Listed Building: WOLVERLEY (1287609)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Department for Culture Media and Sport |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1650, 1, 6 |
| Date assigned | 03 January 1967 |
| Date last amended |
Description
ACTON BRIDGE C.P. CLIFF ROAD SJ 57 NE (West Side) 1/6 Wolverley 3/1/1967
- II
House: early C17 core, extended and remodelled late C18 with minor C19 and C20 additions. Flemish bond orange and red brick with some yellow headers. Graduated Welsh slate roof with a stone ridge and coping. 1 gable and lateral brick chimneys. Long rectangular plan, perhaps developing from C17 hall and crosswing. 2-storey, 6-bay south front. Right hand 3 bays present a symmetrical facade with channelled stone heads and moulded composite stone sills to C20 steel casements with glazing bars. Central bay has recent Tuscan porch and doorcase to 6-panelled door. 3 bays to left are set back and have 2 and 3-light steel casements under segmental brick heads and a central 6-panelled door in a heavy wooden case. Sun lounge added to the left. Interior: room to left of entrance reveals timber small framing which also survives inside the brick skin, in parts. Several rooms have ovolo-moulded ceiling beams with jewelled stops of this period. The majority of the fittings are late C18. Good oak well staircase with turned balusters, moulded and ramped handrail with a spiral end. Cut brackets on open string. Fielded panelling in the well. 4 and 6- fielded panelled doors in doorcases with panelled soffits. Fragments of C17 painted glass in the stairwell window.
Listing NGR: SJ5941275641
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1287609 (National Heritage List for England)
Sources (1)
- SCH4666 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 401943. [Mapped features: #1084 401943; #6392 401943]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 5941 7564 (22m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ57NE |
| Civil Parish | ACTON BRIDGE, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Feb 1 2011 12:00AM