Done Recreation Room
DONE RECREATION ROOM, HIGH STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138448
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Done Recreation Room
- Statutory Address:
- DONE RECREATION ROOM, HIGH STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2006-02-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/15151/04
- Rights:
- © Mr Jim Spence. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138448
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Done Recreation Room
- Statutory Address 1:
- DONE RECREATION ROOM, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DONE RECREATION ROOM, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tarporley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 55318 62506
Details
SJ 56 SE TARPORLEY C.P. (Off) HIGH STREET
1/71 Done Recreation Room
10.3.53
GV II
Parish room. Dated on datestone 1636. Red English bond brick with ashlar plinth and quoins and slate roof. Two storeys. Churchyard front: Diapering formed of blue headers arranged in diamond patterns. Two ground floor windows with moulded stone surrounds containing early C19 iron-framed fenestration each of three lights. Two similar windows to first floor. To the left of these at mezzanine level is a square armorial tablet with strapwork panels to the sides supporting an entablature and pediment within which is the date. To right of this, also at mezzanine level and set between the windows is a further tablet with a moulded border inscribed: "This School, erected in 1636/ by Dame Dorothy Done and/endowed by Mrs John Done in 1662/was thoroughly repaired by the/Trustees under the Will of/John Arden Esq decreased in the/Year 1830". To the right is a later lean-to of stone walling. To the left is another later stone addition of one storey with arrow-head rustication and a central doorway with ashlar surround and quirked bead to inner angle. Square stone tablet above with coat of arms and pilaster pieces to sides. Ridge chimney to centre. The left hand gable end has a first floor window of four early C19 lights and a moulded stone surround. Close-studding to the gable above.
Listing NGR: SJ5531962502
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57260
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 14:06:33.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.