Listed buildings in Wennington, Lancashire
Name and location Date Notes
Oak Cottage and Garden Cottage and former barn 54°07′31″N 2°35′13″W / 54.12523°N 2.58704°W / 54.12523 ; -2.58704 ( Oak Cottage and Garden Cottage ) Late 17th century Two sandstone cottages with a stone-slate roof in two storeys . Both cottages have mullioned windows , and doorways with chamfered surrounds and inscribed battlemented lintels . To the right of Oak Cottage is a barn that has a wide entrance with a segmental arch now incorporated into the cottage
Oak Cottage 54°07′29″N 2°35′10″W / 54.12477°N 2.58602°W / 54.12477 ; -2.58602 ( Oak Cottage ) 1720 A pebbledashed stone house with a slate roof , in two storeys and two bays . The windows are sashes , and the doorway has a moulded surround and an inscribed lintel
Old Wennington 54°08′17″N 2°33′51″W / 54.13806°N 2.56425°W / 54.13806 ; -2.56425 ( Old Wennington ) Early 18th century ( possible ) A house in sandstone with a slate roof , in two storeys and two bays . Most of the mullions have been lost from the windows , and the doorway has long-and-short jambs
Boundary stone 54°07′26″N 2°35′18″W / 54.12383°N 2.58838°W / 54.12383 ; -2.58838 ( Boundary stone ) Early 19th century The stone marks the boundary with the parish of Tatham . It is in sandstone with a roughly rectangular plan . The stone has a flat top and an inscription on the front
Wennington Bridge 54°07′27″N 2°35′15″W / 54.12429°N 2.58759°W / 54.12429 ; -2.58759 ( Wennington Bridge ) Early 19th century The bridge carries the B6480 road over the River Wenning . It is in sandstone , and consists of three segmental arches . The central arch is the largest , and has rounded cutwaters . The bridge has a solid parapet with coping
Cattle pens , Moss Farm 54°07′54″N 2°34′57″W / 54.13176°N 2.58254°W / 54.13176 ; -2.58254 ( Cattle pens , Moss House ) 1845 The integrated cattle pens and stable are on a former model farm . They are in local freestone with Ulverston slate . The buildings have a single storey in three ranges forming a U-shaped plan . There are various openings
Former mill , Moss House 54°07′55″N 2°34′57″W / 54.13200°N 2.58256°W / 54.13200 ; -2.58256 ( Former mill , Moss House ) 1845 The building included a steam-powered saw mill , a corn mill , a smithy and ancillary rooms on a model farm . It is in local freestone with Ulverston slate . It has two storeys and a symmetrical front of eight bays , the central four bays being gabled . There are two wide wagon entrances with elliptical heads and keystones , and other doorways and windows . At the rear is an engine house
Pound 54°07′28″N 2°35′14″W / 54.12447°N 2.58722°W / 54.12447 ; -2.58722 ( Pound ) 19th century The pound is in sandstone and has a weathered coping . It has a quadrilateral plan , and there is a gateway on the north side
Wennington Hall 54°07′45″N 2°35′29″W / 54.12907°N 2.59146°W / 54.12907 ; -2.59146 ( Wennington Hall ) 1855-56 A country house by E. G. Paley , later used as a school . It is in sandstone , with roofs mainly of stone-slate . The main range has three storeys and a moulded doorway with a pointed arch . To the right is a cross-wing with a two-storey canted bay window . Behind the main range is a tower with a corner turret and an embattled parapet . To the left of the main range is the former single-storey stable court , and to the left of this is a two-storey gatehouse with an embattled parapet and a corner turret
Buildings
Wennington is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All of the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to buildings of national importance and special interest. The parish contains the village of Wennington, and is otherwise rural. The River Wenning passes through the parish, and the bridge crossing it is listed. The other listed buildings consist of houses, buildings on a model farm, a boundary stone, and an animal pound.