Clunbury is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 64 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, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Clunbury and Clunton, and smaller settlements including Kempton, Little Brampton, and Purslow, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, many of which are timber framed, and some later encased or rebuilt in limestone. The other listed buildings are two churches, one dating from the 12th century, bridges, a stone signpost, three milestones, a former watermill, a former malthouse, a war memorial, and a former smithy.
The church was altered and extended in the 14th, 15th and 18th centuries, and in 1881 it was restored by James Piers St Aubyn when the south porch was added. The church is built in limestone and has roofs of slate and stone-slate. It consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel, a south organ chamber, and a west tower. The tower has an embattledparapet and a pyramidal cap with a weathervane, and on the south face is a sundial. The south doorway and a window to its right are Norman, and the other windows in the nave are in Decorated style. The east window has three lights and is in Perpendicular style.[2][3]
The house was later remodelled and extended. It is timber framed with cruck construction and has rendered and brick infill. The right gable end is in limestone, and the roof is thatched. The house has one storey and an attic, the windows are casements, and there are two raking eavesdormers. Inside there are three true cruck trusses, and an inglenook fireplace.[4]
The farmhouse was restored in 1989. It is timber framed with red brick infill, and has a tile roof with gables, fretted bargeboards and pendants. There are two storeys, a hall range with 2½ bays and a cellar, and a flush gabled cross-wing. The windows are casements.[5]
A cottage, later used for other purposes, it is timber framed and partly rendered on a stone plinth, with rebuilding in limestone, and a corrugated iron roof. There is an L-shaped plan, with a hall range and a cross-wing facing the street. It is in one storey, with an attic in the hall range, and a lean-to on the cross-wing. The windows are casements.[6]
The farmhouse was later extended. It is in limestone with quoins and a slate roof. There is one storey with an attic, originally there were two bays, and it was extended by one bay with a semi-basement to the left. The doorway is approached by external stone steps, the windows are casements, and there are three gabledeavesdormers. Inside there are timber framed cross-walls, and an inglenook fireplace.[7]
The farmhouse is timber framed with brick and renderedinfill, asbestos sheeting on the gable ends and at the rear, and an asbestos slate roof. There is one storey and an attic, and three bays. The doorway has a gabled hood, the windows are casements, and there is a jettied full dormer with a mouldedbressumer and carved corner brackets.[8][9]
A farmhouse that was remodelled and extended in the 19th century and divided into three dwellings. The original part is timber framed, partly roughcast, with some brick and stone, and a slate roof. It has two storeys and three or four bays. The windows are casements.[10]
A timber framed cottage with brick infill, partly rendered, with a weatherboarded left gable end, a rendered right gable end, and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, and a single-story extension to the left with a hipped thatched roof. The cottage has a lean-to porch and casement windows, and inside are inglenook fireplaces.[11]
A farmhouse, later a private house, it is timber framed with renderedinfill on a stone plinth, slate hanging in the right gable end, and a tile roof, hipped to the left. It has one storey and an attic, and four bays. Steps lead up to the doorway, the windows are casements with latticed lights, and there are three gabled dormers.[12]
The house was later extended. It is timber framed with renderedinfill on a stone plinth, limestone at the sides and rear, and a tile roof. There are two storeys, originally three bays, and a 20th-century extension to the right. On the front is a gabled porch, and the windows are casements.[13]
The farmhouse was considerably extended in the 18th century. The original part is timber framed with brick infill, an asbestos sheet roof, and one storey with an attic. It contains a casement window and a raking eavesdormer. The extension is at right angles at the front, it is in limestone with a slate roof, and has two storeys and an attic. There are three bays, the central bay having a pediment containing a lunette. The other windows are casements, and there is a gabled porch.[14]
A timber framed house with rendered and brick infill on a plinth of stone and brick, partly replaced in brick on the front, and with a concrete tile roof. It has an L-shaped plan consisting of a hall range with one storey and an attic and two bays, and a flush cross-wing with two storeys and two bays. The windows are casements, and in the hall range are two gabledeavesdormers.[15]
A former manor house, it is in red brick, and has slate roofs with coped verges, and gables with stone finials. There are two storeys, attics, and a cellar, and an H-shaped plan consisting of a hall range and cross-wings. The windows are mullioned and transomed, and the central doorway has a moulded surround with an armorial shield above.[16][17]
The farmhouse, later a private house, was later extended. The original part is timber framed and pebbledashed with two storeys, the later gabled extension to the right is in roughcast stone with two storeys and an attic, and there is a red brick outshut at the rear. The roof is slated, and the original range has three bays. In the ground floor of the original range are mullioned and transomed windows, and the other windows are casements. Inside is an inglenook fireplace.[18]
A farmhouse, later two cottages, it is timber framed with brick infill, partly roughcast, and with a machine tile roof. It has two storeys, and an L-shaped plan with a two-bay hall range and a cross-wing. Most of the windows are casements, and there is a French window.[20]
A farmhouse, later a private house, it is timber framed with brick infill and a machine tile roof. It has an L-shaped plan, consisting of a two-bay hall range with one storey and an attic, and a two-bay cross-wing to the right with two storeys. There is a lean-to porch, the windows are casements, and there is a gableddormer and a raking dormer. Inside is an inglenook fireplace.[21]
The farmhouse, later a private house, was extended in the late 18th or early 19th century, and has two storeys. The earlier part has two bays and is timber framed with brick and renderedinfill and a corrugated iron roof. The extension has one bay, it is in limestone and has a slate roof. Most of the windows are casements, and there is one fixed-light window.[22]
The farmhouse, later a private house, was extended in the 18th century. The original part is timber framed and roughcast on a plinth, the extension is in limestone, and there is a slate roof. The house has one storey and an attic, the original part has four bays, and the extension added one bay to the left. There is a gabled porch, casement windows, and two gabled eavesdormers.[24]
The farmhouse was extended and altered in the 19th century. It is timber framed with renderedinfill on a stone plinth, encased or replaced on the front by red brick, and by limestone in the right gable end. There are two storeys, the original part has two bays, with a 19th-century higher single-bay extension to the left in brick and stone. The doorway has a timber gabled porch, and the windows are casements.[26]
The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded with cladding in corrugated iron, and has a corrugated iron roof. It has six bays, and contains doorways and eaves hatches.[27]
The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded on a stone plinth with a corrugated iron roof. It has three bays, with a two-bay extension to the west, and a continuous loft. The barn contains doorways and eaves hatches.[28]
The cottage was extended in the 19th century. The original part is timber framed with renderedinfill and a roughcast left gable end, the extension is in stone with applied timber framing, and the roof is slated. The original part has one storey and an attic, and the extension, which has two storeys, is at right angles, giving an L-shaped plan. The windows are casements.[8][29]
A farmhouse, later a private house, it was remodelled and extended in the 19th century. The house is in limestone with a machine tile roof, one storey and an attic, and two bays. The windows are casements with lattice glazing, in the ground floor with segmental heads, and above in gabledeavesdormers.[30]
The farmhouse was remodelled and extended in the 19th century. The original part is timber framed with brick infill on a renderedplinth. It has one storey and an attic, and two bays. The later parts are in roughcast stone, and have two storeys, the main part with a front of five bays. The roofs are slated, and the windows are sashes.[33]
The cottage has roughcasttimber framing at the rear, brick at the front, a stone right gable end, the left gable end is rendered, and the roof is thatched. There is one storey and an attic. Cantedbay windows flank the doorway, there is a small fixed window to the right, and above are three flat-roofed dormers.[35]
The barn was later extended. It is timber framed and weatherboarded on a stone plinth, and has a corrugated iron roof. There are two levels, the original part has three bays, and the extension added two bays. The barn contains four doorways, a window, and three eaves hatches.[37]
The farmhouse, which was extended later, is in limestone with slate roofs. The original part forms a long range with two storeys, and contains casement windows. There is a 19th-century T-shaped extension with two storeys and an attic to the east, a two-storey lean-to in the angle, and a lower 19th-century extension to the west, all these containing mullioned and transomed windows. The doorway has a rectangular fanlight and a bracketed hood.[38]
The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded on a limestoneplinth, and has a slate roof. It has an L-shaped plan, with a four-bay two-storey range, and a later single-storey three-bay range at right angles. The barn contains doorways, a threshing entrance, and eaves hatches.[40]
The barn is timber framed and weatherboarded on a stone plinth, and has a tile roof. There are two levels, and it contains eight doorways, one approached by steps, eaves hatches, and a raking eaves dormer.[41]
A timber framed cottage with brick infill, roughcast on the front and gable ends, and with a machine tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, and a lean-to at the rear on the right. The cottage has a gabled porch, casement windows, and three gabled eavesdormers.[44]
The barn has two storeys. It is in limestone, and is timber framed and weatherboarded in the upper storey along the long sides. The barn contains a threshing entrance and narrow rectangular vents.[45]
A limestone farmhouse with a slate roof, two storeys and an attic. It has four bays and a lower range to the left. On the front is a doorway with a flat hood, casement windows, those in the upper floor with wedge lintels, and a datestone. Inside, there are stone inglenook fireplaces.[8][47]
A limestone house that was extended in the 19th century, it has red brick window heads, and a slate roof. There are two storeys, three bays, and a lower extension on the left. On the front is a gabled timber porch, and the windows are casements with segmental heads.[49]
The farmhouse was extended in the 19th century. It is in limestone with a slate roof, and has three storeys. Originally it had three bays, and a bay was later added to the left. The windows are casements, and the doorway has a gabled trellised porch.[50]
The signpost, which has been moved from its original position, is in limestone and consists of a circular post with three raised bands, a square base and a domed cap. There are four pierced cast iron direction signs pointing towards Ludlow, Bishop's Castle, Clun, and Gunford.[16][51]
A limestone farmhouse with a slate roof, two storeys and an attic, it has a T-shaped plan with lower ranges at the rear, and a front of three bays. There is a central porch and a doorway with a semicircular fanlight in a rectangular overlight. The windows are sashes, and there are three gabledeavesdormers.[53]
There are three barns forming a U-shaped plan, in limestone with slate roofs, and two levels. The barns contain double doors, segmental-headed windows and doorways, triangular vents, and pigeon holes and ledges.[54]
At the entrance to the drive to Walcot Hall is a lodge in limestone with a pyramidal slate roof. It has a square plan, two storeys, and two bays. There is a pilasteredpedimented timber porch, and the windows are casements. Attached to the lodge is a limestone wall leading to a gate pier that is surmounted by a ball finial, and the gate is in wrought iron.[57]
At the entrance to the drive to Walcot Hall is a lodge in limestone with a pyramidal slate roof. It has a square plan, two storeys, and two bays. There is a pilasteredpedimented timber porch, and the windows are casements. Attached to the lodge is a limestone wall leading to a gate pier that is surmounted by a ball finial, and the gate is in wrought iron.[58]
A former watermill, it is in limestone and red brick with a slate roof. There are three levels, a main block and an outshut housing the wheel. It contains a stable door, casement windows with segmental heads, and a segmental-headed arch to the mill race. The mill ceased working in 1938.[59]
The malthouse, later used for other purposes, is in limestone with a corrugated iron roof. There are two storeys, five bays, three windows in the upper floor, and external steps leading up to the doorway.[60]
The bridge, which was designed by Edward Haycock, carries a road over the River Kemp. It is in stone, and consists of a single segmental arch with a span of 6 metres (20 ft). The bridge has a string course, and a copedparapet, and ends in piers with pyramidal caps.[62]
The milestone is on the north side of the B4368 road, and consists of a round-headed stone. It is inscribed with the distances in miles to Clun and to Craven Arms.[63]
The milestone is on the north side of the B4368 road. It is in limestone, and consists of a round-headed stone inscribed with the distances in miles to Clun and to Craven Arms.[64]
The milestone is on the east side of the B4385 road. It is in limestone, and consists of a round-headed stone inscribed with the distances in miles to Bishop's Castle and to Craven Arms.[65]
The former smithy is in limestone, replaced by concrete in the left gable end, and it has a slate roof. It has one storey, and contains a casement window. The entrance is in the left gable end.[66]
The church, designed by Thomas Nicholson, is in limestone, and has a machine tile roof with ornamental cresting and a cross finial. It is a small church, consisting of a nave and chancel in one cell, and a north porch. On the west gable is a bellcote, and the windows are lancets with ogee-cusped heads.[8][67]
The war memorial stands at a crossroads in Purslow. It is in stone and consists of a square obelisk with a small base, on a pedestal, on a two-stepped plinth. There are inscriptions and the names of those lost in the two World Wars and a subsequent conflict on the front of the obelisk, and on the front and sides of the pedestal. The war memorial is in an enclosure surrounded by wrought iron railings.[68]
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