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Whixall is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 16 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains small settlements including Whixall and Abbey Green and is otherwise rural. The Llangollen Canal passes through the parish, and the junction with its Prees Branch is in the parish. The listed buildings associated with the canal are bridges, including three bascule bridges and a roving bridge, and a former toll house. The other listed buildings are farmhouses, cottages, a former smithy, and a church.


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Grade Criteria[1]
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
Higher House
52°55′00″N 2°42′47″W / 52.91654°N 2.71315°W / 52.91654; -2.71315 (Higher House)
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 Early 17th century A farmhouse, later extended and divided, the earlier part is timber framed with painted brick infill, the cladding and extensions are in red brick, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys and an attic, and an L-shaped plan, consisting of a hall range with two wide bays, a two-bay cross-wing projecting on the right, and a single-storey extension to the left. The windows are casements with segmental heads, and there is a gabled half-dormer.[2] II
Yew Tree Cottage
52°53′38″N 2°44′05″W / 52.89376°N 2.73480°W / 52.89376; -2.73480 (Yew Tree Cottage)
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 Early 17th century A farmhouse, later a private house, it was extended in the 20th century. The house is timber framed with rendered infill and a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, and a one-bay 20th-century extension. On the front is a gabled porch, the windows are casements with lattice glazing, and there are three gabled eaves dormers.[3] II
Hornspike Road Farmhouse
52°54′08″N 2°46′19″W / 52.90223°N 2.77207°W / 52.90223; -2.77207 (Hornspike Road Farmhouse)
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 17th century The farmhouse was remodelled and extended in the 18th century. The earlier part is in roughcast timber framing on a high red brick plinth, the extensions are in red brick with a dentilled eaves cornice, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys, four bays, and a two-storey rear outshut. The doorway has a gabled hood, most of the windows are casements, and there is one cast iron fixed window.[4] II
Cottage at N.G.R.SJ 4964 3505
52°54′38″N 2°45′01″W / 52.91051°N 2.75032°W / 52.91051; -2.75032 (Cottage at N.G.R.SJ 4964 3505)
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 Late 17th century The cottage. later used for other purposes, is timber framed with red brick infill, the gables are in red brick, partly rendered, and the roof is in corrugated iron. There is one storey, two bays, and a single-bay extension to the right. It contains a doorway and two windows.[5] II
15 Waterloo
52°53′25″N 2°44′33″W / 52.89029°N 2.74260°W / 52.89029; -2.74260 (15 Waterloo)
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 Late 18th century A squatter's cottage, it is in red brick with a dentilled eaves cornice and a tile roof with coped verges on carved stone kneelers. There is one storey and an attic, and two bays. It has a doorway and two fixed windows, all with segmental heads.[6] II
Morris' Bridge
52°54′49″N 2°45′16″W / 52.91356°N 2.75456°W / 52.91356; -2.75456 (Morris' Lane Bridge)
c. 1800 The bridge carries a track over the Llangollen Canal. It is a wooden bascule bridge operated by a counterweight and chain system.[7] II
Platt Lane Bridge
52°55′24″N 2°43′44″W / 52.92339°N 2.72890°W / 52.92339; -2.72890 (Platt Lane Bridge)
c. 1800 Bridge No. 43, it carries Platt Lane over the Llangollen Canal. It is in red brick with some repairs in engineering brick, and consists of a single elliptical arch. The bridge has a stone coped parapet, keystones, a string course, and corner piers.[8] II
Roundthorn Bridge
52°54′59″N 2°44′38″W / 52.91643°N 2.74400°W / 52.91643; -2.74400 (Roundthorn Bridge)
c. 1800 A roving bridge crossing the Llangollen Canal, it is in red brick with some repairs in engineering brick, and the ramped approaches are in stone. The bridge consists of a single elliptical arch, and it has a stone coped parapet, keystones, and a string course.[9] II
Roving Bridge House
52°54′42″N 2°45′40″W / 52.91175°N 2.76107°W / 52.91175; -2.76107 (Roving Bridge House)
c. 1800 Originally a toll keeper's cottage, it is in red brick with a pyramidal slate roof. There is a square plan with two storeys facing the canal, and a semi-basement at the rear. On the front is a gabled porch with a semicircular fanlight, a casement window to the right, and a segmental-headed horizontally-sliding sash window to the left. The upper floor contains a casement window flanked by blind roundels.[10] II
Allman's Bridge
52°54′33″N 2°45′29″W / 52.90911°N 2.75806°W / 52.90911; -2.75806 (Allman's Bridge)
c. 1800–06 This is Bridge No. 1 on the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal. It is a wooden bascule bridge operated by a counterweight and chain system.[11][12] II*
Boodles Bridge
52°53′55″N 2°44′54″W / 52.89861°N 2.74835°W / 52.89861; -2.74835 (Boodles Bridge)
c. 1800–06 An accommodation bridge over the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal. It is in red brick with some repairs in engineering brick, and consists of a single elliptical arch. The bridge has a stone coped parapet, keystones, a string course, and corner piers.[13] II
Dobson's Bridge
52°54′12″N 2°45′23″W / 52.90332°N 2.75626°W / 52.90332; -2.75626 (Dobson's Bridge)
c. 1800–06 The bridge carries a road over the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal. It is in red brick with some repairs in engineering brick, and consists of a single elliptical arch. The bridge has a stone coped parapet, keystones, a string course, and corner piers.[14] II
Squinch bridge
52°54′33″N 2°45′29″W / 52.90925°N 2.75796°W / 52.90925; -2.75796 (Squinch Bridge)
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 c. 1800–06 The bridge carries a road over a drainage ditch. It is in red brick with a coped parapet, and consists of a single segmental arch.[15] II
Starks Bridge
52°54′23″N 2°45′26″W / 52.90641°N 2.75709°W / 52.90641; -2.75709 (Starks Bridge)
c. 1800–06 The bridge carries Malt Kiln Lane over the Llangollen Canal. It is a wooden bascule bridge operated by a counterweight and chain system. The bridge is also a scheduled monument.[11][16][17] II*
The Smithy
52°54′49″N 2°42′48″W / 52.91355°N 2.71332°W / 52.91355; -2.71332 (The Smithy)
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 Mid to late 19th century The former smithy is in red brick with a dentilled eaves cornice and a slate roof. There is one storey, and it contains fixed-light windows and doorways.[18] II
St Mary's Church
52°54′32″N 2°43′06″W / 52.90901°N 2.71820°W / 52.90901; -2.71820 (St Mary's Church)
1867 The church, designed by G. E. Street, is in red brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof with ornamental ridges. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a chancel, and a north vestry. At the east end of the nave is a belfry with a lead roof.[19][20] II

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Citations

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  1. ^ Historic England
  2. ^ Historic England & 1264144
  3. ^ Historic England & 1237304
  4. ^ Historic England & 1264233
  5. ^ Historic England & 1237204
  6. ^ Historic England & 1237209
  7. ^ Historic England & 1237314
  8. ^ Historic England & 1237311
  9. ^ Historic England & 1264234
  10. ^ Historic England & 1237205
  11. ^ a b Newman & Pevsner (2006), p. 702
  12. ^ Historic England & 1237206
  13. ^ Historic England & 1237348
  14. ^ Historic England & 1237207
  15. ^ Historic England & 1237334
  16. ^ Historic England & 1244333
  17. ^ Historic England & 1003675
  18. ^ Historic England & 1237208
  19. ^ Newman & Pevsner (2006), p. 701
  20. ^ Historic England & 1237211

Sources

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  • Historic England, "Higher House, Whixall (1264144)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 April 2019
  • Historic England, "Yew Tree Cottage, Whixall (1237304)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Hornspike Road Farmhouse, Whixall (1264233)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 April 2019
  • Historic England, "Disused cottage at N.G.R.SJ 4964 3505, Whixall (1237204)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2019
  • Historic England, "No. 15 Waterloo, Whixall (1237209)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Morris' Bridge, Whixall (1237314)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Bridge No. 43, Whixall (1237311)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Roundthorn Bridge, Whixall (1264234)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 April 2019
  • Historic England, "Roving Bridge House, Whixall (1237205)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Allman's Bridge, Whixall (1237206)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Boodles Bridge, Whixall (1237348)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Dobson's Bridge, Whixall (1237207)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Squinch bridge over stream approximately 15 metres north-east of Allmans Bridge, Whixall (1237334)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Starks Bridge, Whixall (1244333)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane, Whixall (1003675)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 April 2019
  • Historic England, "The Smithy, Whixall (1237208)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Whixall (1237211)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 March 2019
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 27 March 2019
  • Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Shropshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-12083-4
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