Listed buildings in Audlem

Audlem is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 25 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest grade, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. The major settlement in the parish is the village of Audlem. In the village the listed buildings include churches and cemetery chapels, a former grammar school, a hotel, houses, and a memorial lamp standard. In the surrounding countryside the listed buildings include country houses, farmhouses, farm buildings, and a road bridge. Running through the parish is the Shropshire Union Canal, and the listed structures associated with this are bridges, mileposts and a lock keeper's cottage.

Key

Grade	Criteria[1]
I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
St James' Church 52°59′21″N 2°30′28″W / 52.9891°N 2.5079°W		Late 13th century	The church is built in sandstone, and is mainly in Perpendicular style. Additions and alterations were made in 1885–86 by Lynam and Rickman. The church consists of a nave with a clerestory, aisles, a southwest porch, a chancel, and a northwest tower with battlements and pinnacles.[2][3][4]	I
Holmes Farmhouse 52°59′17″N 2°30′08″W / 52.98817°N 2.50230°W	—	16th or 17th century	A wing was added to the farmhouse in the later 17th century, and in the 19th century there were further alterations and additions. It is constructed in timber framing with brick infill and in brick, and it has a tiled roof. The house is in two storeys, and the windows are casements. Inside the house is an inglenook with a bressumer.[5]	II
Moss Hall 52°59′34″N 2°30′53″W / 52.99279°N 2.51471°W		1616	A timber-framed manor house with rendered infill and brick on a stone plinth. It has a tiled roof, and is in two storeys with attics. The house has an E-shaped plan, and a nearly-symmetrical entrance front of five bays. The central bay forms a gabled two-storey porch, and the first floor of the house is jettied. The windows are casements.[6][7][8]	I
Swanbach Farmhouse 52°58′36″N 2°30′51″W / 52.97679°N 2.51428°W	—	Early 17th century	The farmhouse is timber-framed with brick infill and a tiled roof. An additional two-bay wing was added to the right in the 19th century. The original part is jettied at the first floor and at the attic. It contains canted bay windows in the ground and upper floors, above which is a two-light window. In the later part is a central gabled porch flanked by oriel windows. In the upper floor are half-dormers.[9]	II
Old Grammar School 52°59′19″N 2°30′23″W / 52.98855°N 2.50634°W		1647–55	The former school is built in red brick on a stone plinth, with blue brick diapering, stone dressings, and a slate roof. It is in two and three storeys, and has a four-bay front. The windows, some of which are dormers, are mullioned or mullioned and transomed. In 1770 a master's house was added to the right. This is also in brick, is gabled, and has a three-bay front.[10][11]	II*
Stable building, Corbrook Court 52°59′59″N 2°30′02″W / 52.99972°N 2.50068°W	—	17th century	The block is built in timber framing with brick infill and brick with a slate roof. Alterations and additions were made in the 19th century. It contains doorways of various types and a casement window.[12]	II
Farm building, Holmes Farm 52°59′17″N 2°30′07″W / 52.98799°N 2.50194°W	—	17th century	The farm building is constructed in timber framing with brick infill, and in brick. It has a tiled roof, and is in a single storey with a loft. The building contains doorways, and in the left gable end is a stone stairway leading up to a first floor loft doorway.[13]	II
The Lymes 52°59′16″N 2°29′56″W / 52.98773°N 2.49883°W	—	17th century	The main part of the house dates from the 19th century, with a 17th-century wing at the rear giving it a T-shaped plan. The house is in rendered brick with a slate roof, and has two storeys. On the entrance front are two bow windows, the other windows being sashes. On the garden front are two bay windows, one with French windows.[14]	II
Rose Cottage 52°59′36″N 2°30′19″W / 52.99326°N 2.50531°W	—	17th century	The cottage was expanded in the 19th and in the 20th centuries. It is built in timber framing on a brick plinth with brick infill, and in brick, and has a tiled roof. It is in two storeys, the lower storey being timber-framed and the upper storey in brick painted to resemble timber framing. On the front is a gabled porch, and there is a single-storey addition to the right. The windows are casements.[15]	II
Market House 52°59′20″N 2°30′29″W / 52.98890°N 2.50818°W		18th century	This originated as a market hall. It is built in stone with a tiled roof. On the front are two rows of four Tuscan pillars, and a central pedimented gable.[16]	II
28 Stafford Street 52°59′22″N 2°30′24″W / 52.98955°N 2.50669°W	—	Mid to late 18th century	The house is in brick with a tile roof. It has three storeys and a symmetrical three-bay front. In the centre is a cast iron porchway. The windows are sashes. On the right side of the house are two canted bay window.[17]	II
Crown Hotel 52°59′20″N 2°30′31″W / 52.98891°N 2.50865°W	—	Late 18th to early 19th century	The hotel is in pebbledashed brick with a tiled roof. It is in three storeys and has a five-bay entrance front. A sandstone porch protrudes from the central bay, which is flanked by pilaster buttresses and has a parapet with ball finials. The windows are sashes.[10][18]	II
Beech Tree House 52°59′18″N 2°29′59″W / 52.98839°N 2.49980°W	—	Early 19th century	A rendered brick house with stone dressings and a slate roof. It is in two storeys and has a symmetrical three-bay front. The central doorway is flanked by fluted pilasters, and it has an open pediment with a fanlight. The windows are sashes.[19]	II
Fields Farmhouse 52°58′55″N 2°30′08″W / 52.98202°N 2.50217°W	—	Early 19th century	The brick farmhouse has a tiled roof, and a symmetrical three-bay front. In the centre is a doorway with a Neoclassical surround consisting of fluted pilasters and an open pediment with a fanlight. The windows are sashes.[20]	II
Greenbank 52°59′13″N 2°30′40″W / 52.98691°N 2.51119°W	—	Early 19th century	The house is in rendered brick with a hipped slate roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical three-bay front. The centre is bowed, and has a verandah with wooden columns. Flanking this are two French windows, the windows in the upper floor being casements. On the right side is a canted bay window.[21]	II
Milepost 52°58′39″N 2°30′34″W / 52.97740°N 2.50939°W		Early 19th century	The milepost stands to the east of Audlem Lock No. 5 on the Shropshire Union Canal. It is in cast iron, and consists of a circular post with a domed top and a plate divided into three panels. The panels are inscribed with the distances in miles to Nantwich Autherley Junction and to Norbury Junction.[22]	II
Milepost 52°59′14″N 2°30′35″W / 52.98730°N 2.50972°W	—	Early 19th century	The milepost stands to the east of the Shropshire Union Canal. It is in cast iron, and consists of a circular post with a domed top and a plate. The plate is inscribed with the distances in miles to Nantwich Autherley Junction and to Norbury Junction.[23]	II
Bridge No. 74 52°57′59″N 2°30′25″W / 52.96651°N 2.50708°W		c. 1827–30	The accommodation bridge crossing the Shropshire Union Canal was designed by Thomas Telford. It is in brick with a stone band and copings. The bridge consists of a single elliptical arch, and it has a solid parapet and piers.[24]	II
Bridge No. 75 52°58′13″N 2°30′31″W / 52.97035°N 2.50860°W		c. 1827–30	The accommodation bridge crossing the Shropshire Union Canal was designed by Thomas Telford. It is in brick with a stone band and copings. The bridge consists of a single elliptical arch, and it has a solid parapet and piers.[25]	II
Wharf Cottage 52°59′20″N 2°30′42″W / 52.98902°N 2.51163°W		c. 1828	The cottage stands to the east of Audlem Wharf, and is a variant of Thomas Telford's standard design. It is built in brick with a slate roof, and has a large polygonal bay window with a hipped roof facing the canal. To the right of this is an extension containing a lobby. The windows are casements.[10][26]	II
Grey's Bridge 52°59′03″N 2°30′45″W / 52.98416°N 2.51250°W	—	Early to mid 19th century	The bridge carries Green Lane over a brook. It is built in brick with ashlar dressings, and consists of a single span. At each end are curving walls that terminate in square piers.[27]	II
Baptist Chapel 52°59′20″N 2°30′10″W / 52.98895°N 2.50288°W		1840	The Baptist chapel is built in brick with a slate roof. The sides are divided into five bays by rendered brick pilasters, and each bay contains a round-headed window. The west end has three bays with a protruding porch in the middle bay. To the left is a later baptistry with a three-bay front and a porch with cast iron Tuscan pillars.[28][29]	II
Cemetery chapels 52°59′25″N 2°30′35″W / 52.99026°N 2.50975°W	—	1873–74	The two chapels were designed by Thomas Bower. Between them is a range of porches, an archway, and a bell tower. They are built in red brick and are decorated with blue brick diapering and bands of encaustic tiles both externally and internally. The chapels are roofed in alternating bands of red and blue slates.[28][30]	II
Memorial lamp standard 52°59′20″N 2°30′30″W / 52.98877°N 2.50832°W		c. 1877	Erected as a memorial to Richard Baker Bellyse, the cast iron lamp standard is on a granite base. At the base of the standard are four lion paw feet, above which is circular portion, then four half-columns ending in a Corinthian capital, on which is a lantern.[31]	II

References

Citations

1. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
2. Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 116–117
3. Richards (1947), pp. 30–33
4. Historic England, "Church of St James, Audlem (1136872)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
5. Historic England, "Holmes Farmhouse, Audlem (1138521)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
6. Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 118–119
7. de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), pp. 256–258
8. Historic England, "Moss Hall, Audlem (1138519)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
9. Historic England, "Swanbach Farmhouse, Audlem (1138520)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
10. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 118
11. Historic England, "The Old Grammar School, Audlem (1312614)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
12. Historic England, "Stable building at Corbrook Court, Audlem (1138517)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
13. Historic England, "Farmbuilding c.10 yards east of The Holmes Farmhouse, Audlem (1138522)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
14. Historic England, "The Lymes, Audlem (1330132)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2013
15. Historic England, "Rose Cottage, Audlem (1330171)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2013
16. Historic England, "The Market House, Audlem (1138525)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
17. Historic England, "28 Stafford Street, Audlem (1330134)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2013
18. Historic England, "The Crown Hotel, Audlem (1138518)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
19. Historic England, "Beech Tree House, Audlem (1136843)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
20. Historic England, "Fields Farmhouse, Audlem (1138526)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
21. Historic England, "Greenbank, Audlem (1330133)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2013
22. Historic England, "Milepost on E.Side of Audlem Lock No. 5, at SJ 659 423, Audlem (1225442)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
23. Historic England, "Milepost Shropshire Union Canal, Audlem (1138524)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
24. Historic England, "Bridge No 74 at SJ 660 411, Audlem (1320255)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
25. Historic England, "Bridge No 75 at SJ 659 415, Audlem (1115818)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
26. Historic England, "Wharf Cottage, Audlem (1225551)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
27. Historic England, "Grey's Bridge, Audlem (1330170)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2013
28. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 117
29. Historic England, "Baptist Chapel, Audlem (1138523)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013
30. Historic England, "Cemetery chapels, Audlem (1330169)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 November 2013
31. Historic England, "Memorial Lampstandard, Audlem (1136864)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 November 2013

Sources

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• 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
• Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, OCLC 719918