Adcote and adjoining Forecourt Walls, Little Ness - Shropshire (UA)

Adcote Hall was designed by Norman Shaw and built in 1876-81 for Mrs Rebecca Darby of the Coalbrookdale Ironmasters' family. Regarded as one of the finest houses of Shaw's maturity, it has been a girls' school since 1927. An asymmetrical composition of ashlar sandstone walls, straight gables, soaring red brick chimney stacks and expansive mullion and transom windows, most of the plain clay tile roof coverings, lead gutter linings and cast-iron rainwater goods appear to be original and are now in urgent need of renewal. Assorted structural defects in several locations also need to be addressed.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Adcote and adjoining Forecourt Walls

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1055113

Local Planning Authority:

Shropshire (UA)

Site Type:

Education

Location

Building Name:

Adcote and adjoining Forecourt Walls

Unitary Authority:

Shropshire (UA)

Parish:

Little Ness

Parliamentary Constituency:

Shrewsbury

Region:

Midlands

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Occupied/in use

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Educational (independent)