Norley is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Other than the village of Norley, it is entirely rural. The parish contains three buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. These consist of a country house, a church, and a monument in the churchyard.
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| Grade | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norley Hall 53°15′09″N 2°39′13″W / 53.2525°N 2.6536°W / 53.2525; -2.6536 (Norley Hall) |
— | 1782 | A country house built on the site of earlier houses, and subsequently enlarged and altered in Tudor Revival style. The house is rendered, with slate roofs; it is in two storeys with an attic and basement, it has an irregular plan, and has been divided into two dwellings. Its features include a porch with buttresses, pinnacles, and a balustrade, and an octagonal stair turret surmounted by a bellcote with a conical roof. | II |
| Woodhouse monument, St John the Evangelist's Church 53°15′03″N 2°39′34″W / 53.25073°N 2.65940°W / 53.25073; -2.65940 (Woodhouse monument, St John's Churchyard) |
— | 1840 | This is a monument to the Woodhouse family. It is in limestone on a sandstone base, and has brass memorial plaques. The monument stands about 3 metres (10 ft) high. | II |
| St John the Evangelist's Church 53°15′03″N 2°39′35″W / 53.2507°N 2.6598°W / 53.2507; -2.6598 (St John's Church) |
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1878–79 | Designed by J. L. Pearson, the church is constructed in red sandstone with a red tile roof. Its style is that of the later 13th century; it has a central tower. | II* |
References
Citations
- Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 April 2015
- Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 510–511
- de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 259
- Historic England, "Norley Hall and adjoining Norley Hall Farm (1387552)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 January 2013
- Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 510
- Historic England, "Monument to Woodhouse family, 15 metres north-east of the end of Church of St John, Norley (1139163)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 January 2013
- Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 509–510
- Historic England, "Church of St John Evangelist, Norley (1139162)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 January 2013
Sources
- Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) , Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- de Figueiredo, Peter; Treuherz, Julian (1988), Cheshire Country Houses, Chichester: Phillimore, ISBN 0-85033-655-4