WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING

WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1389394
Date first listed:: 22-Aug-2001
List Entry Name:: WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING
Statutory Address:: WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1389394
Date first listed:: 22-Aug-2001
List Entry Name:: WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING
Statutory Address 1:: WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: WILDERSPOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND RAILING, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SJ 61204 86593

Details

704/0/10048 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY 22-AUG-01 Wilderspool House and attached garden wall and railing

II

House with attached garden wall, railing and gatepier. Built by the Greenall family, brewers, and occupied by them till the 1830s. Brewery manager's house till c1900. Converted to offices 1980. Additions of c1980 are not included in the recommendation. Brick, mainly stuccoed, with ashlar dressings. Slate roofs with C20 skylights. Main gables are flat topped, with ramped shoulders. 2 storeys plus garrets; 7 bays. Windows are mainly replica glazing bar sashes. Garden front has in the centre 3 windows on each floor, those above with segmental heads. On either side, a pair of segmental bow windows, 2 storeys, with 3 lights on each floor. Roof has central octagonal cupola with round columns, dome and ball finial, containing a figure. Left gable, 3 bays, has central portico with cast iron Doric columns, covering a doorcase with similar columns in antis, elliptical fanlight and 8-panel door. On each side, single 8/8 sashes. Above, similar central sash flanked by smaller 6/6 sashes. Above again, 2 small segment headed sashes, plus additional sash to right. Most of these windows are original. Right gable has two 6/6 sashes on each floor, and Diocletian window to garret. Rear wing has C19 canted bay window, 4 lights, and above, three 6/6 sashes with segmental heads. INTERIOR:Entrance hall has margin glazed double doors with wrought iron guards and elliptical fanlight. Dentillated cornice. 2 ground floor rooms have original corni ces. Most rooms have original doorcases with C20 doors. One first floor room has late C19 marble fireplace. Stairwell has cornice with fleurons, and circular skylight. Wooden cantilever winder stair and landing, with wooden splat balusters, probably not original. Ramped and scrolled hardwood handrail to stick newel. OUTSIDE; Garden wall, coursed squared stone with wrought iron railing, extends the full width of the garden front. Left return, linked to entrance front, incorporates a square stone gatepier with plain cornice and pyramidal cap. This is one of a pair flanking the driveway.

Listing NGR: SJ6080488472

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 488056
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.