Listed buildings in Wem Urban
Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Church of St Peter and St Paul 52°51′18″N 2°43′33″W / 52.85504°N 2.72572°W / 52.85504 ; -2.72572 ( Church of St Peter and St Paul ) 14th century The oldest part of the church is the base of the tower , the upper parts being Perpendicular . The nave was rebuilt in 1809-13 , and the chancel was added in 1886 . The church is built in stone with a slate roof , and consists of a nave , a short chancel with canted angles , a west tower , and a vestry in the angle of the chancel and the nave . The tower has diagonal buttresses with set offs , a west doorway with a moulded surround , statues in niches , and an embattled parapet with crocketed pinnacles . Inside , there are galleries on three sides II*
Old Hall 52°51′23″N 2°43′21″W / 52.85652°N 2.72261°W / 52.85652 ; -2.72261 ( Old Hall ) - Early 17th century The house was later extended . The original part is timber framed with plastered infill and a tile roof . There are two storeys and an attic , and three bays . In the central bay is a three-storey gabled porch with an arched doorway , and a carved frieze above . At the rear is a roughcast timber framed wing , and to the south is a two-storey two-bay brick wing with sash windows II
Old Mill House 52°51′04″N 2°43′35″W / 52.85120°N 2.72629°W / 52.85120 ; -2.72629 ( Old Mill House ) - Early 17th century A timber framed house with plastered infill and a Welsh slate roof . There are two storeys and an attic , a main range , and a gabled cross-wing on the right . The windows are casements , and there is a round-headed window in the gable II
40 Aston Street 52°51′23″N 2°43′16″W / 52.85639°N 2.72118°W / 52.85639 ; -2.72118 ( 40 Aston Street ) 17th century A cottage , later a shop , it is timber framed , encased in brick in the 19th century , and has a tile roof . There are two storeys and two bays . In the ground floor is a shop window and a door , and the upper floor contains sash windows II
6 and 8 Chapel Street 52°51′19″N 2°43′28″W / 52.85515°N 2.72444°W / 52.85515 ; -2.72444 ( 6 and 8 Chapel Street ) - 17th century A pair of timber framed houses . No . 8 has been encased in brick and painted , and in No . 6 the timber framing is exposed , with painted brick infill . The roof is tiled , and there are two storeys and three bays . The doorways have pilasters and entablatures , there is one casement window , and the other windows are sashes II
19 and 21 Chapel Street 52°51′17″N 2°43′27″W / 52.85460°N 2.72403°W / 52.85460 ; -2.72403 ( 19 and 21 Chapel Street ) - 17th century A pair of timber framed houses with plastered brick infill and a tile roof with gabled ends . There are two storeys and three bays , and the windows are casements II
23 Chapel Street 52°51′16″N 2°43′26″W / 52.85451°N 2.72401°W / 52.85451 ; -2.72401 ( 23 Chapel Street ) - 17th century or earlier A stuccoed timber framed cottage , it has a Welsh slate roof . There are two storeys and two bays . The doorway has a moulded surround and a cornice hood , and the windows are casements . There is exposed timber framing on the north wall II
4 High Street 52°51′22″N 2°43′23″W / 52.85599°N 2.72304°W / 52.85599 ; -2.72304 ( 4 High Street ) - 17th century A timber framed house , later a shop , refronted in brick and painted in the 19th century , and with a tile roof . The timber framing with brick infill is exposed in the gable end . In the ground floor is a shop front , and the upper floor contains two casement windows II
68 High Street 52°51′20″N 2°43′36″W / 52.85542°N 2.72680°W / 52.85542 ; -2.72680 ( 68 High Street ) - 17th century A timber framed cottage with plastered infill and a tile roof with gable ends . There is one storey and an attic , a doorway with a hood , sash windows and a gabled dormer . One of the ground floor windows and the window in the dormer are horizontally-sliding II
71 and 71A High Street 52°51′19″N 2°43′37″W / 52.85522°N 2.72685°W / 52.85522 ; -2.72685 ( 71 and 71A High Street ) 17th century A timber framed shop with a stuccoed front painted to resemble timber framing . There is a tile roof with gabled ends and coved eaves , three storeys and two bays . To the right of the dooway is a bow window with pilasters and an entablature and to the left is a double-fronted shop window with pilasters . The upper floors contain casement windows II
83 and 85 High Street 52°51′18″N 2°43′38″W / 52.85493°N 2.72736°W / 52.85493 ; -2.72736 ( 83 and 85 High Street ) 17th century A pair of timber framed houses , partly encased in brick and partly roughcast , with a dentilled eaves cornice , and a tile roof . There are three storeys and two bays . The doorway on the front has moulded pilasters and an entablature , and the windows are casements II
93 High Street 52°51′18″N 2°43′42″W / 52.85488°N 2.72821°W / 52.85488 ; -2.72821 ( 93 High Street ) 17th century A timber framed house with plaster infill on a plinth of brick and stone , and with a roof of Welsh slate . There is one storey and an attic , and three bays , two bays gabled . On the front is a gabled porch , and the windows are casements II
8 and 10 Market Street 52°51′21″N 2°43′35″W / 52.85577°N 2.72638°W / 52.85577 ; -2.72638 ( 8 and 10 Market Street ) - 17th century A pair of houses with a timber framed core , stuccoed and roughcast , with a tile roof . There are two storeys and attics , and two gabled bays . The doorways have pilasters , and the windows are casements II
4 Noble Street 52°51′21″N 2°43′27″W / 52.85585°N 2.72427°W / 52.85585 ; -2.72427 ( 4 Noble Street ) 17th century A timber framed house , partly stuccoed , partly encased in brick , and with a tile roof . There is one storey and an attic , three bays , the middle bay with a large gable , and a double-pile plan , with two gables at the ends . The central doorway has a moulded surround and a pedimented hood on shaped brackets , and the windows are casements with hood moulds II
40 and 42 Noble Street 52°51′22″N 2°43′37″W / 52.85612°N 2.72707°W / 52.85612 ; -2.72707 ( 40 and 42 Noble Street ) 17th century A pair of timber framed houses that were refronted in brick and the eaves raised in the early 19th century . They have dentilled eaves and a slate roof , and the timber framing is exposed at the gable ends . There are two storeys and four bays . The doorways have gabled hoods on shaped brackets , and the windows are casements , those in the ground floor with segmental heads II
46 and 48 Noble Street 52°51′22″N 2°43′39″W / 52.85599°N 2.72760°W / 52.85599 ; -2.72760 ( 46 and 48 Noble Street ) 17th century A pair of timber framed houses , fronted in brick and the eaves raised in the 19th century . The brick is painted and there are dentilled eaves and a tile roof . The timber framing is exposed on the right gable end . There are two storeys and two bays . The doorways and windows , which are casements , have segmental heads II
2 and 3 The Cottage , Soulton Road 52°51′28″N 2°42′41″W / 52.85781°N 2.71134°W / 52.85781 ; -2.71134 ( 2 and 3 The Cottage , Soulton Road ) - 17th century A pair of timber framed cottages , partly faced in brick with dentilled eaves , partly stuccoed , and with timber framing exposed at the rear . They have a tile roof with a coped gable end and moulded kneelers . There is one storey and an attic , and three bays . The doors have gabled hoods , and the windows are casements with segmental heads II
The Castle Hotel 52°51′21″N 2°43′25″W / 52.85583°N 2.72362°W / 52.85583 ; -2.72362 ( The Castle Hotel ) 17th century The public house is timber framed , the middle floor is roughcast and the rest is stuccoed . It has rusticated quoins , string courses , and a Welsh slate roof . There are three storeys and three wide bays . In the centre is a portico with Doric columns and an entablature surmounted by a model of a castle . The doorway has fluted pilasters , panelled reveals , and a blind rectangular fanlight . The windows are sashes with keystones , those in the ground floor also with rusticated jambs II
44 Noble Street 52°51′22″N 2°43′38″W / 52.85608°N 2.72725°W / 52.85608 ; -2.72725 ( 44 Noble Street ) - Late 17th or early 18th century A timber framed house that was refronted in red brick in the 20th century . It has a modillion eaves cornice and a hipped tile roof . There are two storeys and two bays , a central doorway , and the windows are sashes II
Church Hall 52°51′19″N 2°43′35″W / 52.85517°N 2.72626°W / 52.85517 ; -2.72626 ( Church Hall ) 1702 Originally the market hall , it was probably reconstructed in the early 19th century . It is in red brick on a plinth , with stone dressings , rusticated quoins , a string course , oversailing eaves , and a hipped slate roof . There are two storeys and four bays . In the ground floor is an arcade of four rusticated elliptical arches on Tuscan columns , originally open and later filled in , and in the upper floor are sash windows with moulded architraves II
Buildings
Wem Urban is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 89 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Wem is a market town, and most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, shops, and public houses, the earliest of which are timber framed. The other listed buildings include a church and associated structures, a chapel, a former market hall, a former corn mill, a bridge, a former library, and a war memorial. For the listed buildings in the rural area surrounding the town, see Listed buildings in Wem Rural.