Listed buildings of Malpas, Cheshire
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Malpas, Cheshire
, has many listed buildings; part of the town is in a Conservation area
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There is one building at Grade I, one at Grade II*, two gateways are also Grade II*, and many more buildings are Grade II.
Malpas, Cheshire
Malpas is a large village which used to be a market town, and it is also a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The parish lies on the border with Shropshire and Wales...
, has many listed buildings; part of the town is in a Conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
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There is one building at Grade I, one at Grade II*, two gateways are also Grade II*, and many more buildings are Grade II.
Grade II*
- The Old Printing House, Church Street, according to English HeritageEnglish HeritageEnglish Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, is an 'unusual classical treatment of a small building'. It was built on a sandstone bedrock plinthPlinthIn architecture, a plinth is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. Gottfried Semper's The Four Elements of Architecture posited that the plinth, the hearth, the roof, and the wall make up all of architectural theory. The plinth usually rests...
in 1733. It was listed as Grade II* in 1952. The front gable carries a stone depicting the CholmondeleyCholmondeleyCholmondeley can refer to:Places*Cholmondeley, Cheshire, a village in Cheshire*Cholmondeley CastlePeople*Alice Cholmondeley, a pseudonym used by Elizabeth von Arnim for her book Christine*David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley Cholmondeley can refer to:Places*Cholmondeley, Cheshire, a...
Griffin. In 'The Buildings of England, Cheshire', Nikolaus PevsnerNikolaus PevsnerSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
notes it as "dated 1733 but is in the style of the late C17". http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=55591.
- Gates, South East corner of Saint Oswald's churchyardChurch of Saint OswaldSt Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples...
- Gates, South West corner of Saint Oswald's churchyardChurch of Saint OswaldSt Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples...
Grade II
Victorian neo-gothic upper with medieval octagonal steps.
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Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... , Church Street Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... , Church Street Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... , 10 metres South of East bay of nave of St Oswald's Church, Church Street (North side) Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... to churchyard, Church Street Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... of Churchyard, Church Street Red telephone box The red telephone box, a public telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar, and despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, red boxes can still be seen in many places and in current or former... by Lloyds Bank, Church Street Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... in churchyard 5 metres South West of porch, Church Street Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... , circa 8 metres north of West bay of nave of church of St Oswald, Church Street Church of Saint Oswald St Oswald's Church, Malpas stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is recognised as being one of the best examples... , South of church, Church Street Overton Hall, Cheshire Overton Hall is a country house in the parish of Overton, Cheshire, England. The house originated in the middle of the 16th century on a moated site as a timber-framed great hall with a screens passage; it was built for the Alport family. The great hall has since been divided into two... , Overton Heath |