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Wimboldsley is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanthorne and Wimboldsley, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. The parish is completely rural, and the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal passes through it. The listed buildings consist of three bridges crossing the canal, a country house and its reset gate-piers, and two farm buildings.

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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
Barn, Twelve Acres Farm
53°09′57″N 2°28′47″W / 53.1658°N 2.4798°W / 53.1658; -2.4798 (Barn, Twelve Acres Farm)
Early 17th century Altered later, the barn is built partly in timber framing with rendered infill, and partly in brick, with a slate roof. The building is in two storeys, with a north front of nine bays. Features include doorways, pilaster buttresses, casement windows, and diamond-shaped breathers. II*
Pettywood Farmhouse
53°10′13″N 2°26′46″W / 53.1704°N 2.4462°W / 53.1704; -2.4462 (Gatepiers, Lea Hall) 		— 17th century Originally two cottages, an addition was made in the 19th century. The farmhouse is constructed in brick with a tile roof. It is in two storeys with an attic. To the left is a 19th-century projecting gabled wing. The windows are casements. II
Gatepiers, Lea Hall
53°10′24″N 2°28′46″W / 53.1733°N 2.4794°W / 53.1733; -2.4794 (Gatepiers, Lea Hall) 		— Late 17th to early 18th century The pair of gatepiers has been re-set. They are square and constructed in ashlar. The bodies are chamfered and rusticated with moulded capitals. The finials are missing. II
Lea Hall
53°10′25″N 2°28′47″W / 53.1735°N 2.4797°W / 53.1735; -2.4797 (Lea Hall)
Early 18th century A former country house, later divided into flats. It is constructed in brick with ashlar dressings and a tile roof. It is in two storeys, with an attic and a basement. The symmetrical entrance front is in five bays. The central bay projects forward and contains a doorway with a swan's nest pediment decorated with scrolls, and a crest. II*
Bridge No 19
53°09′31″N 2°28′45″W / 53.15863°N 2.47909°W / 53.15863; -2.47909 (Bridge No 19)
1827–33 An accommodation bridge crossing the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is built to a design by Thomas Telford, and is constructed in brick with a stone band and copings. It has a single arch, with solid parapets and piers. II
Bridge No 20
53°09′50″N 2°28′49″W / 53.16391°N 2.48014°W / 53.16391; -2.48014 (Bridge No 19)
1827–33 An accommodation bridge crossing the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is built to a design by Thomas Telford, and is constructed in brick with a stone band and copings. It has a single arch, with solid parapets and piers. II
Bridge No 22
53°10′22″N 2°29′06″W / 53.17289°N 2.48509°W / 53.17289; -2.48509 (Bridge No 19)
1827–33 An accommodation bridge crossing the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is built to a design by Thomas Telford, and is constructed in brick with a stone band and copings. It has a single arch, with solid parapets and piers. II

References

Citations

  1. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 3 April 2015
  2. Historic England, "Barn c. 15 yards to west of Twelve Acres Farmhouse, Wimboldsley (1160751)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 March 2013
  3. Historic England, "Pettywood Farmhouse, Wimboldsley (1139214)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 March 2013
  4. ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 675
  5. Historic England, "Gatepiers at Lea Hall, Wimboldsley (1329817)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 March 2013
  6. de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 248
  7. Historic England, "Lea Hall, Wimboldsley (1160742)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 March 2013
  8. Historic England, "Bridge No 19, Middlewich Branch, Wimboldsley (1240172)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 March 2013
  9. Historic England, "Bridge No 20, Middlewich Branch, Wimboldsley (1261169)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 March 2013
  10. Historic England, "Bridge No 22, Middlewich Branch, Wimboldsley (1240173)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 March 2013

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