Listed buildings in Penkridge
Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
St Michael 's Church 52°43′30″N 2°07′04″W / 52.72503°N 2.11784°W / 52.72503 ; -2.11784 ( St Michael 's Church ) 13th century Originally a collegiate church , it was altered and enlarged in the 14th and 16th centuries , and restored in 1881 by J . A. Chatwin .. It is built in red sandstone with lead-covered roofs , and consists of a nave with a clerestory , north and south aisles , a south porch , a chancel with a clerestory and aisles , a northwest vestry and a west tower . The tower has three stages , a west door with a pointed head , a west window with four lights , a moulded string course , a frieze with shields , and an embattled parapet with corner and centre crocketed pinnacles . The parapets of the nave , aisles , porch , and chancel are embattled and have crocketed pinnacles , and the west window has five lights I
Churchyard cross 52°43′29″N 2°07′04″W / 52.72483°N 2.11771°W / 52.72483 ; -2.11771 ( Churchyard cross ) 14th century ( probable ) The cross is in the churchyard of St Michael 's Church , and the upper parts were replaced in the 19th century . It has a square base , a square pedestal , an octagonal shaft , and a cusped cross II
Church Farm , Pinfold Lane 52°43′31″N 2°07′07″W / 52.72541°N 2.11856°W / 52.72541 ; -2.11856 ( Church Farm ) 15th century ( probable ) A house with a timber framed core and cruck construction , later encased in brick and extended , it is in red brick and has a tile roof . The original part has two storeys and two bays , the extension to the right has two storeys and two bays , and to the left is a gabled cross-wing with two storeys and an attic . In the angle is a lean-to porch . The windows are casements , in the ground floor of the cross-wing is a bay window , and the windows in the upper floor of the wing have segmental heads . Inside the original part are two cruck trusses II
The Old Cottage , Bellbrook 52°43′30″N 2°06′43″W / 52.72500°N 2.11197°W / 52.72500 ; -2.11197 ( The Old Cottage ) 15th century ( probable ) A timber framed house , partly rebuilt in brick , with a tile roof . There are two storeys and an attic , and three bays . The windows are casements with latticed glazing , there is a blocked small window , and a blocked oriel window on shaped brackets II
Pillaton Old Hall 52°42′51″N 2°05′10″W / 52.71410°N 2.08613°W / 52.71410 ; -2.08613 ( Pillaton Old Hall ) 1488 The oldest part is the chapel , the rest of the house dating from the late 15th century , with alterations in 1706 and a restoration in 1888 . Only the gatehouse range survives from the house , and a wing was added in about 1980 . The gatehouse is in brick with a stone plinth and dressings , the chapel is in stone , and the roofs are tiled . The chapel projecting to the left has an embattled parapet and mullioned windows . The entrance to the gatehouse is approached by a bridge . It has three storeys and two bays , an entrance with a Tudor arch , mullioned and transomed windows , and is flanked by circular turrets with domed tops on V-shaped buttresses . Outside the gatehouse are two-storey ranges , the left range with an embattled parapet , and the right range with a moulded cornice . The moated site on which the hall stands is a Scheduled Monument II*
Church Cottages 52°43′31″N 2°07′05″W / 52.72538°N 2.11793°W / 52.72538 ; -2.11793 ( Church Cottages ) - 15th or early 16th century A house , later three cottages , it is timber framed with brick infill , partly roughcast and partly rebuilt in brick , with a tile roof . There are two storeys and six bays . There is one sash window , and the other windows are casements . Inside , there is some exposed timber framing II
Kinvaston Hall Farmhouse 52°42′30″N 2°08′13″W / 52.70843°N 2.13694°W / 52.70843 ; -2.13694 ( Kinvaston Hall Farmhouse ) - Early 16th century The farmhouse was later remodelled and extended . It has a timber framed core , and is in red brick with a tile roof . The farmhouse consists of a hall range with two storeys and two bays , projecting gabled cross-wings with two storeys and attics , and a rear wing . The central doorway has a bracketed head , and the windows are casements , those in the lower floors with segmental heads II
Chimney stack northeast of Pillaton Old Hall 52°42′50″N 2°05′12″W / 52.71402°N 2.08658°W / 52.71402 ; -2.08658 ( Chimney stack , Pillaton Old Hall ) - Early 16th century The chimney stack , which served the demolished east range of the hall , is in red brick on a sandstone plinth . It is rectangular , about 20 feet ( 6.1 m ) high , and there is a large blocked fireplace on the west side II
Corner Cottage , Market Place 52°43′28″N 2°06′47″W / 52.72454°N 2.11292°W / 52.72454 ; -2.11292 ( Corner Cottage ) - 16th century A house on a corner site , it was extended in the 17th century and remodelled in the 19th century . The original part is timber framed with painted brick infill , the replacement is in painted brick , and the roof is tiled . There are two storeys , the front facing Market Place has three bays , the left bay gabled with bargeboards and a finial . The left bay contains a bay windows , and the other windows are casements . The doorway is on the front facing New Street II
Two Steps , Market Street 52°43′31″N 2°06′52″W / 52.72529°N 2.11449°W / 52.72529 ; -2.11449 ( Two Steps ) - 16th century ( probable ) A timber framed house , at one time an inn , with infill and repairs in painted brick and a tile roof . There are two storeys and two bays . In the centre is a doorway , and the windows are casements , those in the ground floor with shutters II
Barn northwest of Pillaton Old Hall 52°42′52″N 2°05′13″W / 52.71432°N 2.08698°W / 52.71432 ; -2.08698 ( Barn , Pillaton Old Hall ) - 16th century ( probable ) The barn was largely rebuilt in the 18th century and later . It is in red brick with rusticated quoins , dentilled eaves , and a slate roof . There is one storey , it is partly lofted , and has five bays . The barn contains doorways , windows , some of which are blocked , and ventilation holes II
The Old Deanery , Pinfold Lane 52°43′33″N 2°07′06″W / 52.72571°N 2.11839°W / 52.72571 ; -2.11839 ( The Old Deanery ) - Late 16th century ( probable ) The oldest part is the two- bay hall range , which is in sandstone , and this is flanked by 17th-century timber framed gabled cross-wings that are partly faced in brick and roughcast . There are two storeys , and the roof is tiled . The windows in the hall range are chamfered and mullioned , and with a hood mould in the ground floor , and in the cross-wings they are casements . The doorway in the hall range has a segmental pointed head and a moulded surround II*
General Stores , Market Place 52°43′31″N 2°06′52″W / 52.72523°N 2.11439°W / 52.72523 ; -2.11439 ( General Stores ) - 16th to 17th century A timber framed shop , partly replaced in brick , with a tile roof and three bays . The middle bay is gabled with an attic , and contains a shop front with two casement windows above . The left bay has a single storey and contains a shop window flanked by pilasters , and in the right bay is a carriage entrance with a loft above II
Garden wall northeast of Pillaton Old Hall 52°42′52″N 2°05′08″W / 52.71448°N 2.08559°W / 52.71448 ; -2.08559 ( Garden wall , Pillaton Old Hall ) - 16th or 17th century The wall surrounds four sides of the rectangular garden . It is in red brick , it contains a large gateway , and there are buttresses about every 15 yards ( 14 m ) II
The White Hart 52°43′34″N 2°06′58″W / 52.72601°N 2.11606°W / 52.72601 ; -2.11606 ( The White Hart ) Early 17th century A house , later a public house , it was restored and partly rebuilt in the 20th century . It is timber framed with a tile roof , and has two storeys and an attic , the upper storey and attic jettied with moulded bressumers , and three gabled bays . The attic windows are mullioned , and the windows in the lower floors are mullioned and transomed and slightly bowed . The doorway has a rectangular fanlight and an ogee head , and to the right is a carriage entrance II
Bowcroft Cottages , New Road 52°43′26″N 2°06′50″W / 52.72393°N 2.11390°W / 52.72393 ; -2.11390 ( Bowcroft Cottages ) - 17th century A house , later divided , it is timber framed with painted brick infill and a tile roof . There is one storey and an attic , and three bays . The doorway has a bracketed roof , the windows are casements , and there are three gabled dormers II
Lower Drayton Cottages 52°44′22″N 2°06′07″W / 52.73944°N 2.10194°W / 52.73944 ; -2.10194 ( Lower Drayton Cottages ) - 17th century A row of houses , originally timber framed , with replacements and extensions in brick , dentilled eaves , and tile roofs . There are two storeys , a hall range , a cross-wing , and later extensions . The windows are casements , and the porches are gabled with semicircular-headed arches II
Mershac , Cannock Road 52°43′28″N 2°06′38″W / 52.72447°N 2.11068°W / 52.72447 ; -2.11068 ( Mershac ) - 17th century A timber framed house that was later extended to the east in brick , with a tile roof . There is one storey and an attic , and three bays . The windows are casements with leaded panes , and there are three gabled dormers II
Mill End , Teddesley Road 52°43′39″N 2°06′44″W / 52.72749°N 2.11223°W / 52.72749 ; -2.11223 ( Mill End ) 17th century A timber framed cottage with brick infill , some rebuilding in brick , and a slate roof . There is one storey and an attic , and two bays . In the centre is a doorway , and the windows are casements II
Pillaton Farm Cottages 52°43′03″N 2°04′58″W / 52.71744°N 2.08274°W / 52.71744 ; -2.08274 ( Pillaton Farm Cottages ) - 17th century A row of three cottages with a timber framed core , they were later remodelled and altered . The cottages are in brown brick , and have dentilled eaves , and a tile roof . There are two storeys and a roughly L-shaped plan , with a front of three bays . The doorways have segmental heads , and the windows are casements with latticed glazing , those in the ground floor with segmental heads . Inside , there is exposed timber framing II
Buildings
Penkridge is a civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains 76 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the town of Penkridge, smaller settlements including Bickford, Levedale, Pillaton, and Whiston, and the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, cottages, farmhouses, farm buildings, public houses, and shops, the earlier of which are timber framed or have a timber framed core. The other listed buildings include a church, monuments and other structures in the churchyard, bridges, stocks and a bench, a former lock-up, a railway viaduct, a public library, and a mill.