Delamere is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Delamere and Oakmere, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed 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 largest physical features in the parish are Delamere Forest, and part of the Mid-Cheshire Ridge. Running through the parish are the A54 and A556 roads, and the Chester–Manchester railway line. Other than Delamere Forest, the parish is entirely rural. The listed buildings in the parish include two churches, a sundial and, on the former turnpike roads, two mileposts and two buildings that originated as toll houses.
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
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| Gates, railings and gatepiers, Sandy Brow 53°12′01″N 2°37′51″W / 53.20030°N 2.63080°W |
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Early 18th century | The small gate dates from the early 18th century, and the gatepiers from the late 19th century. With the addition of the large gates and the railings, the whole was reassembled between 1905 and 1925 for Lord Wavertree.[2] |
| St Peter's Church 53°12′45″N 2°39′35″W / 53.2124°N 2.6598°W |
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1816–17 | The church was designed by James Gunnery, and alterations were made in 1878. It is constructed in Manley sandstone with a slate roof in Decorated style. It has short transepts and a west tower with an embattled parapet above which is a pyramidal cap.[3][4] |
| Methodist Chapel 53°11′50″N 2°42′05″W / 53.1972°N 2.7015°W |
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1823 | A chapel in rendered stone with slate roofs. It has a T-shaped plan with a gabled front containing a gabled porch. The windows are arched.[5] |
| Sundial 53°12′44″N 2°39′37″W / 53.21223°N 2.66021°W |
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Early 19th century | The sundial in St Peter's Churchyard consists of a sandstone baluster with a carved capital carrying a circular plate.[6] |
| Kelsall Lodge 53°12′48″N 2°41′24″W / 53.2134°N 2.6901°W |
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Early 19th century | This originated as a turnpike toll house. It is a roughcast building in one storey with a hipped slate roof, and a three-bay front. It contains windows with pointed arches in cast iron frames.[3][7] |
| The Old Toll House 53°12′47″N 2°41′19″W / 53.2130°N 2.6886°W |
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Early 19th century | This originated as a turnpike toll house. It is a roughcast building in one storey with a hipped slate roof, and a two-bay front. It contains cast iron small-pane windows.[3][8] |
| Milepost 53°12′48″N 2°41′32″W / 53.21333°N 2.69224°W |
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Early to mid-19th century | A cast iron turnpike milepost with a domed cap carrying curved plates giving the distance in miles to Chester, Kelsall and Northwich.[9] |
| Delamere School 53°12′40″N 2°40′17″W / 53.2111°N 2.6714°W |
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1846 | Built in sandstone, the school has a tiled roof and an octagonal stone chimney. The symmetrical front is in a single storey with six bays. Its features include a pair of canted bow windows, finials on the gables, and a bellcote.[3][10] |
| Milepost 53°12′39″N 2°40′10″W / 53.21088°N 2.66947°W |
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Mid-19th century | A cast iron squat milepost with a domed cap carrying a curved plate giving the distance in miles to Chester, Kelsall, Tarvin, Knutsford, Altrincham, and Northwich.[11] |
See also
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- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 31 March 2015
- ^ Historic England, "Gates, railings and gatepiersat Sandy Brow, Delamere (1139160)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ a b c d Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 328
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Delamere (1139159)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Methodist Chapel, Delamere (1329849)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial in the Churchyard of St Peter, Delamere (1329871)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Kelsall Lodge, Delamere (1135778)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "The Old Toll House, Delamere (1139197)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Milepost 110m west of Kelsall Lodge, Delamere (1139196)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Delamere School (1139158)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Milepost 70m east of junction with Stoney Lane, Delamere (1329870)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2013
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