Wem Urban is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 89 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Wem is a market town, and most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, shops, and public houses, the earliest of which are timber framed. The other listed buildings include a church and associated structures, a chapel, a former market hall, a former corn mill, a bridge, a former library, and a war memorial. For the listed buildings in the rural area surrounding the town, see Listed buildings in Wem Rural.
The oldest part of the church is the base of the tower, the upper parts being Perpendicular. The nave was rebuilt in 1809–13, and the chancel was added in 1886. The church is built in stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a short chancel with canted angles, a west tower, and a vestry in the angle of the chancel and the nave. The tower has diagonal buttresses with set offs, a west doorway with a moulded surround, statues in niches, and an embattledparapet with crocketedpinnacles. Inside, there are galleries on three sides.[2][3]
The house was later extended. The original part is timber framed with plastered infill and a tile roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and three bays. In the central bay is a three-storey gabled porch with an arched doorway, and a carved frieze above. At the rear is a roughcast timber framed wing, and to the south is a two-storey two-bay brick wing with sash windows.[4][5]
A timber framed house with plastered infill and a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and an attic, a main range, and a gabled cross-wing on the right. The windows are casements, and there is a round-headed window in the gable.[6]
A cottage, later a shop, it is timber framed, encased in brick in the 19th century, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys and two bays. In the ground floor is a shop window and a door, and the upper floor contains sash windows.[7]
A pair of timber framed houses. No. 8 has been encased in brick and painted, and in No. 6 the timber framing is exposed, with painted brick infill. The roof is tiled, and there are two storeys and three bays. The doorways have pilasters and entablatures, there is one casement window, and the other windows are sashes.[8]
A pair of timber framed houses with plastered brick infill and a tile roof with gabled ends. There are two storeys and three bays, and the windows are casements.[9]
A stuccoedtimber framed cottage, it has a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and two bays. The doorway has a moulded surround and a cornice hood, and the windows are casements. There is exposed timber framing on the north wall.[10]
A timber framed house, later a shop, refronted in brick and painted in the 19th century, and with a tile roof. The timber framing with brick infill is exposed in the gable end. In the ground floor is a shop front, and the upper floor contains two casement windows.[11]
A timber framed cottage with plastered infill and a tile roof with gable ends. There is one storey and an attic, a doorway with a hood, sash windows and a gabled dormer. One of the ground floor windows and the window in the dormer are horizontally-sliding.[12]
A timber framed shop with a stuccoed front painted to resemble timber framing. There is a tile roof with gabled ends and coved eaves, three storeys and two bays. To the right of the dooway is a bow window with pilasters and an entablature and to the left is a double-fronted shop window with pilasters. The upper floors contain casement windows.[13]
A timber framed house with plaster infill on a plinth of brick and stone, and with a roof of Welsh slate. There is one storey and an attic, and three bays, two bays gabled. On the front is a gabled porch, and the windows are casements.[4][15]
A timber framed house, partly stuccoed, partly encased in brick, and with a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, the middle bay with a large gable, and a double-pile plan, with two gables at the ends. The central doorway has a moulded surround and a pedimented hood on shaped brackets, and the windows are casements with hood moulds.[17]
A pair of timber framed houses that were refronted in brick and the eaves raised in the early 19th century. They have dentilled eaves and a slate roof, and the timber framing is exposed at the gable ends. There are two storeys and four bays. The doorways have gabled hoods on shaped brackets, and the windows are casements, those in the ground floor with segmental heads.[18]
A pair of timber framed houses, fronted in brick and the eaves raised in the 19th century. The brick is painted and there are dentilled eaves and a tile roof. The timber framing is exposed on the right gable end. There are two storeys and two bays. The doorways and windows, which are casements, have segmental heads.[19]
A pair of timber framed cottages, partly faced in brick with dentilledeaves, partly stuccoed, and with timber framing exposed at the rear. They have a tile roof with a copedgable end and moulded kneelers. There is one storey and an attic, and three bays. The doors have gabled hoods, and the windows are casements with segmental heads.[20]
A timber framed house that was refronted in red brick in the 20th century. It has a modillioneavescornice and a hipped tile roof. There are two storeys and two bays, a central doorway, and the windows are sashes.[22]
Originally the market hall, it was probably reconstructed in the early 19th century. It is in red brick on a plinth, with stone dressings, rusticatedquoins, a string course, oversailing eaves, and a hippedslate roof. There are two storeys and four bays. In the ground floor is an arcade of four rusticated elliptical arches on Tuscan columns, originally open and later filled in, and in the upper floor are sash windows with mouldedarchitraves.[23][24]
A painted brick house on a stone plinth, with stone dressings, rusticatedquoins, a band, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a mouldedarchitrave, and the windows are casements with keyblocks, the window above the doorway having a cambered head.[25]
A painted brick house with pilasterquoins, a string course, and a tile roof with gable ends. There are two storeys and four bays, the third bay taller and with a hipped roof, and a gabled rear wing. The doorway has a moulded surround and hood on brackets, and the windows are casements, some with segmental heads. On the front is an inscribed plaque stating that this had been the home of William Hazlitt and his father, a minister also named William Hazlitt.[27]
A roughcast brick cottage with its gable end to the road, and a tile roof with a coped gable end. There are two storeys. In the ground floor is a 19th-century shop front with mouldedpilasters, a rectangular fanlight and an entablature. To the right is a two-storey one-bay extension with a pedimented doorway. The windows are sashes.[29]
A house later used for other purposes, it is in brick with a dentilledeavescornice, and a tile roof with copedgable ends. There are two storeys and five bays. On the front are two doorways, each with pilasters, panelled reveals, a rectangular fanlight and an entablature. The windows are sashes with moulded surrounds, and slightly arched openings.[31]
The former inn incorporates earlier timber framed material including crucks. It was enlarged in 1887, and has subsequently closed as a public house. The building is in rendered brick and has a slate roof. The main block has three storeys, three bays, and there is a long two-storey rear wing. In the centre is a porch with Tuscan columns and an entablature, and the doorway has a moulded surround. The windows are sashes, and in the left bay of the middle floor is a bay window. The rear wing has a mix of windows, and some exposed timber framing.[33]
Originally a Congregational Church and later used by the Baptists, it was enlarged and refronted in 1834. The chapel is in red brick with a front in sandstone. The front has two storeys and three bays and a gable containing a lunette. In the centre is an elliptical-arched doorway with a fanlight, detached Tuscan columns, and a broken pediment. The windows are round-headed with imposts and keystones. To the left is a one-bay extension with a pedimented doorway.[23][34]
A house, later used for other purposes, in painted brick, with rusticatedquoins on the right, dentilledeaves, and a tile roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a doorway with mouldedpilasters and a cornice, and on the left is a round-headed passageway. Between the passageway and the doorway is a plate glass window, and the other windows are sashes, those in the lower two floors with rusticated lintels and keyblocks.[37]
The house is stuccoed and has a front in ashlar stone and a rear timber framed wing. There is a mouldedeavescornice, a hipped Welsh slate roof, three storeys and three bays. The central doorway has pilasters, a semicircular fanlight with radial glazing bars, and a broken pediment, and the windows are sashes. Four steps lead up to the doorway which are flanked by railings that also enclose the forecourt area.[23][38]
A red brick house with a copedparapet, and a slate roof with coped gable ends. There are three storeys and three bays. The outer bays contain three-storey bow windows with convex sash windows, the upper two floors with rusticatedlintels, and the ground floor with tripartite windows and decorated lintels. The central doorway has pilasters, a semicircular fanlight, and a trellis-like porch with a tented roof. Enclosing the forecourt area are cast iron railings on a dwarf stone wall.[4][39]
A red brick house with a mouldedeavescornice, and a tile roof with copedgables and shaped kneelers. There are three storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a moulded surround and a pedimented hood on shaped brackets, and the windows are replacements.[41]
A brick house with dentilledeaves, and a slate roof with pedimentedgable ends. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor are two doorways, one with a hood on brackets, and two multi-pane shop windows in moulded surrounds. The upper floors contain sash windows with moulded surrounds and stuccoedlintels, the middle window in each floor being blind.[43]
A red brick house with stone dressings on a stone plinth, with bands, a cornice, a copedparapet, and a roof of tile and slate. There are three storeys and a basement, and a front of five bays, the middle bay projecting slightly under a pediment containing a coat of arms. In the centre is a porch with Ionic columns, and a flutedfrieze, and the doorway has a fanlight. The windows are sashes, those in the ground floor with round heads, and the window above the doorway has an architrave. At the rear is a full-height three-bay bow window.[45][46]
A shop in stuccoed brick with rusticatedquoins and a tile roof. There are three storeys and two bays. In the ground floor is a small shop front with pilasters and a cornice, and a doorway to the left, and the upper floors contain sash windows with rusticated heads.[48]
A red brick shop on a corner site with a moulded stone eavescornice, and a tile roof with copedgable ends. There are three storeys, seven bays and a rear wing. In the ground floor is a Victorian shop front, and the upper floors contain sash windows with plain lintels. In the rear wing is a rusticated elliptical-arched carriageway.[49]
A red brick shop on a corner site, with a blocking course, a moulded stone cornice, and a tile roof. There are three storeys and an attic, two bays, and a canted bay on the corner. In the ground floor is a Victorian shop front, and in the corner is a doorway with pilasters and a hood on console brackets. Most of the windows are sashes with plain stone lintels, some are replacements, and there is a roof dormer.[50]
A former corn that was extended later in the 19th century, built in red brick. The original block has three storeys, fronts of three bays, a sandstoneplinth, sash windows with stone lintels, and a hippedslate roof. The middle bay of the front facing the road is gabled and contains loading bays and a hoist above. The extension to the south has a tile roof, four storeys, four bays facing the road, the outer bays with loading bays and hoists, and windows with segmental heads. On the east side is a tall square chimney.[4][54]
The former rectory, later used for other purposes, is in red brick with a stone eavescornice, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays, and later wings to the north. At the centre of the east front is a stone portico with two pairs of Tuscan columns carrying an entablature and a pediment. The south front has a two-storey bow window, and the other windows are sashes.[55][56]
A pair of red brick houses with dentilled and stuccoedeaves, and a tile roof with gabled ends. There are three storeys and three bays. The paired doorways have moulded surrounds, rectangular fanlights, cornice hoods, and console brackets. The windows are sashes with plain lintels, those in the middle bay are blind.[57]
A red brick house at right angles to the street, it has dentilledeaves and a hipped tile roof. There are three storeys, and one bay facing the street. On this front is a round-arched doorway with a moulded surround, a fanlight, and a keyblock. On the north front is a two-storey cantedbay window, and the other windows are sashes.[58]
A pair of red brick shops on a corner site with a rounded corner. They have a dentilledeaves course and a slate roof with gabled ends. There are three storeys, two bays on High Street and four on New Street. In the ground floor is an early 19th-century shop front with pilasters on High Street, and shop windows on New Street. The upper floors contain sash windows with plain stone lintels.[62]
A red brick shop with a stuccoedeaves band and a slate roof with gable ends. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor are a central doorway and two late 19th-century shop windows, all with bracketed hoods. The windows are sashes with plain lintels.[63]
A stuccoed building with quoinpilasters, and a Welsh slate roof with gable ends. There are three storeys and three bays. The ground floor contains a large Victorian shop front. In the middle bay of the upper floors is a round-headed two-storey blind panel, and the outer bays contain sash windows.[64]
A pair of red brick shops with a dentilledeaves course and a hippedslate roof. There are three storeys and two bays. In the ground floor are two shop fronts, and the upper floors contain sash windows with plain stone lintels and cills.[65]
A pair of shops in painted brick with a tile roof. There are three storeys and four bays. In the ground floor are modern shop fronts, and the upper floors contain sash windows with plain lintels.[66]
A pair of shops on a corner site in stuccoed brick on a timber framed core, with giant pilasters between the bays, a blocking course and a mouldedcornice, raised on the corner, and a hipped tile roof. There are two storeys, four bays on High Street, one bay on Mill Street, and a canted bay on the corner. In the ground floor are two shop fronts and a doorway with moulded pilasters, a semicircular fanlight and a broken pediment, and the windows are sashes.[67]
A pair of red brick shops with a string course and a Welsh slate roof. There are three storeys and four bays. In the ground floor are modern shop fronts, and the upper floors contain sash windows with plain lintels.[68]
A pair of red brick shops with brackets to the eavessoffits, and a Welsh slate roof with gable ends. There are three storeys and four bays. In the ground floor are two Victorian shop fronts and an elliptical-arched carriageway to the left, and the upper floors contain sash windows with plain lintels.[69]
A red brick house on an earlier timber framed core, with exposed timber framing on the end wall, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has mouldedpilasters, a semicircular fanlight with radial tracery, and a broken pediment, and the windows are sashes with plain lintels.[70]
A row of stuccoed houses that have a tile roof with gabled ends. There are three storeys and five bays, the left bay splayed forward. In the ground floor are doorways with pilasters and cornices on console brackets, and altered shop fronts. In the upper floors are windows, most of which are sashes.[71]
A red brick house with a cill band, a dentilled and stuccoedcornice, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays, and single-storey flanking wings. In the centre is a porch with flutedIonic columns and a heavy entablature, and the doorway has panelled reveals, and a rectangular fanlight. The windows are sashes with plain lintels, and the flanking bays have ogee-shaped gables flanked by urns on pillars.[74]
A painted brick house that has a tile roof with gabled ends. There are two storeys and an attic, and one bay. The doorway has flutedpilasters, and an entablature with a cornice hood. The windows are sashes, and there are two gabled dormers.[78]
The bridge carries the B5476 road over the River Roden. It is in stone and consists of a single segmental arch. The arch is rusticated, and the bridge has a string course, a parapet with plain coping, and a keystone. On the west side is attached a pedestrian bridge.[81]
The farmhouse is in stuccoed brick with a string course, oversailing eaves, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, three bays, the middle bay slightly projecting, and flanking single-storey single-bay lean tos. In the centre is an Ionicportico and a doorway with a rectangular fanlight. The window above the doorway has a mouldedarchitrave and a hood on console brackets, and the other windows are sashes with plain lintels and keyblocks.[83]
A house, later a bank, in red brick with a blocking course and mouldedcornice, and a Welsh slate roof with copedgable ends. There are three storeys and six bays. In the ground floor is a doorway with a cambered arch, pilasters, a semicircular traceriedfanlight, and a broken pediment on fluted brackets. This is flanked by multi-paned windows, and to the right is a simpler doorway. The upper floors contain sash windows, those above the main doorway with moulded architraves, and the door in the middle floor also has a fluted frieze and a cornice.[84]
The public house is in painted brick on a plinth, and has a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and three bays. In the ground floor is a central doorway with a fanlight and a segmental head, flanked by bow windows in splayed recesses, and above them is a cornice. The upper floor contains sash windows with plain lintels.[87]
A red brick house with bracketed eaves and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and a front of three bays. In the centre is a porch with thin Tuscan columns carrying a heavy entablature and a wrought iron balcony. The doorway has a segmental fanlight, and the windows are sashes with plain lintels.[89]
The public house is in red brick with a slate roof, hipped on the left. There are two storeys and four bays. The doorway has pilasters and a rectangular fanlight, and the windows are sashes with plain stone lintels. Adjoining on the right is a former stable range in painted sandstone with a slate roof, containing stable and cart doors and a hayloft door.[91]
The library, later used for other purposes, was designed by Frank Shayler in Arts and Crafts style. It is in red brick with stone dressings, and a tile roof with stone copedgables. There is one storey and a front of three bays, the outer bays asymmetrically gabled. In the left bay is a large cantedbay window. The central doorway has a stone arch and above are reliefs of boys reading. Inside, there is an inglenook fireplace.[23][94]
The war memorial is in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. It is in Portland stone, and in the form of a medieval preaching cross. It has an octagonal plan, and consists of a four-stepped base, an embattledpedestal, a smaller moulded pedestal, and a slender octagonal shaft with a Latin cross carved with a shield, a coronet, and foliage. There are two slate plaques inscribed with the names of those lost in both World Wars.[95]
