Listed buildings in Lymm


In the English civil parish of Lymm, there are 55 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is classified as Grade I and one as Grade II*; the remainder are at Grade II. Lymm is in the borough of Warrington and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. In the early 16th century, the civil parish was a prosperous agricultural area, divided into two manors, Lymm and Oughtrington. The Grade-II*-listed Lymm Hall, the oldest listed building in the civil parish, dates from the late 16th century and occupies the site of a medieval building which was the manorial seat. The largest settlement in the civil parish is Lymm, which has expanded into a small town whilst retaining its village centre. Several other small settlements within the parish remain separate, including Oughtrington; Oughtrington Hall dates from around 1810.
From the 16th century, industries developed in the parish, including quarrying, tanning, iron working, powder making and fustian cutting. Workers' cottages from the fustian-cutting industry have survived. The extension of the Bridgewater Canal, completed in 1776, facilitated industrial development. The canal runs through the northern part of the town of Lymm's centre, and many of the listed structures are associated with it, including three aqueducts, two bridges and a dock. Rapid industrial expansion occurred in the early 19th century, generating a need for an increased water supply. The damming of Bradley Brook in 1821–24 created a lake to the south of the town. Two bridges associated with Lymm Dam are listed. One carries the former toll road from Warrington to Stockport, now the A56. The other was constructed for William Lever in 1918–19 to serve housing for his workers, which was never built. The arrival of the railway in 1853 further accelerated growth in Lymm, with substantial mid-Victorian houses being built for business owners on the edges of the town in Gothic and Italianate styles.
Many of the listed buildings lie within the three conservation areas of the town of Lymm, which encompass the old village centre, the dam and the lake, as well as the Victorian suburbs to the north and west of the centre. Lymm stands on the Mid Cheshire Ridge, with sandstone bedrock, and many of the listed buildings are constructed from this material. Crags and outcrops are present on the surface, for example, under Lymm Cross, which is listed at Grade I. There are also a few listed timber-framed buildings, which are relatively rare in the borough of Warrington. Unusual listed structures include an octagonal water tower with battlements, icehouse, pigeon house, mounting block, milepost, stone-lined well, war memorial, water-point case and the village stocks.

Key

GradeCriteria
Grade IBuildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II*Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade IIBuildings of national importance and special interest.

Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Lymm Hall
Late 16th centuryConstructed in sandstone and brick, it was originally an E-shaped Elizabethan moated house. Since then, the hall has been altered and restored, particularly in the 19th century.
Moat House, Lymm Hall
Early 17th century Originally part of the stables of Lymm Hall, this is a two-storey house constructed in sandstone with slate roofs in a rectangular plan.
Lymm Cross
Early to mid-17th centuryThis is a sandstone structure standing on an artificially stepped sandstone outcrop. The shaft of the cross is contained in a square pavilion with square corner pillars, which has a roof with pedimented gables and a ball finial.
Rivington Cottage
17th centuryA cottage with a central section and two wings, in brick and stone; much altered since its original build.
Stocks
17th century These are located to the west of Lymm Cross. They were restored in 1897 and consist of oak stocks in square sandstone supports.
90 Warrington Road
Mid-17th centuryA timber-framed cottage with some wattle and daub, but mainly brick, infilling. Part of the front has been rebuilt in brick and is painted black-and-white. It is a single-storey building with a thatched roof.
Tanyard Farmhouse
Mid-17th centuryA sandstone farmhouse with brick extensions added in about 1800. It is in two storeys and has grey slate roofs.
Bridge over moat,
Lymm Hall
Mid-17th century A stone bridge over what is now a dry moat.
Wildersmoor Hall Farm
Mid-17th century Originally this was a timber-framed building, but this has been largely replaced with brickwork and some sandstone. It has a single storey with three rooms on the attic.
8 Booth's Lane
1677A rectangular two-storey house in sandstone, now painted, with a grey-green slate roof. At the front facing the road is a gable with a datestone, under which is a five-light in each storey. On the right side are two three-light windows in each storey. The house was extended in the 20th century.
Well, Wildersmoor House
Before 1700 A stone-lined circular well with a stone parapet around a smaller circular opening. Most wells in the area are brick-lined.
1A and 3 Lymm Bridge
1733Now two houses, this was originally a single house. It is in brick with stone dressings, and has a slate roof.
Barsbank Lane Aqueduct
c. 1770An aqueduct designed by James Brindley to carry the Bridgewater Canal and its towpath over Barsbank Lane. It is constructed in brick and sandstone.
Bridgewater Street Aqueduct
c. 1770An aqueduct designed by James Brindley to carry the Bridgewater Canal and its towpath over the link between Bridgewater Street and Whitbarrow Road; it is constructed in brick and sandstone.
Burford Lane Aqueduct
c. 1770An aqueduct designed by James Brindley to carry the Bridgewater Canal and its towpath over Burford Lane. It is constructed in brick and sandstone.
Covered canal dock
c. 1770A dock designed by James Brindley with a barrel vaulted roof leading from the Bridgewater Canal that is entered by a brick arch.
Grantham's Bridge
c. 1770A brick accommodation bridge designed by James Brindley.
Lloyd Bridge
c. 1770A brick bridge designed by James Brindley to carry Oughtrington Lane over the Bridgewater Canal. It is named after a family who served the canal company for more than 200 years.
Dane Bank House
Late 18th centuryFormerly a house in red brick on a sandstone plinth with slate roofs, and a Doric portico. It has a T-shaped plan, and is in two storeys. The house has since been converted into flats.
Wall and archway,
Dane Bank House
Late 18th centuryA red brick wall, and an archway of sandstone voissoirs with a projecting keystone carried on brick piers.
Pigeon house,
Dane Bank House
Late 18th century A rectangular brick structure with slate roofs. The walls contain circular flight-holes.
1 Lymm Bridge
Late 18th century A two-storey house in painted brick with stone dressings facing the Bridgewater Canal. Its screen wall, steps and railings are included in the listing.
Barn,
Wildersmoor Hall Farm
1788Originally built as a threshing barn, it has been converted into loose boxes. It is in brown brick with slate roofs, and contains earlier fabric.
The Nook
Late 18th or early 19th centuryA two-storey house in brown brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. In the grounds are a cast iron pump and a sandstone trough that are included in the listing.
Trenace House
1800 or earlierA symmetrical house in three storeys with a Doric pedimented doorcase, a bay window and sash windows.
Statham Lodge
c. 1800A pebbledashed country house with a slate roof in two storeys. Later converted into a hotel.
Oughtrington Hall
c. 1810The hall was remodelled for Trafford Trafford possibly by Thomas Harrison. It is constructed in rendered brick with stone dressings and a slate roof in Neoclassical style. The hall is now part of Lymm High School.
Milepost,
Booth's Hill Road
c. 1821A cast iron milepost on the former turnpike from Warrington to Altrincham.
1, 3, 5 and 7 Arley Grove
Early 19th centuryA terrace of four three-storey cottages built for fustian cutters. They are in brick, the brickwork of No 1 is rendered, the rest are painted; all have slate roofs and sash windows.
11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 Church Road
Early 19th centuryA terrace of three-storey cottages built for fustian cutters. They are in brick with slate roofs, and have sash windows.
127 Higher Lane
Early 19th centuryA symmetrical two-storey brick house with grey slate roofs, containing 12-pane recessed sash windows.
12 Millbank
Early 19th centuryOriginally the coach house and coachman's house to Danebank House. A two-storey house in red brick with a grey slate roof.
1 New Road
Early 19th centuryThe end house of a terrace in pebbledashed brick with a slate roof. It has an L-shaped plan, and was Gothicised in about 1830, the rest of the terrace retaining its Georgian style.
3, 5, 7, and 9 New Road
Early 19th centuryA terrace of five two-storey brick cottages, each with a single sash window.
5, 7, 9, 11 and
13 The Grove
Early 19th centuryA terrace of five cottages in brick painted white with slate roofs.
Burford Lane Warehouse
Early 19th centuryBuilt as a warehouse and attached agent's house in brown brick with slate roofs on the south side of the Bridgewater Canal. The warehouse is in three storeys, the house in two.
Manor House
Early 19th centuryA symmetrical two-storey house in pebbledashed brick with slate roofs. The entrance doorcase is in Tuscan style with a pediment.
Coach House, The Nook
Early 19th centuryBuilt as a coach house, this is a two-storey brown brick structure with a slate roof.
Icehouse,
Wildersmoor House
Early 19th centuryAn icehouse in brick in the grounds of Wildersmoor House.
16 Bridgewater Street
c. 1830A rendered shop and accommodation with a sandstone portion to the rear. In two storeys with a basement, it is in Jacobean style.
Lodge, Oughtrington Hall
Mid-19th centuryA stone building with a grey slate roof, it has a Tuscan portico carried on four columns. The windows are 6-pane sashes.
Lymm Water Tower
Mid-19th centuryAn octagonal building in sandstone with an octagonal battlemented three-stage tower.
St Mary's Church
1850–52The church was designed by John Dobson. Alterations and additions were made in 1870–72 by John Douglas, and the tower was replaced in 1888–90 by J. S. Crowther. It is constructed in sandstone, and has a clerestory, transepts, and a west tower
Brookfield and Fourways
1864A pair of houses in cream brick with yellow sandstone bands and slate roofs.
Brookfield House
c. 1865A brick house with stone dressings in two storeys plus attics. It has a three-storey tower porch surmounted by a truncated spire containing hipped dormers, and has a cast iron crest.
Burford Lane Farmhouse
1866The farmhouse was built for George C. Dewhurst and designed by John Douglas. The lower two storeys are in brick and the attics are timber-framed.
Stable and cartshed, Burford Lane Farmhouse
1866Designed by John Douglas, it is in brick with a timber-framed gable.
Barn, granary and shippon,
Burford Lane Farmhouse
1866Designed by John Douglas, it is a symmetrical brick building with a timber-framed gable, surmounted by a dovecote and weathervane.
Mounting block,
Higher Lane
Mid-VictorianA mounting block in monolithic sandstone, it has two steps at each end.
Case to water point,
Agden Bridge
Mid-Victorian
A square cast iron case with two doors and a pyramidal cap and battlemented edges, decorated with traditional canal rose motifs.
St Peter's Church, Oughtrington
1871–72Designed by Slater and Carpenter, the church is in sandstone with grey slate roofs, and has a clerestory, an apsidal chancel, and a northeast steeple.
Bridge at outflow of Lymm Dam
Late 19th centuryA bridge carrying the A56 road over the outfall and spillway from the dam. It is constructed in sandstone, and was widened in the 20th century on the south side in concrete.
Bridge over head of Lymm Dam
1918–19A reinforced concrete bridge built by Fairclough Brothers for W. H. Lever and C. G. Dewhurst leading to an unexecuted development scheme.
War Memorial
1921The war memorial is in the grounds of St Mary's Church, it is in Woolton sandstone, and its design is based on the Cross of Sacrifice. The memorial consists of a Latin cross with the sword of sacrifice carved in relief on the front and the back. The cross is octagonal and tapers to the top, and stands on an octagonal plinth on three octagonal steps. On the plinth are inscriptions relating to both World Wars.
The Polygons
1978–79A detached house designed by Granville Gough for his own use. It is constructed in brick with timber cladding on a concrete raft. The house is in a single storey, its plan consisting of a series of interlinked polygons, with a central top-lit octagonal lounge, a service wing to the south and a bedroom wing to the north. Included in the listing are a York stone path and terraces around the house, a reflecting pool, and the eastern boundary wall.