Listed buildings in Kelsall

Kelsall is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains six buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".^[1] Much of the parish is occupied by the village of Kelsall, with the rest of the parish rural. The listed buildings consist of farmhouses, farm buildings, a church and a lock-up.

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes
Rookery Farmhouse 53°12′25″N 2°43′11″W / 53.2070°N 2.7197°W	—	Early 17th century	A timber-framed farmhouse with plaster and brick nogging and a plastic tiled roof. It consists of a main block and a cross-wing. The farmhouse is in two storeys, and has a four-bay front. The windows are casements.[2]
Kelsall Hall 53°12′46″N 2°42′32″W / 53.2129°N 2.7088°W		Early 18th century	A brick farmhouse with a stone plinth and a Welsh slate roof. It is in two storeys, has an L-shaped plan, and a south front of four bays. The windows are sashes. Around the door is a doorcase with plain columns and a triangular pediment.[3]
Lock-up 53°12′25″N 2°43′14″W / 53.20693°N 2.72062°W		Early 19th century	A semi-circular sandstone lock-up about 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) high, with three massive stones forming the roof. The flat side faces the road, and contains a low entrance.[4][5]
Farm buildings, Hallowsgate Farm 53°12′16″N 2°42′51″W / 53.2044°N 2.7141°W	—	Early 19th century	The farm buildings were partly rebuilt in the 20th century. They are constructed in brick with a Welsh slate roof. The buildings have a long, irregular plan, are in two storeys, and have an eight-bay front. The doors and windows have segmental heads. In the walls are pitch holes, and a re-set datestone inscribed "1739".[6]
Hallowsgate Farmhouse 53°12′16″N 2°42′53″W / 53.2045°N 2.7146°W	—	Early to mid 19th century	The farmhouse has earlier origins, and there have been later alterations. It is built in brick on a stone plinth and has a Welsh slate roof. The farmhouse is in two storeys, has an L-shaped plan, and a four-bay south front. The front range has sash windows, and the rear range has casements.[7]
St Philip's Church 53°12′29″N 2°42′41″W / 53.2081°N 2.7115°W		1860	The church was designed by Thomas Bower of Nantwich, and constructed in sandstone. It has a Welsh slate roof with a tile ridge. The church is in Decorated style, and consists of a nave, a chancel, a south porch and a vestry. On the chancel arch is a bellcote.[4][8]

References

Citations

1. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 April 2015
2. Historic England, "Rookery Farmhouse, Kelsall (1136869)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 July 2013
3. Historic England, "Kelsall Hall (1312593)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 July 2013
4. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 418
5. Historic England, "Lock-up on the end of the barn at Weldon House, Kelsall (1130532)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 July 2013
6. Historic England, "Farmbuildings 30m south-east of Hallowsgate Farmhouse, Kelsall (1130534)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 July 2013
7. Historic England, "Hallowsgate Farmhouse, Kelsall (1136876)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 July 2013
8. Historic England, "Church of St Philip, Kelsall (1130533)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 July 2013

Sources

• Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6