Acton Bridge is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It is mainly rural and contains the village of Acton Bridge. The parish is traversed by the River Weaver and Weaver Navigation in an east–west direction, the West Coast Main Line in a north–south direction, and the A49 road runs from northwest to southeast. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Two of these are listed at Grade II*, and the other seven at Grade II. Most of the buildings are houses or farm buildings, but the list also includes a railway viaduct, a lock on the Weaver Navigation, and a guidepost.
Key
edit| Grade | Criteria[1] |
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| II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. |
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. |
Listed buildings
edit| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Green Farmhouse 53°16′26″N 2°36′23″W / 53.2740°N 2.6065°W |
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Late 16th or early 17th century | This is basically a timber-framed house with a hall and a cross-wing, later enclosed in brick. Inside the house are mural paintings of Cheshire scenes.[2][3] | II* |
| Pepper Street 53°16′20″N 2°36′20″W / 53.2721°N 2.6055°W |
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Early 17th century | Originally a farmhouse, then three cottages, and then converted into a house but damaged by a fire in 1953. It is timber-framed on a stone base, with a plaster infill. The roof is tiled.[4] | II |
| Wolverley 53°16′34″N 2°36′36″W / 53.2762°N 2.6101°W |
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Early 17th century | Additions and alterations have been carried out since. It is a long two-storey brick house with a slate roof. It has a late 18th-century doorcase with a later stone portico.[2][5] | II |
| Wall Hill Farmhouse 53°16′26″N 2°36′22″W / 53.2738°N 2.6062°W |
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Early 19th century | A two-storey symmetrical farmhouse in orange brick with a Welsh slate roof. The windows are sashes.[6] | II |
| Ash House 53°16′30″N 2°37′14″W / 53.2749°N 2.6205°W |
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Early–mid-19th century | A two-storey symmetrical farmhouse in red brick on a stone plinth with a Welsh slate roof. At the entrance is a fluted Doric doorcase with a fanlight.[7] | II |
| Shippon, Hall Green Farm 53°16′27″N 2°36′24″W / 53.2742°N 2.6066°W |
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Early–mid-19th century | A rectangular two-storey brick building with a Welsh slate roof. The south front is in six bays.[8] | II |
| Dutton Railway Viaduct 53°16′58″N 2°37′43″W / 53.2829°N 2.6286°W |
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1836 | Built by Joseph Locke and George Stephenson for the Grand Junction Railway in sandstone. It consists of 20 arches crossing the River Weaver.[2][9] | II* |
| Dutton Locks 53°17′15″N 2°37′18″W / 53.2876°N 2.6218°W |
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1874 | A pair of sandstone locks on the Weaver Navigation, wide enough to accommodate 500-ton sea-going ships.[10] | II |
| Guidepost 53°16′25″N 2°36′23″W / 53.27369°N 2.60647°W |
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Late 19th century | A cast iron octagonal post with a ball finial and fingerplates giving directions.[11] | II |
See also
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References
editCitations
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
- ^ a b c Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 87
- ^ Historic England, "Hall Green Farmhouse and attached front garden wall, Acton Bridge (1287596)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Pepper Street, Acton Bridge (1216522)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Wolverley, Acton Bridge (1287609)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Wall Hill Farmhouse, Acton Bridge (1216498)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Ash House, Acton Bridge (1216497)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Shippon 25m north of Hall Green Farmhouse, Acton Bridge (1216500)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Dutton Railway Viaduct, Acton Bridge (1216523)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Weaver Navigation Dutton Locks (1216524)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Guidepost at the junction of Cliff Road, Hill Top Road and Acton Lane, Acton Bridge (1287635)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 December 2012
Sources
- Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6