Listed buildings in Wiswell

Wiswell is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains six 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 small village of Wiswell, and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings consist of houses, farmhouses, a barn, and a medieval wayside cross.

Key

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

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Wiswell Shay Cross
53°49′52″N 2°23′29″W / 53.83103°N 2.39139°W / 53.83103; -2.39139 (Wiswell Shay Cross)
Medieval The cross is in sandstone. The oldest part is the base, the shaft and head dating from a 19th-century restoration. The base has a rectangular plan, chamfered edges, and a rectangular socket.[2] II
Vicarage House
53°49′55″N 2°23′20″W / 53.83182°N 2.38888°W / 53.83182; -2.38888 (Vicarage House)
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 Early 17th century A sandstone house with a stone-slate roof in two storeys. The windows are mullioned, or mullioned and transomed, and have chamfered surrounds and hoods. The doorway has a chamfered surround and a Tudor arched head. The gables are coped and have ball finials. Inside the house are bressumers and inglenooks, and much timber panelling.[3][4] I
Crabtree Cottage
53°50′02″N 2°23′14″W / 53.83389°N 2.38736°W / 53.83389; -2.38736 (Crabtree Cottage)
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 Late 17th century A pebbledashed stone house with a slate roof, in two storeys and four bays, the fourth bay having been converted from a stable. The windows are mullioned with chamfered surrounds, and some of the mullions have been removed. The doorways have rendered surrounds.[5] II
Barn near Vicarage House
53°49′56″N 2°23′21″W / 53.83213°N 2.38903°W / 53.83213; -2.38903 (Barn near Vicarage House)
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 c. 1700 The building is in stone and has a roof partly of Welsh slate, and partly of stone slabs. It is in three units, comprising a store, a barn, and a byre, and each unit has an entrance, the entrance to the barn being a wagon entry. The building contains massive quoins.[lower-alpha 1][6] II
Wiswell Eaves House
53°50′13″N 2°22′34″W / 53.83686°N 2.37605°W / 53.83686; -2.37605 (Wiswell Eaves House)
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 c. 1700 The house was altered in 1766, and is in sandstone with a slate roof. It has two storeys with an attic and two bays. The windows on the front are sashes. Between the bays is a single-storey gabled porch containing a doorway with a moulded surround and a round head. There is an inscribed plaque between the first floor windows.[7] II
Parker Place Farmhouse
53°50′16″N 2°22′30″W / 53.83769°N 2.37511°W / 53.83769; -2.37511 (Parker Place Farmhouse)
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 Mid 18th century A sandstone house with a stone-slate roof, in two storeys with attics, and with a two-bay front. The windows are mullioned with three lights, the central lights containing a sash window. In the centre is a blocked doorway with a chamfered lintel.[8] II

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Street View in May 2011 shows that the building has been converted for residential use.

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