Dixon's Almshouses
DIXON'S ALMSHOUSES, LITTLE HEATH ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330247
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Dixon's Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- DIXON'S ALMSHOUSES, LITTLE HEATH ROAD
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
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:
- 1999-08-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/01646/05
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael L Reed. 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:
- 1330247
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Dixon's Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- DIXON'S ALMSHOUSES, LITTLE HEATH ROAD
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:
- DIXON'S ALMSHOUSES, LITTLE HEATH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Christleton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 44302 65926
Details
SJ 46 NW CHRISTLETON C.P. LITTLE HEATH ROAD (East Side)
3/17 Nos.1-6 (consecutive) Dixon's Almshouses
GV II*
Six almshouses: 1868 by J.Oldrid Scott in memory of James Dixon of Littleton. Timber framed on ashlar red sandstone plinth. Red tile roof and 5 ashlar -chimneys. Tudor style. Long rectangular plan. 1 and 2-storey, symmetrical, 6-bay front. Tall rectangular timber panels, the upper ones with delicate geometric pargetting. 4-light wood-mullioned windows with pierced quatrefoil or intersecting tracery. The 2nd and 5th bays have gabled 2-storey porches open to the ground floor with heavily carved spandrels. These have 4-centred arched entrances, with carved spandrels, flanked by cusped lights. Similar 4-light windows in the upper storey. There is a memorial plaque on the left hand one, a biblical quotation on the right. To the rear are 3 1-storey projections containing entrances and a verandah on wooden posts. Interior: Not inspected. A good, early example of Victorian timber framing with a vernacular feel, particularly to the rear.
Listing NGR: SJ4430265926
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55463
- 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 06-Jul-2026 at 17:37:35.
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.