tower at Marston's Brewery, Shobnall (1038716)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Offices at Marston's Brewery, Shobnall (1038693)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Town Hall, Shobnall (1038703)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Former Midland Railway Grain Warehouse No 2, Shobnall (1038724)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Station Bridge and Flanking Walls, Shobnall (1038694)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, "Statue of Michael Arthur Bass, Shobnall (1038704)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 May 2019
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 5 May 2019
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-071046-9

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