Draycott in the Clay is a civil parish in the district of East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. The parish contains ten listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the village of Draycott in the Clay and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of farmhouses, a watermill, three mileposts, a drinking fountain, and a railway signal box.
Buildings
edit| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
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| Moreton Farmhouse 52°51′58″N 1°46′51″W / 52.86598°N 1.78092°W |
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17th century | The farmhouse is timber framed with brick infill and a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, an L-shaped plan, a front of three bays, and a rear wing. In the centre is a doorway, the windows are casements, and there are gabled dormers.[2] |
| Draycott Mill 52°52′16″N 1°45′34″W / 52.87106°N 1.75947°W |
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18th century | The watermill is in red brick on a stone plinth and has a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, two bays, a central semi-octagonal projection with a hipped roof, and flanking segmental arches with raised keystones over the mill streams. The windows are casements and gabled dormers.[3] |
| Yew Tree Farmhouse 52°51′38″N 1°46′19″W / 52.86042°N 1.77187°W |
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Mid 18th century | A red brick farmhouse with a floor band, dentilled eaves, and a tile roof with coped verges on shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and an attic, a T-shaped plan, and a front of three bays. The doorway has a segmental head, and the windows are casements with segmental heads and raised keystones.[4] |
| Toby's Hill Farmhouse 52°51′38″N 1°46′09″W / 52.86062°N 1.76915°W |
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Mid to late 18th century | A red brick farmhouse with dentilled eaves, and a tile roof with raised verges. There are three storeys, an L-shaped plan, and a front of three bays. In the centre is a doorway, and the windows are casements.[5] |
| Draycott Lodge 52°51′29″N 1°47′04″W / 52.85796°N 1.78435°W |
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Late 18th century (probable) | The farmhouse, which was later extended, is in red brick with a tile roof. The main block has a floor band, dentilled eaves, three storeys, and three bays. There are later extensions to the west and the north. On the east front is a gabled porch and a casement window, and the other windows are sashes with segmental heads.[6] |
| Milepost at N.G.R. SK 14182913 52°51′34″N 1°47′27″W / 52.85950°N 1.79091°W |
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Mid to late 19th century | The milepost is on the south side of Stubby Lane. It is in cast iron, and has a triangular section and a chamfered top. On the top is "DRAYCOTT", and on the faces are the distances to Marchington, Uttoxeter, and Burton.[7] |
| Milepost at N.G.R. SK 1616930228 52°52′10″N 1°45′40″W / 52.86935°N 1.76121°W |
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Mid to late 19th century | The milepost is on the east side of the A515 road. It is in cast iron, and has a triangular section and a chamfered top. On the top is "DRAYCOTT", and on the faces are the distances to Yoxall, Kings Bromley, Lichfield, and Ashbourne.[8] |
| Milepost outside 32 Swan Lane 52°51′22″N 1°46′11″W / 52.85612°N 1.76961°W |
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Mid to late 19th century | The milepost is on the east side of the A515 road. It is in cast iron, and has a triangular section and a chamfered top. On the top is "DRAYCOTT", and on the faces are the distances to Yoxall, Kings Bromley, Lichfield, Sudbury, and Ashbourne.[9] |
| Drinking fountain 52°51′08″N 1°46′14″W / 52.85217°N 1.77065°W |
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1871 | The drinking fountain is at the side of the footpath at a crossroads. It is in stone and in Gothic style. The fountain has a moulded pointed arch, and in the front is a trough.[10] |
| Sudbury Crossing Signal Box 52°52′24″N 1°45′36″W / 52.87324°N 1.75992°W |
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1885 | The signal box was built by the North Staffordshire Railway, and is in brick with a Welsh slate roof. In the ground floor are two round-headed windows, and the upper floor has continuous fenestration. The gable ends are weatherboarded, and have wavy bargeboards.[11] |
References
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Citations
edit- ^ Historic England
- ^ Historic England & 1374474
- ^ Historic England & 1038363
- ^ Historic England & 1038367
- ^ Historic England & 1374475
- ^ Historic England & 1038365
- ^ Historic England & 1038366
- ^ Historic England & 1038364
- ^ Historic England & 1392681
- ^ Historic England & 1374511
- ^ Historic England & 1038322
Sources
edit- Historic England, "Moreton Farmhouse, Draycott in the Clay (1374474)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2019
- Historic England, "Draycott Mill, Draycott in the Clay (1038363)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2019
- Historic England, "Yew Tree Farmhouse, Draycott in the Clay (1038367)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2019
- Historic England, "Toby's Hill Farmhouse, Draycott in the Clay (1374475)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2019
- Historic England, "Draycott Lodge, Draycott in the Clay (1038365)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2019
- Historic England, "Milepost at N.G.R. SK 14182913, Draycott in the Clay (1038366)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2019
- Historic England, "Milepost at N.G.R. SK 16173022, Draycott in the Clay (1038364)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2019
- Historic England, "Milepost outside No. 32 Swan Lane, Draycott in the Clay (1392681)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2019
- Historic England, "Fountain at N.G.R. SK 1374511, Draycott in the Clay (1374511)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 June 2019
- Historic England, "Sudbury Crossing Signal Box, Draycott in the Clay (1038322)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 June 2019
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 14 June 2019