Willington is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains nine 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 entirely rural, and contains two listed country houses, Tirley Garth and Willington Hall, both of which are listed. The other listed structures are associated with these houses, plus a farmhouse.
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 |
Buildings
edit| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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| Home Farmhouse 53°11′30″N 2°42′06″W / 53.19175°N 2.70162°W |
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Early to mid 18th century | The farmhouse is built in brick and has a Welsh slate roof. It has a double-pile plan, is in two storeys with an attic, and has a nearly symmetrical three-bay front. The central bay contains a gabled porch. The windows are casements.[2] | II |
| Willington Hall 53°11′19″N 2°42′02″W / 53.1887°N 2.7005°W |
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1829 | A country house designed by George Latham. It was extended in 1878, then reduced in size in the 1950s when it was converted into a hotel. The house is built in orange brick with blue brick diapering, sandstone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. It has a square plan, and is in two storeys with an attic. The entrance front is symmetrical with three bays. The lateral bays contain canted bay windows and shaped gables, and in the centre is a Tuscan portico. The windows are mullioned and transomed.[3][4][5] | II |
| Terrace walls, Willington Hall 53°11′18″N 2°42′02″W / 53.18829°N 2.70066°W |
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c. 1830 | The walls are on the east and south sides of the terrace. They are in sandstone, and consist of a plain wall with square piers. Near the southwest corner is a semicircular viewing point with a balustrade and a parapet. On the right side is a flight of six steps. The east wall is shaped and has a projection to contain a sundial.[6] | II |
| Sundial, Willington Hall 53°11′18″N 2°42′01″W / 53.18846°N 2.70015°W |
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c. 1830 | The sundial is in ashlar buff sandstone. It stands on a square base, is decorated with strapwork, and has a moulded capstone. On the top is a circular inscribed bronze plate.[7] | II |
| Tirley Garth 53°11′28″N 2°40′55″W / 53.1912°N 2.6820°W |
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1907 | A large country house designed by C. E. Mallows in Art and Crafts style. It is constructed in roughcast brick with stone dressings and stone slate roofs. The house is built around an internal courtyard surrounded by cloister walks and containing a pond. It is in three storeys, with a symmetrical five-bay garden front. The windows are mullioned and transomed. In the entrance front is a large tower. The entrance courtyard walls are included in the listing.[8][9][10] | II* |
| Eastern entrance of southern gateway, Tirley Garth 53°11′19″N 2°40′58″W / 53.18872°N 2.68279°W |
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c. 1910 | Designed by C. E. Mallows, this consists of three rectangular red sandstone piers. Between the pair on the right is a wooden gate. Between the pair on the left are four stone steps and a bar that form a stile.[11] | II |
| South lodge, Tirley Garth 53°11′19″N 2°40′57″W / 53.18864°N 2.68244°W |
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c. 1910 | The lodge was designed by C. E. Mallows, and is built in pebbledashed brick on a stone plinth with sandstone dressings and a York stone-slate roof. It is in two storeys, and has a four-bay front. The windows are mullioned. In the second bay is a two-storey gabled porch, and the third and fourth bays contain half-dormers.[12][13] | II |
| East terrace, walls and steps, Tirley Garth 53°11′28″N 2°40′53″W / 53.1911°N 2.6813°W |
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c. 1912 | Designed by T. H. Mawson, the terrace has a parapet, and steps lead down to two lawns surrounded by walls. The terrace is in York stone and the walls and steps are in sandstone. At the junctions of the walls are small enclosed gardens, which enclose respectively a circular pond, a hexagonal formal bed, and a pool with a fountain under a canopy.[12][14] | II |
| South terrace and walls, Tirley Garth 53°11′28″N 2°40′56″W / 53.19099°N 2.68209°W |
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c. 1912 | Designed by T. H. Mawson, the terrace is paved in York stone and the walls and steps are in sandstone. A flight of eleven segmental steps project southwards from the wall, flanked by open parapets. From the southwest corner of the terrace steps lead to a small rectangular garden.[12][15] | II |
References
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Citations
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 3 April 2015
- ^ Historic England, "Home Farmhouse, Willington (1137031)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 669
- ^ Historic England, "Willington Hall (1137030)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 282
- ^ Historic England, "South and east terrace wall at Willington Hall (1130544)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial at Willington Hall (1330307)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 669–670
- ^ Historic England, "Tirley Garth and entrance courtyard walls, Willington (1330306)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
- ^ de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), pp. 181–185
- ^ Historic England, "Eastern entrance of southern gateway to Tirley Garth, Willington (1130542)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
- ^ a b c Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 670
- ^ Historic England, "The Lodge, Willington (1136982)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Walls and steps of east terrace and associated formal gardens at Tirley Garth, Willington (1130543)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 October 2013
- ^ Historic England, "South terrace and complex of walls at Tirley Garth, Willington (1137018)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2013
Sources
- de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 0-85033-655-4
- 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