Listed buildings in Prenton

Prenton is a suburb of Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It contains five buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed 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] Originally a rural area, since the 1920s it has been developed for residential use. Four of the listed buildings are former farmhouses and farm buildings that have been adapted for other uses, and the fifth is a church.

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes
Prenton Hall (West) 53°21′54″N 3°03′05″W / 53.36498°N 3.05145°W	—	17th century	Part of a former farmhouse that was remodelled in the 18th century and later divided. It is in stone with a roughcast left side, and has a Welsh slate roof. The house is in two storeys, with two gables, each containing an oculus, facing the road. The entrance is on this front, above it is an entablature, and to the right is a four-light mullioned window. The other windows are sashes.[2][3]
Lower Farmhouse 53°21′51″N 3°03′08″W / 53.36428°N 3.05227°W	—	Late 18th century	Originally a farmhouse, the house is in painted brick with a Welsh slate roof. It has 2 ^1⁄2 storeys and three bays. The central doorway has an entablature on brackets, and the windows are sashes.[2][4]
Barn, Lower Farm 53°21′52″N 3°03′09″W / 53.36442°N 3.05246°W	—	Late 18th century	Originally a barn and stable, later converted into a public house and restaurant. It is in stone with a Welsh slate roof. The entrance bay projects forward, and to the right is an added gabled porch. Further to the right are the former stables, containing three doors, two windows, and ventilation slots.[5]
Prenton Hall (East) 53°21′54″N 3°03′05″W / 53.36504°N 3.05129°W	—	Late 18th century	Part of a former farmhouse, later divided, in stone with a Welsh slate roof, it is in two and three storeys. The main block has a pedimented gable with an oculus facing the road, and attached to it is a lower block containing a doorway, a sash window, and a blind window. The main block also has sash windows and at its rear is a lower roughcast extension.[2][6]
St Stephen's Church 53°22′09″N 3°02′29″W / 53.36910°N 3.04145°W		1896–97	The church was designed by C. E. Deacon in Gothic style, and was completed in 1908–09 by Deacon and Horsburgh. It is in stone, with brick internally, and has a tiled roof. The church consists of a nave, aisles, a chancel, and projecting east chapels. The windows are lancets, some of which are stepped and grouped under pointed arches.[7][8]

See also

• Listed buildings in Noctorum (defined by postcode (only) as being in Prenton; otherwise within Birkenhead)

References

Citations

1. Historic England
2. Hartwell et al. (2011), p. 159
3. Historic England (1282511)
4. Historic England (1218845)
5. Historic England (1201767)
6. Historic England (1201755)
7. Hartwell et al. (2011), pp. 157–158
8. Historic England (1282512)

Sources

• Historic England, "Prenton Hall (west) (1282511)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2014
• Historic England, "Lower Farmhouse, Prenton (1218845)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2014
• Historic England, "Former Barn at Lower Farmhouse, Prenton (1201767)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2014
• Historic England, "Prenton Hall (east) (1201755)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2014
• Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Prenton (1282512)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2014
• Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 2 April 2015
• 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