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Listed buildings in Kingsley, Cheshire

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Kingsley is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Other than the village of Kingsley, the parish is entirely rural. It contains 13 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Other than the church and its lychgate, and the wall of a former Quaker burial ground, the structures are all related to domestic buildings or farms.

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Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Crewood Hall
53°16′50″N 2°39′07″W / 53.2806°N 2.6519°W / 53.2806; -2.6519 (Crewood Hall) 		— Late 16th century Basically a timber-framed country house, with a two-storey porch added in 1623. Much of it was encased in brick in the 19th century when the house was also extended. It is a two-storey house, consisting of a hall with two cross wings and the porch. II*
The Croft
53°15′55″N 2°40′38″W / 53.2654°N 2.6771°W / 53.2654; -2.6771 (The Croft) 		— 17th century (probable) This is a cottage that has been rendered and altered since it was built. It is in one storey, with attics, and has a thatched roof. The windows are casements with dormers in the attics. II
Manor House Farmhouse
53°16′14″N 2°42′24″W / 53.2706°N 2.7068°W / 53.2706; -2.7068 (Manor House Farmhouse) 		— Late 17th century A brown brick house with blue-brick banding, sandstone quoins, and a slate roof. It is in two storeys and has an attic, a two-storey porch, and a lean-to extension. One of the rooms has oak panelling. II*
Quaker Meeting House Wall
53°16′03″N 2°42′19″W / 53.2676°N 2.7052°W / 53.2676; -2.7052 (Quaker Meeting House Wall) 		— 1686 A sandstone wall, formerly surrounding the burial ground of a Quaker meeting house. The meeting house was demolished in 1856, and the wall was rebuilt, incorporating some of the fabric of the meeting house and an inscribed stone. II
Walls and two bridges to moat, Peel Hall
53°16′29″N 2°41′27″W / 53.2746°N 2.6909°W / 53.2746; -2.6909 (Moat, Peel Hall) 		— 18th century
(or earlier) 		The walls of the moat, and the bridges, are in sandstone with some brick. The bridge on the southwest side dates probably from the 18th century; that on the southeast side has cast iron posts, and is probably from the 19th century. The moated site is a scheduled monument. II
Lower House Farmhouse
53°16′30″N 2°41′57″W / 53.2749°N 2.6992°W / 53.2749; -2.6992 (Lower House Farmhouse) 		— Late 18th century (probable) A brick house with slate roofs in two storeys plus an attic. It has one horizontally sliding sash window in a gable; the other windows are casements. II
Castle Hill Farmhouse
53°15′59″N 2°41′42″W / 53.2665°N 2.6950°W / 53.2665; -2.6950 (Castle Hill Farmhouse) 		— c. 1800 A two-storey brick building with slate roofs and rusticated quoins. The lintels have keystones and voussoirs, and the windows are sashes. II
Castle Hill House
53°15′57″N 2°41′39″W / 53.2658°N 2.6942°W / 53.2658; -2.6942 (Castle Hill House) 		— c. 1800 This is a two-storey house in white-painted brick on a sandstone plinth with a slate roof. Three steps lead up to a door with a Doric pedimented doorcase. II
Catten Hall Farmhouse
53°17′11″N 2°40′31″W / 53.2865°N 2.6752°W / 53.2865; -2.6752 (Catten Hall Farmhouse) 		— c. 1830 A two-storey brick house with some rendering and rusticated quoins and a slate roof, standing on a sandstone plinth. It has a Doric doorcase with an entablature, and sash windows. The attached L-shaped sandstone farm building is included in the listing. II
Kingsley Hall
53°16′10″N 2°40′26″W / 53.2694°N 2.6738°W / 53.2694; -2.6738 (Kingsley Hall) 		— c. 1830 A two-storey brick house on a painted stone plinth with a slate roof. The doorcase is Tuscan with an ornate fanlight, and the windows are sashes. II
St John's Church
53°16′12″N 2°40′48″W / 53.2701°N 2.6799°W / 53.2701; -2.6799 (St John's Church) 		— 1849–50 This was a Commissioners' church designed by George Gilbert Scott. It is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs. Its style is that of the 13th century, with an embraced west steeple. II
Stables, Crewood Hall
53°16′51″N 2°39′08″W / 53.2808°N 2.6521°W / 53.2808; -2.6521 (Stables, Crewood Hall) 		— Late 19th century A brick building with tiled roofs. Its features include doors, pitching eyes, and vents that are diamond-shaped or split-diamonds. II
Lychgate,
St John's Church
53°16′12″N 2°40′46″W / 53.26998°N 2.67931°W / 53.26998; -2.67931 (Lychgate, St John's Church)
Late 19th century (probable) A timber-framed lychgate on a sandstone plinth with a green slate roof. II

See also

References

Citations

  1. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 April 2015
  2. Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 419–420
  3. de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 227
  4. Historic England, "Crewood Hall, Kingsley (1253462)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 August 2013
  5. Historic England, "The Croft, Kingsley (1253464)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 January 2013
  6. Historic England, "Manor House Farmhouse, Newton (1261737)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 January 2013
  7. Historic England, "Quaker Burial Ground Wall, now garden wall, at Meeting House Cottage, Kingsley (1253570)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 January 2013
  8. Historic England, "Walls and two bridges to moat at Peel Hall, Kingsley (1253567)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 January 2013
  9. Historic England, "Peel Hall moated site, Kingsley (1010795)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 January 2013
  10. Historic England, "Lower House Farmhouse, Kingsley (1261736)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 January 2013
  11. Historic England, "Castle Hill Farmhouse, Kingsley (1253461)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 January 2013
  12. Historic England, "Castle Hill House, Kingsley (1253511)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 January 2013
  13. Historic England, "Catten Hall Farmhouse and attached shippon (1261749)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 January 2013
  14. Historic England, "Kingsley Hall (1253571)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 January 2013
  15. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 419
  16. Historic England, "Church of St John, Kingsley (1253560)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 January 2013
  17. Historic England, "Stables 10 metres north-west of Crewood Hall, Kingsley (1253463)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 January 2013
  18. Historic England, "Lychgate to St Johns Churchyard, Kingsley (1261761)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 January 2013

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