Listed buildings in Eccleston, Cheshire
Name and location Date Notes Grade
Manor House 53°09′30″N 2°52′42″W / 53.1583°N 2.8783°W / 53.1583 ; -2.8783 ( Manor House ) 1632 The original part of the manor house is built in sandstone with a slate . Later a wing was added to the east in stone , brick and pebbledash . The windows are mullioned and mullioned-and- transomed . Other features include finials and an oriel window II
Rectory and coach house 53°09′25″N 2°52′44″W / 53.1569°N 2.8790°W / 53.1569 ; -2.8790 ( Rectory and coach house ) 17th century This originated as a house with an attached cottage ; it was extended in each of the following three centuries . It is a long house in two storeys , in painted brick with gabled slate roofs . Its windows are casements . At the rear is a separate former coach house with a hayloft . It has an L-shaped plan , is in brick , and also has two storeys II
Churchyard gates and walls , St Mary 's Church 53°09′25″N 2°52′45″W / 53.15701°N 2.87927°W / 53.15701 ; -2.87927 ( Churchyard gates and walls ) c. 1722 The churchyard gates and overthrow were made by Robert and John Davies of Croes Foel . The square sandstone rusticated gate piers are surmounted by urns ; they were moved here from Emral Hall in Flintshire , and the sandstone wing walls were added probably in 1957 II
Riverside House 53°09′26″N 2°52′40″W / 53.1571°N 2.8777°W / 53.1571 ; -2.8777 ( Riverside House ) Early to mid 18th century The house is built in stone with a slate roof in ​ 2 ⁄ 2 storeys . It has a double gable at each end , and a central gable with an open pediment . The windows are sashes . The doorway has an architrave , a frieze , and a triangular pediment on consoles II
Belgrave Farm Farmhouse 53°08′45″N 2°54′51″W / 53.1459°N 2.9143°W / 53.1459 ; -2.9143 ( Belgrave Farm Farmhouse ) 18th century ( probable ) The farmhouse was much altered in about 1820 . It is in brick with slate roofs , and has a T-shaped plan . There is a projecting porch , with three bays on each side . The windows are casements II
House and cottage , Paddock Road 53°09′22″N 2°52′49″W / 53.1561°N 2.8804°W / 53.1561 ; -2.8804 ( House and cottage , Paddock Road ) Late 18th century ( probable ) These were reworked for the 2nd Marquess of Westminster in about the 1830s and are described as probably the earliest identifiable Eaton estate dwellings in Eccleston village . They form an L-shaped building with two storeys . They are constructed in sandstone with slate roofs . The brick chimneys have spirally moulded flues on stone plinths , and the windows are casements II
The Cottage 53°09′27″N 2°52′51″W / 53.1574°N 2.8809°W / 53.1574 ; -2.8809 ( The Cottage ) c. 1800 A symmetrical pebbledashed house with a hipped slate roof . It has two storeys , and is in three bays , with a projecting castellated porch . The window openings are Tudor-arched with casements , some original , some replaced . On the south side are French windows II
Ruins of old St Mary 's Church 53°09′31″N 2°52′44″W / 53.15849°N 2.87885°W / 53.15849 ; -2.87885 ( Ruins of old St Mary 's Church ) 1809-13 The church was designed by William Porden , and was demolished in 1900 . The remains consist of part of the south wall , a buttress , and a fragment of the west wall ; they have been retained as a picturesque feature in the churchyard of the new church . The wall is in sandstone , and is about 60 feet ( 18 m ) long and 18 feet ( 5 m ) high II
Churchyard walls and gates 53°09′29″N 2°52′44″W / 53.15805°N 2.87901°W / 53.15805 ; -2.87901 ( Churchyard walls and gates ) Early 19th century The walls and gates are at the end of Church Lane and lead into the old churchyard . The wall are in sandstone , and the gates , in timber , were probably added in the late 19th century , and were probably designed by John Douglas . The gateposts are also in sandstone , and are square with projecting plinths and moulded caps . There are two gates ; one for carriages , and one for pedestrians II
Hill Farm Farmhouse 53°09′12″N 2°53′20″W / 53.1532°N 2.8888°W / 53.1532 ; -2.8888 ( Hill Farm Farmhouse ) 1843 Built for the 2nd Marquess of Westminster , the farmhouse is in sandstone with slate roofs . It has two storeys , and contains casement windows . The gables have sandstone parapets II
Farm building , Hill Farm 53°09′10″N 2°53′20″W / 53.1528°N 2.8889°W / 53.1528 ; -2.8889 ( Farm building , Hill Farm ) 1843 A two-storey farm building in brick with a slate roof . The lower storey is a shippon , the upper storey a hay loft . There are doorways in both storeys , and diamond-shaped ventilators in the upper storey II
Outbuilding to the Kennel 53°08′36″N 2°55′15″W / 53.14322°N 2.92094°W / 53.14322 ; -2.92094 ( Outbuilding , The Kennel ) Mid 19th century Part of the kennels for Eaton Hall . It is a single-storey brick building with a gabled slate roof , and cast iron windows II
Coachman 's House and coach house 53°09′25″N 2°52′40″W / 53.15696°N 2.87772°W / 53.15696 ; -2.87772 ( Coachman 's House and coach house ) 1865 This is a cottage in the grounds of Riverside House . It is in sandstone with a slate roof , and has two storeys . The windows are sashes . Over the doorway is a shield with the Grosvenor sheaf and the date . The cottage is attached to a double coach house with a brick outbuilding . The coach house has two carriage doorways and casement windows II
Bee House 53°09′24″N 2°52′44″W / 53.15658°N 2.87901°W / 53.15658 ; -2.87901 ( Bee House ) 1870 This is located in the garden of the rectory . It is a small brick building with a T-shaped plan , and has a tiled roof with finials . Its gables are timber-framed . In the walls are slits and entrances for the bees , and a door II
Church House 53°09′26″N 2°52′48″W / 53.1571°N 2.8800°W / 53.1571 ; -2.8800 ( Church House ) 1870 A house designed by John Douglas for the 3rd Marquess of Westminster . It is in brick with stone dressings and timber-framed gables , and has a steep tiled roof . The house has ​ 1 ⁄ 2 storeys , and is in two bays . The windows are mullioned II
Institute 53°09′28″N 2°52′45″W / 53.1579°N 2.8791°W / 53.1579 ; -2.8791 ( Institute ) 1870 The building was probably designed by John Douglas for the 3rd Marquess of Westminster , and was later converted into an office . It is rectangular with ​ 1 ⁄ 2 storeys , and is constructed in brick on a sandstone plinth , with timber-framed gables , one of which is jettied . The roof is tiled . The lower storey windows are mullioned . Above the entrance is a timber-framed dormer containing a casement window II
Deer Park Cottage 53°09′01″N 2°52′43″W / 53.1502°N 2.8786°W / 53.1502 ; -2.8786 ( Deer Park Cottage ) 1873 A house designed by John Douglas for the 3rd Marquess of Westminster . It is asymmetrical , with timber framed walls on a sandstone plinth and tiled roofs . The house is in ​ 1 ⁄ 2 storeys , and has tile-hung gables with shaped bargeboards . Other features include mullioned and transomed windows , an oriel window , and floral pargetting II
Shelter 53°09′24″N 2°52′49″W / 53.15655°N 2.88031°W / 53.15655 ; -2.88031 ( Shelter , Eccleston ) 1874 This was designed as a pump-house by John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster . It is an octagonal timber-framed structure on a sandstone plinth . The roof is a truncated pyramid with a ventilator under a spirelet with a finial carrying a gilded fish II
Belgrave Cottages 53°08′37″N 2°55′14″W / 53.1435°N 2.9206°W / 53.1435 ; -2.9206 ( Belgrave Cottages ) 1870s A pair of estate cottages for the 1st Duke of Westminster , probably designed by John Douglas . They are in brick with red tiled roofs , they are symmetrical , and have ​ 1 ⁄ 2 storeys . At the front is a shared dormer , flanked by projecting gables containing pargetted panels with floral designs . The mullioned windows contain casements . At the rear of the cottages is a group of single-storey , brick outbuildings , with timber-framed gables and tiled roofs II
Church Villas 53°09′26″N 2°52′48″W / 53.1571°N 2.8799°W / 53.1571 ; -2.8799 ( Church Villas ) 1875 A pair of cottages designed by John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster . They are asymmetrical in ​ 1 ⁄ 2 storeys , each with a different design . The cottages are built in brown brick with banding and patterns in blue brick . The roofs are tiled , and have shaped ridge tiles and finials . One cottage has a gable with a dormer , the other has a partly timber-framed half-gable . The windows are mullioned . At the rear is a long brick outbuilding II
Buildings
Eccleston is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Eaton and Eccleston and Dodleston, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains 46 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. One of these is listed at Grade I, the highest grade, four at the middle grade, Grade II*, and the rest at the lowest grade, Grade II. The parish is contained within the estate of Eaton Hall, and many of the listed buildings were built for members of the Grosvenor family, in particular the 1st Duke of Westminster, who provided many commissions for the Chester architect John Douglas.