Atcham is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 67 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, four are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, six at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Atcham and the surrounding countryside. In the parish are three country houses; each of these is listed at Grade I, and they are associated with a number of other listed buildings in the surrounding grounds. The other Grade I listed building is the parish church, and items in the churchyard are also listed. The Severn River runs through the parish and the older bridge crossing it is listed. Also listed is a bridge crossing a disused branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. The other listed buildings include houses and cottages in the village and countryside, farmhouses and farm buildings, two milestones, and a telephone kiosk.
The earliest part of the church is the nave, the chancel dates from the late 13th century, the tower was added in about 1300 and later heightened, the porch dates from 1685, and the church was restored in the late 19th century. The church is built in sandstone, it incorporates large blocks of stone from the Roman city of Wroxeter, and the roof is tiled. It consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower. The tower has four stages, buttresses, a quatrefoilfrieze, gargoyles, a parapet with pinnacles, and a pyramidal cap with a weathervane. On the north wall of the nave is an early, small, round-headed window; the other windows in the nave are Perpendicular in style. The chancel has an east window consisting of three stepped lancets.[2][3]
The coffin slabs are in the churchyard of St Eata's Church, immediately to the south of the church. They are in grey sandstone, one has an incised Celtic cross and two others have raised crosses.[4]
The core is a timber framed hall with cross-wings, which has been encased and extended in brick. It has a tiled roof, a plinth, two storeys, a central range of three bays and gabled wings. The doorway has a panelled architrave and a gabled latticed porch, and the windows are casements. There is a single storey lean-to on the right.[5][6]
The house was extended and remodelled in the 19th century. It is timber framed and contains cruck trusses. The house was extended in brick with quoins and an eavescornice, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys, a main range of three bays, and a later rear wing. The windows are casements, and inside are remains of cruck framing.[7]
The memorial is in the grounds of Longner Hall, and is to the memory of Edward Burton who died in 1558 and was refused burial at the then parish church of St Chad in Shrewsbury. It consists of a chest tomb in grey sandstone and has a mouldedplinth, a frieze, and a flat top. There is a long painted inscription on the north face and on a frieze that goes around the tomb.[8][9]
A farmhouse, originally timber framed, later encased and extended in red brick, it has a dentileavescornice and a tile roof. Originally a hall with cross-wings, it was extended on both sides in the late 19th century. There are two storeys with attics, a cantedbay window, and the other windows are casements.[10]
A pair of cottages, remodelled in the late 18th or early 19th century, and combined into one dwelling. It is timber framed with brick infill, rendered at the front, and has a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic. In the ground floor are two doorways flanked by casement windows with ogee heads and containing Y-tracery, and above is a central eyebrow eavesdormer with diamond leading.[11][12]
The house was refronted in Greek Revival style in the 1830s. It is in red brick, rendered at the front, on a plinth, with a mouldedcornice, a copedparapet, and a tile roof. The house has an L-shaped plan, two and three storeys, and a front of seven bays, the end bays projecting slightly under pediments. The porch has pairs of unflutedDoric columns and an entablature. At right angles to the rear are two two0storey gabled wings.[13][14]
The dovecote is in the grounds of Chilton Grove. It is in red brick with a pyramidal tiled roof and a lead cap. The dovecote has a square plan, a doorway on the east side, and two blocked openings. Inside are 14 tiers of nesting boxes on each wall.[15]
Originally part of the vicarage, later a separate dwelling, it was altered in the early 19th and 20th centuries. The house is in red brick with a tile roof and crowstepped gable ends. There are two storeys and an attic, and a front of four bays. The doorway has a segmental arch and a gabled porch, and the windows are sashes.[17]
The farmhouse is in red brick with a dentileavescornice, and a tile roof with parapetedgables. It has two storeys and an attic, a front range of three bays, a single-storey extension at the left, and a two-storey rear wing. The door has a radial fanlight, a hood on fluted brackets, and a glazed porch. The windows are casements with segmental heads, and in the attic are three gabled dormers.[18]
The hotel is in red brick with a dentileavescornice and a hipped tile roof. There are three storeys with a basement, and a north front of seven bays. The doorway has Doricpilasters, an entablature with a dentil cornice, and a triangular pediment with a statue above. Over the door is a rectangular fanlight, and the windows are sashes. The west front has six bays and contains a three-bay bow window.[11][21]
The barn is in red brick with a dentileavescornice and a tile roof, and has ten bays. It contains opposing cart entrances, round-arched blind arcading, openings with segmental heads, and vents in lozenge shapes.[22]
The ice house is in the grounds of Attingham Park. It consists of a red brick dome covered in earth. There are two circular lights, and an L-shaped barrel vaulted tunnel with steps leading down to a doorway. Inside there is a barrel vaulted passage and a domed chamber.[23]
The retaining wall to the west of the bridge is in red brick with grey sandstonecoping, and it stretches for about 100 metres (330 ft). On the wall are wrought iron railings with spear heads and moulded bases.[24]
The bridge carries the B5061 road over the River Tern, and was widened in 1932. It is built in grey sandstone, and consists of a single segmental arch with rusticatedvoussoirs and a central tripled flutedkeystone with a carved face. The bridge has a frieze, a cornice, and a balustradedparapet. At each end is an arched niche flanked by paired rusticated Tuscan half-columns, and beyond these are carved retaining walls with square end piers and buttresses.[5][25]
A country house built for Noel Hill, with internal alterations in 1805–07 by John Nash. It is built in Grinshillsandstone with some red brick, and has hippedslate roofs. There is a central U-shaped block with set-back curving wings linking to pavilions. The main block has three storeys and a basement, a front of eleven bays, and six bays on the sides. In the centre is a portico with four unflutedIonic columns, an entablature with a triangular pediment. The wings have twelve-bay colonnades, and the pavilions have two storeys and four bays.[27][28]
The rectangular courtyard at the rear of the house is enclosed by walls, and includes a former office range to the southeast, pavilions in the northwest and northeast corners, and a gatehouse in the centre of the north wall. The walls are in red brick with stone coping and are about 4 metres (13 ft) high. The office range is in brick with sandstone dressings, it has two storeys, a central block of seven bays, and recessed wings. The pavilions are in sandstone, and have one storey and pyramidal roofs. The gateway is in sandstone, with two storeys and three bays. The central bay projects and contains a central round-arched carriage entrance, with sash windows in the outer bays. In the upper storey is a clock face, and blind panels in the outer bays. On the top is a circular open cupola with eight Tuscan columns carrying an entablature and a lead dome.[29][30]
The walls enclose the kitchen garden, and are in red brick with sandstonecoping and hinge blocks. They form a rectangular plan about 70 metres (230 ft) by 120 metres (390 ft). Two corners are curved, and spurs from the other two corners lead to square end piers. There is a segmental-headed doorway in the centre of each side.[5][31]
The stable block, later used for other purposes, is in red brick with dressings in grey Grinshillsandstone. It has a square courtyard plan with pyramidal-roofed corner pavilions, and there are parts with two storeys and parts with one storey and a loft. In the east range is a central block with an entrance and a coach house with a frieze, a mouldedcornice, and a hipped roof. In the middle is a round carriage arch with a blind tympanum and a triangular pediment. In the south range is a central pavilion with a round carriage arch, now blocked, with paired Tuscanpilasters, a frieze, a moulded cornice, and an interrupted balustradedparapet. The windows are sashes.[5][32]
The lodge is at the western entrance to the grounds. It is in brick, partly rendered, on a plinth, and has a slate roof. There are two storeys, a front of three bays, and a central projecting two-storey porch with an embattledparapet. The porch contains a first-floor circular window, and two doors in an arched recess containing an arched fanlight with Y-tracery. The flanking bays contain arched windows with Y-tracery, and quatrefoil windows above. Elsewhere are casement windows, and at the rear is a lower two-storey block.[5][34]
The ha-ha is in the grounds to the southeast of the house. It is in red brick with sandstonecoping. The ha-ha is about 200 metres (660 ft) long and 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high.[36]
A row of four cottages in rendered brick with sandstone dressings and a tile roof. They have an L-shaped plan, and partly have one storey with attics, and partly two storeys. On the north front are gableddormers with bargeboards and finials. On the west front is a cantedbay window with ogee-headed windows containing Y-tracery.[11][37]
The building is in red brick with a hippedslate roof. There is a central block with two storeys and three bays, and recessed flanking one-storey wings. Some windows are cross-windows, and others are casements. In the centre is a porch with a parapetedgable and a segmental arch, and to the right is a door with a segmental-headed fanlight. To the east is a short section of wall with a quadrant curve and containing a doorway.[39]
A country house designed by John Nash in Italianate style, and incorporating material from a previous house. It is in stuccoed brick on a plinth, with grey sandstone dressings and hippedslate roofs. There are two storeys, and a rectangular plan with a circular tower at the northeast and a square tower at the southwest. The main block has two bays at the front and one at the side, and in the ground floor is a balustradedloggia with six arches on the front and four on the side. The upper floor contains round-headed windows. The round tower also has round-headed windows with oeil-de-boeuf windows at the top, and a pyramidal roof with a globe finial and a weathervane. The windows are sashes. At the rear is some timber framing from the earlier house.[41][42]
The lodge is in red brick on a plinth, with a hippedslate roof, and two storeys. It has a Y-shaped plan consisting of a central hexagonal core, and three projecting wings. The windows are casements with segmental heads.[43][44]
The tower and courtyard walls were designed by John Nash, and the game larder dates from 1842. The walls are in red brick and sandstone with embattledcoping, and are about 40 metres (130 ft) long. The tower is in rendered brick and has a square plan and an embattled parapet. The game larder and ice house are in red brick with a pyramidal tile roof. They have an octagonal plan, one storey and a semi-basement. On the top is an octagonal wooden cupola with an embattled parapet and an ogee lead dome.[48][49]
The walls and gate piers are in red sandstone. The walls have a mouldedplinth and chamferedcoping. They are about 80 metres (260 ft) long, and have an L-shaped plan with a return to the northeast. The centre of each part is balustraded. In the southern part are square gate piers with moulded plinths, sides with arched panels, and pyramidal caps. In the northeast return are two octagonal gate piers with moulded plinths, battlemented pyramidal caps and wooden gates.[50]
The walls enclose the kitchen garden, they are in red brick with stone coping, and about 4 metres (13 ft) high. The garden is rectangular, measuring about 70 metres (230 ft) by 40 metres (130 ft), and in the south wall is a doorway. The former kennels are to the west and have pen walls in red sandstone, and there is a brick lean-to with a tile roof.[51]
The short section of wall and the gate pier adjacent to the north of the hall were designed by John Nash in Tudor Revival style. They are in red sandstone, the wall is about 4 metres (13 ft) high and 4 metres (13 ft) long. It has a plinth, a string course, and embattledcoping. The gate pier is octagonal with an embattled parapet and a pyramidal cap with a globe finial.[52]
The short section of wall and the gate pier to the north of the hall were designed by John Nash in Tudor Revival style. They are in red sandstone, the wall is about 4 metres (13 ft) high and 6 metres (20 ft) long. It has a plinth, a string course, and embattledcoping. The wall contains a central chamfered arched doorway flanked by recessed Latin crosses. The gate pier is octagonal with an embattled parapet and a pyramidal cap with a globe finial.[53]
The gate piers and walls are at the entrance to the drive to Longner Hall, and are in red sandstone. The piers are octagonal, and each has a moulded base, a frieze with shields and quatrefoil panels, a moulded top, an ogee cap, and a crocketedfinial. Each wall has a straight section and a quadrant, with piers at the junctions and the ends.[55]
The garden steps are to the southeast of the hall. They consist of a flight of five steps with a pair of pineapple urns at the top, all in grey sandstone.[56]
The ha-ha runs to the south and east of the hall. It is in red sandstone and has an L-shaped plan. The ha-ha is about 200 metres (660 ft) long, and between 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high, and has buttresses on the south side.[57]
The sundial is in the garden of the hall, and is in grey sandstone. It has a moulded base, and a twisted and flutedbaluster-stem. The top is octagonal and has a copper dial plate and gnomon.[58]
The urn is in the garden of the hall, and is in grey sandstone. It has a base in the form of an inverted capital, and the body of the urn is reeded.[59]
The screen wall and end pier are to the east of the entrance. The wall is in red brick with a sandstoneplinth and coping, and is about 20 metres (66 ft) long. The pier is in grey sandstone, and has banded rustication, a moulded plinth, a frieze, a moulded cornice, and a swagged urn finial.[61]
The screen wall and end pier are to the west of the entrance. The wall is in red brick with a sandstoneplinth and coping, and is about 20 metres (66 ft) long. The pier is in grey sandstone, and has banded rustication, a moulded plinth, a frieze, a moulded cornice, and a swagged urn finial.[62]
The memorial is in the churchyard of St Eata's Church, and is to the memory of members of the Walford family. It is a pedestal tomb in sandstone, and in Classical style. The memorial has a circular plan on a square stepped base. The drum has a plinth and an anthemionfrieze, and it carries inscriptions.[11][63]
The bee house is near the kitchen garden, and is in weatherboardedtimber framing with a hippedslate roof. There is one storey, a front of six bays, and sides of three bays. It contains openings with depressed arches.[5][64]
The buildings are in red brick with stone sills and hinge blocks, and a tile roof hipped to the right. They have an L-shaped plan, and two storeys. The openings include doors, a coach house entrance, windows, and loft doors.[65]
Part of a model farm, the buildings are in red brick with stone hinge blocks, and hippedslate roofs. They have an F-shaped plan, with chamfered corners, and one storey. The bull pens and loose boxes have segmental-headed doorways, the shelter sheds have open fronts and cast iron columns, and the walls have stone copings.[43][66]
Part of a model farm, the buildings are in red brick with stone hinge blocks, and slate roofs, hipped over the cowsheds. They have one storey and contain doorways and windows. There are four pigsties with segmental-headed openings and pens with stone coping.[43][67]
Part of a model farm, the buildings are in red brick with stone hinge blocks, and roofs of slate and corrugated iron. They form an L-shaped plan and are partly in one storey and partly in two. The buildings contain various openings, including doors, windows, and pitching holes, and there is an external flight of nine steps to a loft door.[68]
The farm buildings are in red brick with tile roofs, and form a U-shaped plan around a farmyard. The dovecote has a square plan, a pyramidal roof, and a square cupola with a pyramidal cap. A red sandstone wall encloses the farmyard to the south, and also encloses a semicircular pound in the farmyard. Adjoining the wall is a mounting block.[70]
The outbuildings are in red brick with stone dressings and tiled roofs. The form an L-shaped plan, and have a variety of openings, including doorways, windows, loft doors, and pitching holes. The stables have retained stalls.[71]
The milestone is at the west end of Atcham Bridge, and is in cast iron. It has a triangular section and a chamfered top, and is inscribed with the distances in miles to London, to Shifnal and to "SALOP" (Shrewsbury).[72]
The milestone is near Emstrey Cottages, and is in cast iron. It has a triangular section and a chamfered top, and is inscribed with the distances in miles to London, to Shifnal and to "SALOP" (Shrewsbury).[73]
Part of a former vicarage, later a private house, it is in red brick on a plinth, with some stone dressings, a dentileavescornice, and a two-span tiled roof with copedparapetedgables. There are two storeys and four bays. On the front is a gabled porch, and the windows are sashes.[74]
Part of a model farm, the barn is in red brick and has a hippedslate roof. It is partly in two storeys and partly in one. It contains cart entrances, doorways and windows, many with segmental heads, and five tiers of vents.[43][75]
The house and smithy are in red brick with tiled roofs. The house has a plinth, a band, and a dentileavescornice. There are two storeys with an attic, and two bays. In the ground floor the windows are sashes, and in the upper floor they are casements. Above the door is a segmental-headed fanlight. To the left is a single-storey smithy.[77]
The structure is in grey sandstone, and has five arches flanked by screen walls. In the centre is a round-headed carriage arch flanked by Doric half-columns, and above it is an inscribed frieze. Outside are smaller pedestrian arches containing wrought iron gates. The outermost arches are part of the lodges that have two storeys, rusticatedpilasters, narrow sash windows in the ground floor and lunettes above. On the top of the screen are urn finials.[78][79]
The pump is in cast iron. It has a circular shaft with moulded rings, a fluted top with a splayed spout, and a fluted domed cap with a finial. The handle is missing.[80]
A K6 type telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. Constructed in cast iron with a square plan and a dome, it has three unperforated crowns in the top panels.[81]
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