Listed buildings in Culcheth and Glazebury explained

Culcheth and Glazebury is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, ceremonial county of Cheshire and historic county of Lancashire, England, northeast of the town of Warrington. It contains eleven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Other than the villages of Culcheth and Glazebury, the parish is rural. The A574 road runs through it, and two milestones adjacent to the road are listed. In addition a parish boundary stone on the B5207 road is listed. The church in Glazebury is also listed; all the other listed buildings are related to houses or farms.

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GradeCriteria
Grade II*Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade IIBuildings of national importance and special interest.

Buildings

Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Hurst Hall
53.4678°N -2.5008°W
This is part of what was originally on old hall, later converted into a barn. It is basically timber framed with brick cladding and a stone slate roof. It is in two bays, with an extra half-bay at each end. The timber roof is open, of unusual construction for the region, and said to be "spectacular".
Holcroft Hall
53.4522°N -2.4837°W
A farmhouse that has been altered and extended. It is constructed in rendered brick with a slate roof. It is in two storeys with an attic, and has four bays, including an added wing. The windows are mullioned. Inside the house is another mullioned window, moulded beams, and a priest hole.
Hurst Hall Cottage
53.4675°N -2.5011°W
Originally a farm cottage, this was later converted into a barn. It is constructed n small red brick, with a slate roof. The building is in two storeys and three bays, with a single-bay extension to the east. One window is a horizontally-sliding sash, the others are mullioned.
Speakman House
53.4775°N -2.4978°W
1630A house with later additions and alterations. It is in rendered brick with a slate roof. The house is in two and three storeys, and three bays. The windows are casements. Inside the house are moulded beams, a dog-leg staircase, and a painted text dated 1647.
Brookhouse Farmhouse
53.4521°N -2.5266°W
Originally a farmhouse, this is constructed in whitened brick with slate roofs. It is in two storeys and has three bays. The large windows are mullioned and transomed, with central horizontally-sliding sashes.
Kenyon Hall
53.458°N -2.5354°W
Built as a country house, later a private school, then converted into a golf clubhouse. It is built in rendered and painted brick, and is in Neoclassical style. The building is in two storeys. The north front is in six bays with an entrance loggia, the east front has seven bays, the central three of which project as a shallow segmental bay window, and the south front of seven bays has a single-storey bay window. There are giant pilasters on most corners.
Lodge, Kenyon Hall
53.4597°N -2.5358°W
Originally the lodge to Kenyon Hall, later a private residence. It is stuccoed with a slate roof. The building is in a single storey and two bays. It has pedimented gables, and a Doric porch. The adjacent gate piers are included in the listing.
Parish boundary stone
53.4583°N -2.5333°W
The boundary stone is on the southwest side of the B5207 road (Broseley Lane), and marked the boundary between the parishes of Culcheth and Kenyon. It is in painted sandstone, and has a triangular plan and a flat top. The front faces are inscribed with "BOUN/DARY" and the names of the parishes.
All Saints Church, Glazebury
53.4696°N -2.4952°W
1851A parish church designed by E. H. Shellard, it is constructed in yellow sandstone rubble with a slate roof. It has a northeast vestry, a southwest porch, and a twin bellcote in the west gable.
Milepost, Newchurch Lane
53.4489°N -2.5214°W
Located on the east side of the A574 road, this is a triangular whitewashed stone with a sloping top inscribed with incised letters giving the distances in miles to Warrington and Leigh.
Milepost,
Warrington Road
53.4565°N -2.5049°W
Located on the southeast side of the A574 road, this is a triangular whitewashed stone with a sloping top inscribed with incised letters giving the distances in miles to Warrington and Leigh.

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