Chorlton-by-Backford is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Backford, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains four buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are 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] The parish is entirely rural, and the listed buildings are all domestic or related to farming.
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmbuildings, Chorlton Lodge Farm 53°14′30″N 2°53′21″W / 53.2417°N 2.8891°W |
17th century | The range of stables, barns and other buildings forms an L-shaped plan. It is constructed in sandstone and has slate roofs. Its features include seven stable doors, openings in the upper floor alternating with pairs of vertical ventilation slits, an arched opening, and a flight of external stone steps.[2] | |
| Chorlton Hall 53°14′21″N 2°53′21″W / 53.2392°N 2.8891°W |
Mid-18th century (probable) | A new entrance front was built in about 1790, and the house was remodelled in 1845–46 by James Picton in Tudor style. Its exterior is rendered on a stone plinth and it has slate roofs. The entrance front is in three storeys and five bays with short projecting wings on each side. Each wing contains an oriel window and a coat of arms. The other windows are sashes. Inside, the plasterwork in the dining room is Jacobean, and in the drawing room it is Gothic.[3][4] | |
| Poplar Hall and farmbuildings 53°15′05″N 2°53′56″W / 53.2513°N 2.8988°W |
Mid- to late 18th century | The buildings are in limewashed brick with slate roofs, and together form an L-shaped plan. The farmhouse is in two storeys and three bays, with casement windows. Features in the farmbuildings include a stable door, a carriage door, and other openings and windows.[5] | |
| Chorlton Lodge Farmhouse 53°14′29″N 2°53′22″W / 53.2414°N 2.8895°W |
Late 18th to early 19th century | The farmhouse is constructed in brick on a stone plinth, and has a slate roof. The main part of the building is in three storeys and has three bays. To the left is a single-bay wing in two storeys, and to the left of that is another wing, lower with two storeys and two bays. The doorcase has fluted pilasters and a pediment. The windows are sashes.[6] |
See also
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- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 31 March 2015
- ^ Historic England, "Farmbuildings at Chorlton Lodge Farm, Chorlton-by-Backford (1130683)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 April 2013
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 120
- ^ Historic England, "Chorlton Hall, Chorlton-by-Backford (1130682)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 April 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Poplar Hall and attached farm buildings, Chorlton-by-Backford (1130684)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 April 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Chorlton Lodge Farmhouse, Chorlton-by-Backford (1115514)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 April 2013
Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; 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