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Listed buildings in Spurstow 
Summary
Spurstow is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 17 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. The parish is mainly rural, and the listed buildings include houses, cottages, farmhouses, farm buildings, a smithy, and a school.
Key edit
| Grade | Criteria[1] |
|---|---|
| II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings edit
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath House 53°05′36″N 2°38′39″W / 53.09333°N 2.64425°W |
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Late 16th century | A timber-framed farmhouse with brick nogging on a tall sandstone plinth and with a tiled roof. The building consists of a hall and a cross-wing. It is in two storeys, with both wings having fronts of three bays. The west gable is jettied at the upper storey and at the apex. There is a French window, and the other windows are casements. The interior contains a number of original features.[2][3] | II* |
| Dolphin Cottage 53°06′36″N 2°39′16″W / 53.10998°N 2.65440°W |
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Early 17th century | A cottage, mainly timber-framed with some brick, on a sandstone plinth and with a tile roof. It is in a single storey with an attic, and has a two-bay front with a later brick lean-to extension to the west. The doorway has a gabled canopy with shaped bargeboards and a finial. Most of the windows are three-light casements, those in the attic in gabled dormers with bargeboards and finials.[4] | II |
| Lower Hall Cottage 53°05′34″N 2°38′48″W / 53.09264°N 2.64679°W |
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Early 17th century | A cottage, partly timber-framed and partly in brick, on a stone plinth and with a slate roof. It is in a single storey with an attic. The windows are casements with lattice glazing, those in the attic in gabled dormers with bargeboards. The north gable is painted to resemble timber-framing.[5] | II |
| Spurstow Hall Cottages 53°06′13″N 2°38′49″W / 53.10361°N 2.64685°W |
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Early 17th century | A pair of timber-framed cottages with brick nogging on a sandstone plinth and with a tiled roof. They are in two storeys with a three-bay front, and there is another wing at the rear. On the front are two doorways, each with a canopy; above the right door is a carved wooden panel. The windows are casements with lattice glazing.[2][6] | II |
| The Cottage 53°06′32″N 2°39′35″W / 53.10891°N 2.65985°W |
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Early 17th century | A timber-framed cottage with brick nogging that has been pebbledashed. It stands on a sandstone plinth, a brick wing has been added, and it has a slate roof. It is in two storeys and has a two-bay front. The windows are two-light casements.[7] | II |
| Farm building, Brownhills 53°06′49″N 2°39′36″W / 53.11350°N 2.66012°W |
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Late 17th century | The farm building is mainly in brick, with some brick nogged timber-framing and a slate roof. It is in two storeys with a six-bay front. It contains various doorways and windows, the windows in the upper storey being in gabled dormers. Some of the internal timbers are carved with ecclesiastical motifs.[8] | II |
| Haycroft 53°06′37″N 2°40′03″W / 53.11018°N 2.66757°W |
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Late 17th century | A farmhouse mainly in brick but with some timber-framing and sandstone, and with a slate roof. It has a double pile plan, it is in two storeys with an attic, and has a three-bay front. On the front are two gables and a stone parapet. Most of the windows are two-light casements.[9] | II |
| The Butlands 53°06′13″N 2°39′42″W / 53.10353°N 2.66161°W |
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Late 17th century | A timber-framed cottage with plastered brick nogging on a brick plinth and with a slate roof. It is in one storey with an attic and has a one-bay front. To the west is a later two-storey two-bay extension in rendered brick. The windows are casements, those in the original part having lattice glazing, and those in the upper floor being in a dormer and in the gable end.[10] | II |
| Gatepiers, Spurstow Lower Hall 53°05′33″N 2°39′00″W / 53.09249°N 2.65009°W |
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Late 17th century | The gate piers are in red sandstone and have moulded bases. Two of the faces contain panels, and the piers are surmounted by overhanging moulded caps with pineapple finials.[11] | II |
| Barn, Stone Cottage 53°06′01″N 2°39′38″W / 53.10037°N 2.66063°W |
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Late 17th century | A timber-framed barn with brick nogging and a slate roof. It is a small single-storey building.[12] | II |
| Talbarn 53°06′36″N 2°39′22″W / 53.11012°N 2.65624°W |
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Late 17th century | Originally a barn, later incorporated into a house and heavily restored. It is timber-framed with plastered brick nogging and has a tiled roof. It is in two storeys, and the gables have bargeboards.[13] | II |
| Shippon, Green Butts 53°06′31″N 2°39′22″W / 53.10867°N 2.65599°W |
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Early 18th century | A farm building, partly timber-framed and partly in brick, with a tiled roof. It is in two storey, and has a five-bay main wing, and a two-bay west wing, giving it a T-shaped plan.[14] | II |
| Green Butts 53°06′32″N 2°39′23″W / 53.10881°N 2.65646°W |
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Early 19th century | A brick farmhouse on a sandstone plinth with a tiled roof. It has a T-shaped plan, is in two storeys with and attic, and has a front of four bays. On the front is a gabled porch with bargeboards and finials. The windows are casements, those in the attic being in gabled dormers.[15] | II |
| Spurstow Hall 53°06′14″N 2°38′43″W / 53.10395°N 2.64531°W |
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Early 19th century | The farmhouse of a model farm for the Crewe estate. It is in brick on a stone plinth with a slate roof, and has two storeys with an attic. The farmhouse is in a double pile plan, and has a front of three bays. The outer bays contain small bay windows, and there are also French windows. Most of the windows are casements, those in the attic being in gabled half-dormers with decorative bargeboards and finials.[2][16] | II |
| Brown Hills 53°06′50″N 2°39′35″W / 53.11385°N 2.65965°W |
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c. 1830 | A brick farmhouse on a projecting sandstone plinth with a slate roof. It has a T-shaped plan, is in two storeys, and has a three-bay front. The doorcase is pilastered and has an open pediment and a fanlight. The windows are mullioned and transomed.[17] | II |
| Spurstow Smithy 53°06′30″N 2°39′04″W / 53.10823°N 2.65101°W |
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c. 1870 | The smithy was built for the Crewe estate. It is in brick with a tiled half-hipped roof. The smithy is in a single storey, and has a four-bay front. It contains a carriage opening and cast iron lattice-glazed windows. On the roof are diamond-shaped ventilators, on the west gable is a chimney stack, and on the east gable is a metal finial with the Crewe emblem.[18] | II |
| Spurstow Primary School 53°06′01″N 2°38′16″W / 53.10028°N 2.63784°W |
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1872 | The school was built for the Crewe estate, and designed by Thomas Bower in Gothic Revival style. It is constructed in red and blue brick with a roof of tiles in red and blue bands. It has an E-shaped plan, with a two-storey gabled wing to the left. A three-bay wing extends to the right, and is in a single storey with dormers in the attic. In the angle between them is a projecting porch with a Tudor arched doorway, above which is a clock face. Rising above the porch is a tower, square at the bottom, becoming octagonal, and capped by a pagoda-like slate spire. The windows are mullioned and transomed with Gothic tracery.[19][20] | II |
See also edit
References edit
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ a b c Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 587
- ^ Historic England & 1312873
- ^ Historic England & 1136247
- ^ Historic England & 1136238
- ^ Historic England & 1330092
- ^ Historic England & 1136241
- ^ Historic England & 1138608
- ^ Historic England & 1138604
- ^ Historic England & 1136260
- ^ Historic England & 1138603
- ^ Historic England & 1330130
- ^ Historic England & 1330131
- ^ Historic England & 1138605
- ^ Historic England & 1312882
- ^ Historic England & 1136254
- ^ Historic England & 1330093
- ^ Historic England & 1138606
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 586
- ^ Historic England & 1136258
Sources
- Historic England, "The Bath House, Spurstow (1312873)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2014
- Historic England, "Dolphin Cottage, Spurstow (1136247)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2014
- Historic England, "Lower Hall Cottage, Spurstow (1136238)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2014
- Historic England, "Spurstow Hall Cottages (1330092)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2014
- Historic England, "The Cottage, Spurstow (1136241)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2014
- Historic England, "Farm building west of Brownhills (north section only), Spurstow (1138608)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2014
- Historic England, "Haycroft, Spurstow (1138604)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "The Butlands, Spurstow (1136260)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Gate piers north of Spurstow Lower Hall (1138603)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Outbuilding west of Stone Cottage, Spurstow (1330130)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Talbarn (part to south), Spurstow (1330131)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Shippon east of Green Butts, Spurstow (1138605)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Green Butts, Spurstow (1312882)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 June 2014
- Historic England, "Spurstow Hall (1136254)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2014
- Historic England, "Brown Hills, Spurstow (1330093)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Spurstow Smithy (1138606)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, "Spurstow Primary School (1136258)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2014
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 2 April 2015
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6