Alberbury with Cardeston is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 58 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, seven are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages and settlements of Alberbury, Cardeston, Wollaston, Halfway House, and Rowton, and is otherwise rural. In the parish the listed buildings include two ruined castles, two country houses and associated structures including lodges, and three churches and items in the churchyards. Most of the other listed buildings are houses, cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings, and the rest include the remains of a windmill, two milestones, a public house, and a war memorial. Three of the listed buildings are also Scheduled Monuments.
The oldest part of the church is the base of the tower, the south aisle dates from 1320 to 1330, the chancel was largely rebuilt in 1845–46, parts of the nave were rebuilt in 1846–47, and the church was restored in 1902–03. The tower is in Alberbury breccia with red sandstone dressings, the rest of the church is in sandstone, and the roof is tiled. The church consists of a nave, a south aisle, a chancel with a north vestry, and a north tower. The tower has four stages, clasping buttresses, a parapet on the north side with a gargoyle, and a saddleback roof with lucarnes and finials.[2][3]
The abbey was founded by Fulk FitzWarin, it was converted into a house in about 1578 and was remodelled in 1857–58. It is in Alberbury breccia and red sandstone, and the later parts are in red brick. The house has two storeys and an attic, with a main range and two parallel wings at the rear, and it incorporates a former chapel. At the front are three bays, a central doorway with a moulded pointed arch, a fanlight, and a hood mould. To the right is a cantedbay window. Attached to the front is a short section of wall.[4][5]
The castle was built by Fulk FitzWarin, and is now in ruins. It is in Alberbury breccia with red sandstone dressings. The ruins consist of a two-storey keep, with a bailey to the northeast. In the keep are openings with round and pointed arches. There are two 19th-century doorways with pointed arches in the bailey walls. The building is also a Scheduled Monument.[6][7][8]
The remains of a tower house in sandstone with a wing to the northeast in Alberbury breccia and red sandstone. The main part had two storeys including an undercroft, and the wing one storey. The roof has been lost. The building is also a Scheduled Monument.[9][10][11]
The cross is in the churchyard of St Michael's Church, and has been converted into a sundial. It is in red sandstone, and has four square steps, a square chamfered base, and a tapering square shaft with chamfered and stopped corners and a moulded neck. On this is a 17th-century cubic sundial block with a damaged pyramidal cap. The cross is also a Scheduled Monument.[6][12][13]
The farmhouse is timber framed, it has been extended, and the external walls have been rebuilt in sandstone and brick, with a dentileavescornice, and it has an asbestos slate roof. There are two storeys and five bays. On the front is a doorway with a mouldedarchitrave and a gabled brick porch, and there is another doorway with a brick porch to the right. The windows are casements, those in the ground floor with segmental heads. Inside are four full cruck trusses.[15]
A timber framed cottage on a sandstoneplinth, with red brick nogging and a cruck truss, and partly rebuilt in sandstone and red brick. It has a thatched roof, one storey with an attic, and two bays. The windows are casements, and inside is a full cruck truss.[16]
The buildings were originally timber framed with cruck trusses and brick nogging, and were later extended and partly rebuilt in Alberbury breccia and red brick. The building has an L-shaped plan, the north range consisting of the former two-bay cottage to the west, a two-bay cowhouse to the east, and a three-bay barn at right angles to the south forming an east range. They have one storey with an attic or a loft, and roof partly of tile and partly of asbestos sheet. There are two gableddormers in the former cottage, and elsewhere are casement windows, doorways and loft doors. Inside the cottage are two full cruck trusses.[17]
The house was altered and extended in the following centuries. It is partly timber framed with brick nogging, and partly in stone with brick quoins and dressings, and dentilledeaves. It has a Welsh slate roof, and the east gable is rendered. The main part has two storeys and seven bays, to the north is an extension with a single storey and three bays, and to the west is another single-storey extension. On the south front is a French window, and most of the other windows are casements with segmental heads.[18]
The farmhouse was later extended. It is in red brick on a chamfered stone plinth, bands, and a hippedslate roof. There are three storeys and the house has a T-shaped plan, with a wing to the east. The entrance front has three bays, the first two bays projecting and gabled, with a porch in the angle, and there is a single-storey wing to the right. The windows are a mix of sashes and casements.[19]
The garden wall has a L-shaped plan, linking the farmhouse to the former stable block. It is in red brick on a protruding red sandstoneplinth, with chamfered grey sandstone coping.[20]
A country house, originally with a U-shaped plan, a large wing was added to the southeast in 1872–73. The house is built in red brick with dressings in red and grey sandstone and a tile roof. The earlier part has a plinth, quoins, chamfered, coped and parapetedgables with finials. There are two storeys, a basement and attics, and a front of five bays, the outer bays projecting and gabled. In the centre is a three-bay loggia-porch that has arches with imposts, Tuscan columns, an entablature, and a balustrade. Above, the central window has Corinthian columns and a broken triangular pediment containing a cartouche, and above that is a gabled half-dormer. The later wing to the right has one storey with attics, and nine bays, and contains gables, mullioned and transomed windows, and a full-height cantedbay window.[22][23]
The former hunting lodge is in Alberbury breccia on a chamferedplinth, with red sandstone dressings, a mouldedstring course, and a pyramidal slate roof. There are two storeys, a square plan, and a cubic shape. The windows vary: some are mullioned and square, some are circular, and some are rectangular with moulded surrounds and lintels with triangular heads.[4][24]
A country house, later a hotel, it was extended in 1809–12, and again in 1824–28. The house is built in Alberbury breccia with sandstone dressings, and has a hippedslate roof. Part of it is in two storeys with a basement and attic, and the other part has three storeys. The central block of the entrance front has five bays, the middle three projecting and containing a central entrance with a four-centred arch and a pierced parapet. Above it is a cantedbay window with an embattledparapet. There are windows in the other bays and above, and the flanking bays have gableddormers. To the right is a gabled wing with octagonal corner turrets, and to the left is an octagonal tower. At the rear is a central full-height octagonal bay window, a three-bay loggia, a three-storey two-bay square tower to the left, and a large circular tower to the right. Also at the rear is a stable courtyard forming two sides of a square, including a gateway and two square towers.[26][27]
A red brick farmhouse, possibly incorporating a 17th-century timber framed house, and extended to the north and west in the 19th century. It has a tiled roof with a crowstepped gable, two storeys with an attic and an east front of three bays. On the front is a lead-to porch, and most of the windows are casements with segmental heads.[29]
The sundial is in the churchyard of St Michael's Church, Alberbury. It is in red sandstone, and has a square chamfered base on a square step, a baluster with a square plan and a moulded waist and neck, and a square dial block. On the top is a copper dial and a 20th-century gnomon.[30]
A brick house on a chamferedplinth, with a band, an eavescornice with mouldeddentils, and a tile roof with a parapetedgable end. There are two storeys and an attic, and a front of four bays. The windows are cross-casements, those in the ground floor with segmental heads. In the gable end is a recessed porch.[31]
A house, at one time a public house, in brick, on a plinth, with a band and a slate roof. There are two storeys and a front of five bays. On the front is a doorway with a mouldedarchitrave, and a gabled porch with cast iron columns. Most of the windows are cross-windows with segmental heads.[32]
The church incorporates material from the 12th century, the tower was added in 1844, and the church was restored and a vestry added in 1905. It is built in Alberbury breccia with sandstone dressings and a tiled roof. The church consists of a nave, a short chancel with a north vestry, and a semi-detached west tower. The tower has three stages; the lower two stages are square and broach to an octagonal bell stage. At the top is an embattledparapet and a pyramidal cap with a weathervane.[33][34]
A farmhouse in red brick with a dentileavescornice and a slate roof. It has a T-shaped plan, three storeys, a front of two bays, and a semicircular stair tower at the rear. The central doorway has a mouldedarchitrave and a flat hood on shaped brackets. Most of the windows are casements with segmental heads, and in the stair tower is a vertical slit window.[4][35]
The milestone is in red sandstone. It has a square base, and broaches to a triangular shaft. On the base is inscribed "Alberbury", and on the sides are the distances in miles to "Salop" (Shrewsbury), and to Llanfyllin.[36]
The windmill is built in Alberbury breccia and is partly rendered. It consists of a roofless circular tapering tower with three storeys, and contains segmental-headed window openings and blocked doorways.[37]
In 1885–86 the church was restored and a porch and vestry were added, and in 1911 a bellcote was added. The church is in Alberbury breccia and sandstone and has a tile roof. It consists of a nave and chancel in one cell, a west porch and a north vestry. On the west gable is a gabled bellcote with a weathervane, and on the east gable is a cross. The windows have round arches, and the east window consists of three round-headed stepped lancets.[38][39]
The farmhouse is in red brick on a red sandstoneplinth, and has a tile roof with parapetedgable ends. It has an L-shaped plan, with a main block of three storeys and three bays, and a two-storey rear wing. On the front is a gabled porch, in the lower two floors are sash windows, with casement windows in the top floor.[40]
The chest tomb is in the churchyard of St Michael's Church. It is in sandstone, and has a chamfered top with a mouldedcornice, semicircular side panels flanked by flutedpilaster strips, and raised oval end panels. The inscription and dedication are illegible.[42]
A sandstone farmhouse with brick dressings, dentileaves, and a two-span tiled roof. There are two storeys, a double-depth plan, a symmetrical front of three bays, and a lean-to outshut at the rear. The central doorway has a rectangular fanlight, and the windows are casements.[43]
The sundial is in a gassed area to the southwest of the house. It is in red sandstone and has a stepped square base, a circular shaft, and a square top inscribed on the sides. On the top is an inscribed square copper dial and a gnomon.[45]
The terrace retaining wall is to the northwest of the castle and is in Alberbury breccia and has a parapet with red sandstonecoping. It has a U-shaped plan, the main part about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and 80 metres (260 ft) long, and the sides walls 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high and 35 metres (115 ft) and 30 metres (98 ft) long respectively. There are buttresses at the corners and bastions with embattled parapets. At the northwest end is a projecting two-storey tower with a plinth, a cornice, and an embattled parapet, and at the southeast is a flight of steps.[46]
The farmhouse is in Alberbury breccia on a plinth, with dressings in red brick, and a hippedslate roof. It has two storeys, an L-shaped plan with a three-bay front, and a rear wing. Between the bays on the front are pilaster strips, and the central doorway has reeded pilasters, a radial fanlight and a cornice on shaped brackets. On the front are sash windows, and the windows elsewhere are a mixture of sashes and casements.[47]
The malt house consists of a main range and a wing. It is in Alberbury breccia and red sandstone with some dressings in red brick and a dentileavescornice. The roof over the main range is in slate and corrugated iron, and over the wing it is tiled. The main range has three storeys and the wing has two. Its features include mullioned windows, external steps, doorways, and vents.[48]
The farmhouse is in Alberbury breccia and red sandstone with dressings in red brick and sandstone, quoins, a dentileavescornice, and a slate roof. It has an L-shaped plan with a main block of three storeys, a two-storey rear wing, and a front of three bays. In the centre is a flat porch on square columns, and a doorway with a reeded architrave with paterae, and a moulded cornice. In the lower two floors the windows are sashes, in the top floor they are casements. They have wedge lintels, apart from the middle window in the top floor, which has a segmental head.[49]
Originally the service block, later a private house, it is in Alberbury breccia with red sandstone dressings and a tile roof. The house consists of a central block on a plinth, with two storeys and two bays, with flanking three-storey towers. The towers have cornices and chamfered and copedembattledparapets. On the ground floor are cross-windows, there are casement windows in the middle floor and chamfered slit windows in the top floor. Most of the doors and windows have hood moulds. Attached to the house are two walls linking the house to Rowton Castle.[26][50]
The memorial is in the churchyard of St Michael's Church immediately to the south of the church, and is to the memory of a former vicar of the church and his family. It is a chest tomb in sandstone, and has a base, a plinth, a mouldedcornice, battered sides, a chamfered top with panelled ends, and antefixae. In the tomb are inscribed recessed panels.[51]
The stable block is in red brick on a chamferedplinth, with dressings in red sandstone, and a tiled roof that has parapetedgables with chamfered coping and obeliskfinials. The block has a U-shaped plan, and one storey and an attic, and it contains a Tudor arched gateway. Above this is a gable containing a clock face with an octagonal surround flanked by half-dormers. In the entrance front are mullioned and transomed windows containing lozenge-pattern cast irontracery. Attached to the block are two sections of walls.[54][55]
The terrace retaining wall is to the northeast of the house. It is in sandstone with a U-shaped plan and is about 80 metres (260 ft) long. It has a parapet with chamferedcoping. In the wall are two sections with square-section balusters, square piers with urns, and an arch at the southeast end leading to a tunnel.[56]
The wall encloses the garden in an irregular U-shaped plan to the southwest of the lodge. It is in Alberbury breccia with chamfered red sandstonecoping. At the east end is a gate pier in red sandstone with a square plan, trefoil-headed panelled sides, and a top with gables on each side.[57]
The urn is one of a pair in the formal garden. It is in red sandstone, it has an octagonal plan, and consists of moulded base and a bowl with quatrefoil-in-lozenge side panels.[59]
The urn is one of a pair in the formal garden. It is in red sandstone, it has an octagonal plan, and consists of moulded base and a bowl with quatrefoil-in-lozenge side panels.[60]
The lodge is at the southeast entrance to Loton Park. It is in Alberbury breccia on a chamferedplinth, with red sandstone dressings, a mouldedeavescornice, and a tiled roof with ridge cresting, parapetedgables with chamfered coping and globe finials. The lodge has a T-shaped plan, one storey and an attic. On the west front is a two-storey porch, a doorway with a moulded surround and a Tudor arched head, and a hood mould, and a single-light attic window above. On the south front is a cantedoriel window in the attic, and the other windows are mullioned containing lights with Tudor arched heads.[4][62]
A pair of piers flank the pedestrian gate to the right of the drive. They are square, with moulded bases, panelled sides, and have tops with gables on each side. The left pier has a motif. The piers, railings and gates are all in cast iron.[63]
There is a pier to the left of the drive, railings to the left of it, and an end pier. The piers are square, with moulded bases, panelled sides, and have tops with gables on each side. The right pier has a motif. The piers and railings are in cast iron.[64]
The terrace retaining walls and steps are in sandstone. There are two flight of steps, one with five steps and the other with six. They are on a chamferedplinth, and have chamfered coping and square piers with urns.[65]
The wall forms a link between Alberbury Castle and English Lodge. It is in Alberbury breccia with red sandstone dressings and coping stones of alternate heights. It contains a doorway with a pointed chamfered arch, and is about 50 metres (160 ft) long and 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) high.[66]
The wall forms a link between Alberbury Castle and English Lodge. It is in Alberbury breccia with red sandstone dressings. It contains a doorway at the north end with a pointed chamfered arch, and is about 50 metres (160 ft) long and between 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) and 3 metres (9.8 ft) high.[67]
The pump is in cast iron, and has a circular shaft with moulded rings, a fluted top with a spout, a fluted domed cap with a spike finial, and a double-curved handle.[68]
The pump is in cast iron, and has a circular shaft with moulded rings, a fluted top with a spout, a fluted domed cap with a spike finial, and a double-curved handle. The basin is square, and in grey sandstone.[69]
A house and a public house in brick with a dentilcornice, a Welsh slate roof, and two storeys. The public house has three bays, a central doorway, and casement windows.[70]
The war memorial is in limestone, and consists of a pedestal on three square steps, surmounted by an aedicule. The pedestal has a mouldedplinth, and a moulded and decorated cornice, and the aedicule is octagonal with Ionic columns carrying an entablature and an ogee dome with a cross finial, and containing an urn. On the faces of the plinth are panels with inscriptions relating to both World Wars, and on the north face is a panel with a low relief depicting a soldier and an angel.[71]
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