Listed buildings in Melling, Merseyside

Melling is a civil parish and a village in Sefton, Merseyside, England. It contains 11 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 Melling, the parish is rural. The listed buildings include houses, farms and associated buildings, a church and associated structures, and an ancient cross.

Key

Grade	Criteria[1]
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Cross base and sundial 53°29′43″N 2°55′21″W / 53.49529°N 2.92262°W	—	Medieval	The cross base is possibly medieval, and the sundial was added in the 18th century. They are in stone, the base being square and standing on a step. On this is a Tuscan column supporting a square abacus with a metal plate. The gnomon is missing.The cross base is also a scheduled monument[2][3][4]	II
Melling House 53°29′47″N 2°54′09″W / 53.49651°N 2.90249°W	—	16th century (possible)	Originally a house, later used for storage, it is in stone with a stone-slate roof. It is in two storeys and four bays, the outer bays projecting forward. The windows are a mixture, some are mullioned, others are horizontally-sliding sashes, and there is a cross window. Inside are timber-framed cross walls.[5]	II
Parsonage 53°29′46″N 2°55′31″W / 53.49623°N 2.92514°W	—	Early 17th century	The original part is in stone with a tiled roof; it is in one storey with an attic, and has a two-bay front. On the right side is a mullioned window. To the west is an 18th-century extension in rendered brick with two storeys and two bays. The windows here are 20th-century casements.[6]	II
Bank Hall Farmhouse 53°30′07″N 2°54′00″W / 53.50188°N 2.90000°W	—	17th century	A stone farmhouse with a slate roof. It has a T-shaped plan, is in two storeys, and has a four-bay front. The entrance is in the third bay, and most of the windows are 19th-century sashes.[7]	II
Outbuildings, Melling House 53°29′47″N 2°54′10″W / 53.49649°N 2.90274°W	—	1652	These were possibly servants' quarters, they are in stone with a stone-slate roof. They contain mullioned windows, a blocked entrance over which is a dated lintel, and a cart entrance. To the south are pig styes.[8]	II
Barnes Farmhouse 53°29′48″N 2°54′37″W / 53.49675°N 2.91037°W	—	1654	A stone farmhouse with a stone-slate roof, in two storeys and four bays. The first bay projects forward, is rendered, and contains a 20th-century bow window. In the angle is a porch, and there is an entrance between the third and fourth bays. The other windows are mullioned.[9][10]	II*
Barn, Melling House 53°29′47″N 2°54′10″W / 53.49649°N 2.90284°W	—	1660	The barn is in stone with a stone-slate roof. It has large quoins, coped gables, and ventilation slots. There are cart entrances on the north and south sides, one of which has a date stone.[11]	II
Wood Hall 53°29′48″N 2°56′10″W / 53.49661°N 2.93610°W	—	Late 17th century	A brick house on a stone base with stone dressings and a stone-slate roof. It has a three-bay front with a central entrance. The doorcase has an architrave, a frieze, and a pediment on consoles. Above the door is a stone carved with the royal arms and the initials "IR". The windows are sashes with wedge lintels. The associated wall is included in the listing.[9][12]	II
Former Vicarage 53°29′47″N 2°55′07″W / 53.49642°N 2.91861°W	—	1831–32	The vicarage, later a private house, is in stone with a tiled roof. It has two storeys and three bays, the outer bays projecting forward and gabled. In the centre is a projecting a Tudor-headed entrance. The windows are mullioned.[9][13]	II
St Thomas' Church 53°29′44″N 2°55′22″W / 53.49545°N 2.92272°W		1835	A church by J. W. Casson, extended in 1873, built in stone with roofs partly of stone-slate, and partly in tiles. It consists of a nave, a chancel with a north organ loft and a south vestry, and a west tower. The tower has an embattled parapet, and the windows are lancets. Inside the church is a west gallery on cast iron columns.[14][15]	II
Churchyard wall, St Thomas' Church 53°29′44″N 2°55′22″W / 53.49567°N 2.92266°W	—	Uncertain	The wall extends around the four sides of the churchyard. It is in stone, 47 metres (154 ft) in length, and includes a lych gate. It incorporates a stone dated 1676.[16]	II

References

Citations

1. Historic England
2. Pollard & Pevsner (2006), pp. 520–521
3. Historic England (1075846)
4. Historic England (1015906)
5. Historic England (1075844)
6. Historic England (1075845)
7. Historic England (1343277)
8. Historic England (1199630)
9. Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 521
10. Historic England (1199766)
11. Historic England (1343278)
12. Historic England (1199555)
13. Historic England (1075847)
14. Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 520
15. Historic England (1199645)
16. Historic England (1283208)

Sources

• Historic England, "Cross base and sundial approx. 23.5 m south of tower of Saint Thomas', Melling (1075846)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Cross base 25m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard, Melling (1015906)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 October 2014
• Historic England, "Melling House (1075844)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "The Parsonage, Melling (1075845)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Bank Hall Farmhouse, Melling (1343277)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Outbuilding and pig styes to west of Melling House (1199630)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Barnes Farmhouse, Melling (1199766)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Barn to west of Melling House (1343278)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Wood Hall and wall to north of front garden, Melling (1199555)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Former Vicarage, Melling (1075847)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Church of St. Thomas, Melling (1199645)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, "Retaining wall to churchyard of St. Thomas', Melling (1283208)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2014
• Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 1 April 2015
• Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5