Condover is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 96 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Condover, Dorrington, Great Ryton, and Stapleton, and smaller settlements, but is mainly rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings, the earliest of which are timber framed, some with cruck construction. The most important building in the parish is the country house Condover Hall; this and associated structures are listed. The other listed buildings include churches and items in the churchyards, bridges, public houses, and a war memorial.
| Grade | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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| Church of St Mary and St Andrew 52.6474°N -2.7485°W | The tower collapsed in 1660, and the nave and tower were rebuilt in 1662–64, the chancel was rebuilt in 1868, and the church was restored in 1877–78. The church is in sandstone with tile roofs, and consists of a nave with a north porch, north and south transepts, a chancel with a south vestry and organ chamber, and a north chapel, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, an integral stair turret with a domed cap, clock faces, a three-light west window, and an embattled parapet with crocketed corner pinnacles. | |||
| Church of St John the Baptist, Stapleton 52.6357°N -2.7835°W | The church was remodelled in about 1790, the tower was added in about 1840, and the church was restored in 1867 by Slater and Carpenter, who extended the chancel and added the north vestry. The church is built in sandstone with some gritstone, and has a machine tile roof. It originally had two storeys, with an undercroft, and the floor was removed by 1400. It consists of a nave, a chancel, a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stepped stages and an embattled parapet. | |||
| 1 and 2 Grange Cottages 52.6266°N -2.757°W | A house, later remodelled, extended, and divided into two dwellings. It has a T-shaped plan; No. 2 is a timber framed hall range with red brick infill, and No. 1 is a cross-wing clad in brick, and the roof is tiled. No. 2 has one storey and an attic, and No. 2 has two storeys and a band. Most windows are casements, and there are gabled eaves dormers. Inside No. 2 are two full cruck trusses. | |||
| 4 and 5 Church Street 52.6479°N -2.7492°W | Originally an open hall house, timber framed with cruck construction, later converted into two cottages that are encased in brick and rendered. They have a tile roof, one storey and an attic, and a dentilled eaves cornice. There are four casement windows, and two gabled dormers, and inside are two cruck trusses. | |||
| 7 Church Street 52.6482°N -2.7499°W | An open hall house that was remodelled and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is timber framed with cruck construction and a tile roof, and was later encased in brick, partly rendered and partly roughcast. There are two storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a 20th-century shop front with a segmental-headed doorway to the left, and the windows are 20th-century casements with segmental heads. Inside are three true cruck trusses. | |||
| Condover Court 52.6498°N -2.749°W | The house was remodelled in the 17th century and later extended, particularly in 1876–77. It is timber framed with plaster and brick infill, partly of cruck construction, and has tile roofs. It has two storeys, and consists of a four-bay hall range, a cross-wing to the right with a jettied upper floor, and extensions to the rear. The windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed, there is a bay window, and two full gabled dormers. There is a lean-to porch, and on the cross-wing is a datestone. Inside are three true cruck trusses. | |||
| Moat Farmhouse 52.6266°N -2.8033°W | The farmhouse was remodelled in the 17th century and later altered. It is timber framed on a chamfered sandstone plinth, it is encased in brick, partly rendered, and has a slate roof. The house consists of a hall range and a cross-wing to the northeast, and there are two storeys with a cellar to the south. The windows are casements, those on the ground floor with segmental heads. On the front is a gabled porch, and there is a lean-to porch in the angle. | |||
| Revetment wall, Moat Farm 52.6263°N -2.8035°W | The revetment wall is in sandstone with some repairs in brick. It is between about and high, and encloses an area of about . The southwest corner provides a plinth for Moat Farmhouse. | |||
| Wheat Hall 52.6295°N -2.7448°W | The farmhouse was remodelled in 1721. The original rear part is timber framed with cruck construction, later encased in red brick, with a tile roof, and it consists of a hall range, service bays, and a cross-wing. The front range added in 1721 is in brick, with two storeys and an attic, and three bays. It has bands, a dentilled eaves cornice and sash windows. In the centre is a doorway with pilasters and a rectangular fanlight. | |||
| Church House 52.6476°N -2.7491°W | The house was remodelled and extended in the 17th century. It is timber framed with cruck construction, plaster infill and a tile roof, and has been encased in brick. The house has a cruciform plan, consisting of a two-bay hall range, cross-wings to the south, and a later range further to the south with a sandstone cellar. There are two storeys, the hall range has a dentilled eaves cornice, and the windows are casements. Inside is one true cruck truss and an inglenook fireplace. | |||
| The School House 52.6504°N -2.7496°W | The house is timber framed with partial cruck construction, brick infill, and a tile roof. There are two storeys, and it consists of a truncated one-bay hall range and a two-bay north wing. The hall range has been clad in brick. The windows are casements, and there is a gabled porch with an ogee outer arch and a pointed finial. Part of cruck blade is visible at the southeast corner. | |||
| Yew Tree Cottage 52.6489°N -2.7497°W | A farmhouse, later a private house, it was remodelled in the 17th century. The house is timber framed with cruck construction, it has brick infill, it is encased in brick, and has a tile roof. The house consists of a three or four-bay hall range and a two-bay cross-wing on the right. There is one storey and an attic, and the hall range has a dentilled eaves cornice. The windows are casements with segmental heads, there are two gabled dormers, and the porch is in the angle. Inside are three true cruck trusses. | |||
| Farmhouse, Home Farm 52.6439°N -2.7433°W | The farmhouse has been subsequently altered. It is basically timber framed with cruck construction, and in brick, now rendered. and it has tile roofs. There are two storeys and three bays, a gabled porch, and three-light windows. Inside are small areas of exposed wattle and daub in a partition wall. | |||
| Condover Hall 52.6464°N -2.7477°W | 1598 | A country house in Elizabethan style, it was remodelled in the 19th century, and later used as a school. It is in red sandstone with dressings in yellow sandstone and tiled roofs with coped verges. There are two storeys with gabled attics, an E-shaped plan with a central two-storey porch, a moulded band, and a moulded eaves cornice. On the front are nine bays, the windows are mullioned and transomed, and in the wings and porch are canted bay windows. The round-arched doorway has a pediment on Doric columns, and above it is a coat of arms. | ||
| Main gateway and gates, Condover Hall 52.6471°N -2.7458°W | The gateway is in pink sandstone, and has a round-headed entrance with a keystone, above which is an achievement and a smallpediment flanked by decorated obelisks. Flanking the entrance are walls ending in piers surmounted by carved lions and double-headed eagles. The gates are in wrought iron and have fleur-de-lis finials. | |||
| The Cruciform House 52.6459°N -2.7468°W | The house is in pink sandstone on a chamfered plinth, and has a tile roof with coped verges. It has a cruciform plan, two storeys and attics. The windows are mullioned, some with moulded hood moulds. | |||
| Netley Old Hall 52.6119°N -2.7901°W | The farmhouse was later remodelled and extended. The original part is timber framed with plaster infill and the extension is in brick, on a sandstone plinth and with machine tile roofs. The original house had an L-shaped plan, and the extension consisted of a long range added in the angle. The house has two storeys, attics and cellars, a three-bay front, a band, and a dentil eaves cornice. Steps lead up to the central doorway that has a rectangular fanlight and a pediment, and the windows are sashes. | |||
| Scalloped basin 52.6474°N -2.7488°W | The basin is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew. It is in sandstone, wide and scalloped, and set on a moulded stone base. | |||
| Chatford Farmhouse 52.6461°N -2.7812°W | The farmhouse is timber framed and largely rendered and encased in brick, and it has a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and the house consists of a two-bay hall range with a dentil eaves cornice, a gabled cross-wing projecting on the left, and a later extension at the rear. The windows are casements, those in the ground floor of the hall range with segmental heads, and there is a gable eaves dormer. On the cross-wing is a trellised porch. | |||
| Upper terrace, garden house and steps, Condover Hall 52.6464°N -2.7482°W | The terrace has a balustrade about long in sandstone, with square balusters and rectangular piers surmounted by terracotta urns with grotesque heads and floral motifs. There are two flights of steps, and at the south end is a bastion serving as a garden house; this has buttresses, and a tunnel with four-bay arcades. | |||
| Barn south of Hill Top Farmhouse 52.6283°N -2.7574°W | The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded, partly rebuilt in red brick and with a tile roof. It contains doorways, windows and gabled eaves dormers, and in the right gable end are air vents. | |||
| The Forge 52.6212°N -2.7725°W | Originally stables and a blacksmith's workshop, it is timber framed on a brick plinth with brick infill and a machine tile roof. It has two storeys, four bays and wide doorways. | |||
| Yew Tree Farmhouse 52.6272°N -2.7573°W | A farmhouse, later a private house, it is timber framed with infill in plaster and brick, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys, a two-bay hall range, a slightly projecting cross-wing on the right, and a porch in the angle. The windows are casements. | |||
| 3 and 4 The Square 52.6204°N -2.7703°W | A house that has been extended, and divided into two dwellings. The original part is timber framed with infill in plaster and brick, extensions in brick, and a tile roof. It has one storey and an attic, originally there were two bays, with a later extension to the left. There is one sash window, the other windows are casements, and there are three tile-hung gabled eaves dormers. | |||
| Hill Top Farmhouse 52.6285°N -2.7573°W | The house was refaced in the 18th century and later altered and extended. It is partly roughcast and partly in brick, with tile roofs and a moulded parapet at the front. There are two storeys and attics, with a front of two bays containing sash windows. At the rear is a lower range with casement windows and two gabled eaves dormers, and a later lean-to at the rear. | |||
| Lower Fold 52.6201°N -2.77°W | A house that was extended in the 19th century and divided into five cottages. The original part is timber framed with red brick infill, partly rendered, the extension is in brick, and there are machine tile roofs. It has one storey and attics, and consists of a long four-bay range, a gabled range, and an extension at the rear. The windows are casements, and there are three gabled eaves dormers. | |||
| Lower Netley Farmhouse 52.6172°N -2.792°W | The farmhouse was extended in the 19th century. The original part is timber framed with brick infill, it has been partly rebuilt in red brick, and has tiled roofs. It has one storey and an attic, and four bays. The extension to the rear has two storeys, two bays and two gables. The windows are casements with segmental heads, and there are two gabled dormers. | |||
| Middle Shadymoor Farmhouse 52.6201°N -2.7993°W | The farmhouse is timber framed with brick infill, partly replaced in brick, and with a machine tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and three or four bays. The windows are casements, and there is a raking eaves dormer. | |||
| Outbuilding north of Moat Farmhouse 52.6268°N -2.8031°W | Formerly a blacksmith's shop, later used for other purposes, and possibly incorporating medieval stonework, it is timber framed on a plinth of gritstone and sandstone, partly rebuilt in red brick, and has a tile roof. There are two levels, an L-shaped plan, with a main range and a gabled range at right angles, and lean-to extensions. | |||
| Olde Farmhouse 52.6344°N -2.7814°W | The farmhouse is in brick with a tile roof. It has a T-shaped plan, with a hall range, a cross-wing projecting on the right, and a single-storey lean-to in the angle. There are two storeys, with an attic in the cross-wing, a dentilled eaves cornice in the hall range, and dentilled bands in the cross-wing. Above the doorway is a hood on console brackets, and the windows are casements. | |||
| Barn south of Olde Farmhouse 52.6341°N -2.7814°W | The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded with a corrugated iron roof. It has two levels and probably five bays, and contains doorways and two gabled eaves dormers. | |||
| Farmbuildings northeast of Olde Farmhouse 52.6347°N -2.7815°W | Two ranges of farm buildings at right angles, with two levels. They are partly timber framed and weatherboarded, and partly in brick. The east range has four bays and a slate roof, and the north range has five bays and a tile roof. The openings include doorways, windows, eaves hatches, and gabled eaves dormers. | |||
| Rose Cottage 52.6487°N -2.75°W | A timber framed cottage with brick infill on a chamfered sandstone plinth with a tile roof. It has one storey and an attic, and three bays. The windows are casements, and there are two raking eaves dormers. | |||
| Ryton Grange 52.6273°N -2.7566°W | The farmhouse was later extended. It is partly timber framed and partly in brick, mainly pebbledashed, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys, the original part has four or five bays and a dentilled eaves cornice, and there is a later projecting wing with a crow-stepped gable. The windows are casements. | |||
| The Bungalow 52.6482°N -2.7483°W | Originally a farm building, later converted into a cottage, it is timber framed with brick infill and a tile roof. It has one storey and an attic, two casement windows, and two gabled eaves dormers. | |||
| Barn northwest of Upper Moat Farmhouse 52.6236°N -2.8082°W | The barn was later extended. It is timber framed, partly weatherboarded and partly with brick infill, and has a corrugated iron roof. Originally with four bays, two bays were added. It contains an eaves hatch and doors of various types. | |||
| Dorrington Old Hall 52.6212°N -2.772°W | A farmhouse, later extended and used for other purposes, the original part is timber framed with brick infill, the extensions are in brick painted to resemble timber framing, and the roofs are tiled. There is one storey and attics, and the original farmhouse consisted of a hall range and a cross-wing. In the 19th century a three-gabled extension was added at the rear, followed by another extension in the 20th century. The windows are casements, there are two gabled eaves dormers, and two canted bay windows. | |||
| Two barns northwest of Manor Farmhouse 52.6352°N -2.7823°W | The two barns form a linear plan along the roadside. They are timber framed and weatherboarded and have slate roofs. The barn to the north has two eaves hatches. | |||
| Stables southwest of The Old Vicarage 52.6482°N -2.7507°W | The stables are timber framed with brick infill and a tile roof. There are two levels, and two or three bays, and the stables contain eaves hatches and a doorway. | |||
| Wheathall Cottage 52.628°N -2.7448°W | The cottage is timber framed with brick infill on a brick plinth, and has a machine tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and two bays. The windows are casements, and at the rear is a lean-to porch and a flat-roofed dormer. | |||
| Barn northeast of Chatford Farmhouse 52.6463°N -2.7812°W | The barn is timber framed on a sandstone plinth with red brick infill, and was partly rebuilt in the 19th century in red brick. The roof is tiled, there are two levels, and various openings including eaves hatches. | |||
| Stables and wall, Wheat Hall 52.6297°N -2.7449°W | 1720 | The stables are in red brick on a sandstone plinth and have a tile roof with crow-stepped gables. They have two storeys, casement windows, and a datestone, and are attached to the hall by a brick wall with moulded stone coping. | ||
| Westley Farmhouse and pump 52.6515°N -2.7853°W | The farmhouse was extended in the 19th century. It is in brick with bands and machine tile roofs, and consists of a hall range, a projecting cross-wing to the right, and later extension to the rear. There are two storeys and attics, the windows are casements with segmental heads, and there is a lean-to porch in the angle. Attached to the right return of the cross-wing is a cast iron pump. | |||
| Grove Farmhouse, Dorrington 52.6208°N -2.7719°W | The house, at one time an inn, is the encasement in brick of an earlier house. It is rendered at the front and has a tile roof. There are two storeys, a floor band, and three bays. The central doorway has a rendered porch, and this is flanked by 19th-century bow windows. In the upper floor are casement windows with hood moulds. | |||
| Wood memorial 52.6473°N -2.7484°W | The memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew, and is to members of the Wood family. It is in sandstone and consists of a pedestal tomb with a hexagonal plan. The tomb has a moulded plinth and capping, and around the top are six carvings of sheep's skulls with leaf garlands and ribbons. There are painted inscription panels on five sides. | |||
| Bank House 52.6221°N -2.7716°W | A brick house with stone-capped square angle piers and a tile roof. There are three storeys, three bays, and a rear wing at the right, forming an L-shaped plan. In the centre is a flat-roofed porch, and a doorway with a fanlight, and the windows are casements with segmental heads. | |||
| Manor Farmhouse 52.6351°N -2.7815°W | A red brick farmhouse with a dentilled eaves cornice and a tile roof. There are three storeys, five bays, and a lower rear range on the left. The windows are casements, some are blind, and there is an open lean-to porch. | |||
| Sundial 52.6475°N -2.7489°W | The sundial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew. It is in sandstone, and is baluster-shaped with a moulded base and capping. The sundial stands on a stepped square plinth. | |||
| The Old Rectory and Rectory Cottage 52.6357°N -2.7845°W | The rectory was considerably extended in about 1830, and has been divided into two dwellings. It is in rendered brick, it has tile roofs with coped verges, and there are two storeys. The original part forms a long low range with seven bays, and the later part is taller with gables. The windows are casements, some with Gothic features. There is a gabled porch, and in the left return is a canted bay window with an embattled parapet. | |||
| Chatford House 52.6467°N -2.7816°W | 1776 | A farmhouse incorporating an earlier house, it is in brick with stone quoins, a toothed eaves cornice, and a tile roof with coped verges. There are three storeys, three bays, and a long rear wing on the right. The central bay has a gable containing a datestone, this is flanked by gabled eaves dormers, and the other windows are sashes with projecting keystones. In the centre is a flat-roofed porch on wooden posts, and a doorway with a rectangular fanlight. | ||
| The Stone House 52.648°N -2.7493°W | 1777 | A red brick house with a dentilled eaves cornice, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and three bays with a small gable above the central bay containing a datestone. In the centre are double doors under a pediment. The windows are sashes with projecting keystones. | ||
| 1 Church Street 52.6478°N -2.7489°W | 1782 | A red brick house that has a tiled roof with crow-stepped gables. There is one storey and an attic, above the door is a gabled hood, the windows are casements, and in the left gable end is a datestone. | ||
| Boreton Farmhouse and stable blocks 52.6553°N -2.7229°W | The farmhouse and stable blocks are in red brick. The farmhouse has a double-span slate roof, three storeys, and three bays, and is flanked by lower stable blocks. There is a central Tuscan porch and a doorway with a rectangular fanlight. In the ground floor are two canted bay windows, and in the upper floor the windows are sashes. The attached stable blocks have been altered but have retained their blind elliptical arches. | |||
| Ivy House 52.6205°N -2.7718°W | 1796 | A red brick house with a dentil eaves cornice and a slate roof. There are three storeys, three bays, and a lower range at the rear on the left. In the centre is a gabled porch and a doorway with a rectangular fanlight, the windows are casements with segmental heads, and between the upper two floors is a datestone. | ||
| Dorrington House 52.6204°N -2.7724°W | The house probably incorporates parts of an earlier house. It is in red brick with a coped stone parapet, and a slate roof, hipped to the front. It has three storeys, three bays, a central porch, a doorway that has a rectangular fanlight with Gothic glazing, and sash windows. At the rear is a long range, probably older. | |||
| Ryton Grove 52.626°N -2.7539°W | The house is in rendered brick with a moulded stone parapet and a slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays, the central bay projecting as a full-height bow window. To the right is a French window, and the other windows are sashes. The gable ends have carved bargeboards. | |||
| Willinson memorial 52.6475°N -2.7481°W | The memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew, and is to the memory of Joseph Willinson. It is a rectangular chest tomb in sandstone, and has a moulded plinth and capping, and square corner pilasters. There are two oval inscription panels. | |||
| Grove Farmhouse, Condover 52.6411°N -2.7588°W | The farmhouse is in sandstone with a dentilled eaves cornice, and a hipped slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the centre is a gabled stone porch with stepped buttresses, and the windows are casements, those in the ground floor with segmental heads. | |||
| Ice house 52.6445°N -2.7448°W | The ice house is in red brick and is covered in earth. It has a dome about in diameter, and a short tunnel with a round-arched entrance, which has been truncated and rebuilt in 20th-century brick. | |||
| Goff memorial 52.6473°N -2.7485°W | The memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew, and is to the memory members of the Goff family. It is a pedestal tomb in sandstone, and has a square section, a moulded plinth and capping, and two inscription panels. | |||
| Unidentified chest tomb 52.6474°N -2.748°W | The chest tomb is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew. It is rectangular and in sandstone, and has a moulded plinth and capping, multi-fluted corner pilasters, and circular moulded panels with rose motifs. The inscription on the moulded panel is illegible. | |||
| Jones memorial 52.6474°N -2.748°W | The memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew, and is to the memory of Thomas Jones. It is a rectangular chest tomb in sandstone, and has a moulded plinth and cap, a slightly chamfered top, fluted corner pilasters, and a moulded inscription panel with fluted spandrels. | |||
| Jones memorial 52.6473°N -2.7481°W | The memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St Andrew, and is to the memory of two members of the Jones family. It is a rectangular chest tomb in sandstone, and has a moulded plinth and cap, and fluted corner pilasters. There is a plain inscription panel. | |||
| Condover Bridge 52.6479°N -2.7512°W | The bridge carries a road over the Cound Brook. It is in sandstone and consists of a single segmental arch, with a string course, a coped parapet, and rectangular corner piers. | |||
| Lower terrace, Condover Hall 52.6461°N -2.7485°W | The wall runs along the terrace to the west of the hall. It is in sandstone with coping, and is about long. At each end is a square corner bastion, and at the north west corner the wall curves to end in a pier surmounted by a grotesque statue. | |||
| Seated exedra, Condover Hall 52.6467°N -2.7487°W | The exhedra is in sandstone, and consists of a semicircular garden seat ending in square piers with scrolled brackets. It is approached by a wide flight of three steps. | |||
| Former Smithy 52.6507°N -2.7503°W | The former smithy is in sandstone with some brick, and it has a hipped tile roof. There are two storeys, three bays, a central doorway flanked by windows, all with segmental heads, and above are three gabled dormers. | |||
| Horseshoes, Dorrington 52.621°N -2.7723°W | A house, later a public house, it is in rendered brick with a tile roof. The main block has three storeys and three bays, with a two-storey two-bay wing to the right, and a one-bay one-storey wing to the left. The central doorway has a rectangular fanlight, and the windows are sashes. | |||
| Milestone 52.6482°N -2.7504°W | The milestone is set into a garden wall. It is in sandstone and is inscribed with the distance in miles to "SALOP" (Shrewsbury). | |||
| Farm buildings northwest of Moat Farmhouse 52.6267°N -2.8048°W | Notes and referencesSources |