Chelmarsh is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Chelmarsh and smaller settlements, and is otherwise entirely rural. The listed buildings consist of a church and three houses.
Key
edit| Grade | Criteria[1] |
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| I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
edit| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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| The Hall 52°29′18″N 2°24′40″W / 52.48829°N 2.41122°W |
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Early 14th century | At the rear is a medieval stone range with two storeys. The main part of the house is Victorian, built in purple sandstone in Decorated style, with a tile roof. It has three storeys and a front of three gabled bays.[2][3] | II |
| St Peter's Church 52°29′16″N 2°24′47″W / 52.48782°N 2.41300°W |
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14th century | The upper two stages of the tower were added in about 1720, and the porch in 1887. The body of the church is in stone, in Decorated style, and the tower is in brick with stone dressings. The church consists of a nave and a chancel in one unit, a lean-to north aisle, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, quoins, and a balustrade at the top. Inset into the north wall of the church is a Norman doorway from an earlier church on the site.[4][5] | I |
| Spadeley 52°28′37″N 2°24′13″W / 52.47702°N 2.40357°W |
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16th century | The house was later altered and expanded. It is partly timber framed, partly in stone, and partly in brick, and has a tile roof. Some of the house has two storeys, and elsewhere are two storeys and attics. Some windows are mullioned, and others are casements.[6] | II |
| Woodcock Lodge 52°28′23″N 2°22′49″W / 52.47318°N 2.38017°W |
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17th century | A timber framed farmhouse, it has a T-shaped plan with gabled ends, two storeys and attics. The windows are casements. Where the upper floor is jettied, it has been infilled.[7] | II |
References
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edit- Historic England, "The Hall, Chelmarsh (1053906)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2018
- Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Chelmarsh (1188126)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2018
- Historic England, "Spadeley, Chelmarsh (1188129)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2018
- Historic England, "Woodcock Lodge, Chelmarsh (1053907)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2018
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 31 March 2018
- Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Shropshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-12083-4