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Twemlow is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Apart from the village of Twemlow Green, the parish is rural. The listed buildings, other than one, are two country houses, one of which has been converted into a school, and structures associated with them. The exception is a timber-framed cottage that has been moved from elsewhere. Twemlow Viaduct, part of which is in the parish, is listed under Holmes Chapel.[1]


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Grade Criteria[2]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Twemlow Hall
53°12′44″N 2°19′42″W / 53.21228°N 2.32835°W / 53.21228; -2.32835 (Twemlow Hall)
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 Late 17th century A country house that was altered in 1810 and again in 1974. It is built in brick on a stone plinth and has slate roofs. The house is in two storeys, and has a front of five bays. On the front are three gables with bargeboards and finials. Above the doorway is a tablet with the crest of the Booth family. The windows are sashes.[3][4][5] II
The Gables
53°12′57″N 2°19′43″W / 53.21574°N 2.32874°W / 53.21574; -2.32874 (The Gables)
Late 17th century A cottage that was moved from Plumley in 1974. It is timber-framed on a sandstone plinth with plastered panels and a tiled roof. The cottage is in a single storey with an attic, and has a front of three bays. The windows are mullioned, those in the upper floor being in gabled dormers with bargeboards.[6] II
Dovecote and pigsties, Jodrell Hall
53°13′43″N 2°18′24″W / 53.22870°N 2.30657°W / 53.22870; -2.30657 (Dovecote, Jodrell Hall)
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 Late 17th century The dovecote is in brick on a stone plinth and has a stone-slate pyramidal roof with a weathervane. It has a square plan, and is in two storeys with a basement. In the basement is a pig sty, and the original holes under the eaves have been blocked. Inside are nest holes in all the walls. The dovecote and pig sty are also a scheduled monument.[7][8][9] II*
Farm buildings,
Jodrell Hall
53°13′42″N 2°18′25″W / 53.22829°N 2.30687°W / 53.22829; -2.30687 (Farm buildings, Jodrell Hall)
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 Late 17th century The former farm buildings have been converted for school use. They are built in brick on a stone plinth with slate roofs. The buildings form a U-shaped plan, they are in two storeys, and have fronts of four, five and six bays. Most of the windows are casements.[7][10] II
Jodrell Hall
53°13′39″N 2°18′26″W / 53.22754°N 2.30724°W / 53.22754; -2.30724 (Jodrell Hall)
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 1779 Originally a country house, later becoming Terra Nova School. It is built in brick with stone dressings and has a slate roof. The original part is in three storeys with an attic, and has a five-bay front. It also has a three-bay north wing in two storeys with an attic. In 1885 John Douglas added a three-bay two-storey south wing and a porch. The older part has a gabled pediment containing an oculus, and the new wing has shaped gables.[7][11][12] II
Gate piers, Jodrell Hall
53°13′43″N 2°18′30″W / 53.22866°N 2.30834°W / 53.22866; -2.30834 (Gate piers, Jodrell Hall)
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 c. 1779 The gate piers are at the entrance to the drive and are in sandstone. They are square in plan and rusticated with moulded caps and ball finials on hemispherical supports.[13] II
Outbuilding,
Twemlow Hall
53°12′45″N 2°19′38″W / 53.21251°N 2.32722°W / 53.21251; -2.32722 (Outbuilding, Twemlow Hall)
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 Mid-18th century (probable) The outbuilding is built in brick and is in 1½ storeys. It contains a variety of windows and doorways, and a pitch hole. On the building is a clock face, above which is a hexagonal belfry.[14][15] II
Outbuilding,
Twemlow Hall
53°12′44″N 2°19′38″W / 53.21236°N 2.32718°W / 53.21236; -2.32718 (Outbuilding, Twemlow Hall)
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 Mid-18th century (probable) Originally a carriage house, the outbuilding is built in brick with a hipped slate roof, and is in a single storey. In the projecting gabled centre is an archway with voussoirs and a keystone. Flanking the archway are sash windows, and on the roof is a hexagonal belfry with a domed top and a weathervane.[14][16] II
Stable block,
Twemlow Hall
53°12′45″N 2°19′39″W / 53.21246°N 2.32752°W / 53.21246; -2.32752 (Stable block, Twemlow Hall)
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 Mid-18th century (probable) The stable block is built in brick with a slate roof. It is in a single storey, and contains stable doors and sash windows.[14][17] II

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Citations

  1. ^ Historic England & 1231669
  2. ^ Historic England
  3. ^ Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 417–418
  4. ^ de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), pp. 277–278
  5. ^ Historic England & 1277452
  6. ^ Historic England & 1231673
  7. ^ a b c Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 417
  8. ^ Historic England & 1231671
  9. ^ Historic England & 1018704
  10. ^ Historic England & 1277453
  11. ^ de Figueiredo & Treuherz (1988), p. 246
  12. ^ Historic England & 1231670
  13. ^ Historic England & 1231672
  14. ^ a b c Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 418
  15. ^ Historic England & 1231668
  16. ^ Historic England & 1277449
  17. ^ Historic England & 1231573

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