Listed buildings in Elstow
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Elstow is a civil parish in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. It contains 31 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish adjoins the large town of Bedford. Almost all the listed buildings are houses. Also listed are a church, a moot hall, two public houses and the ruined Hillersdon mansion.
Key
[edit]| Grade | Criteria[1] |
|---|---|
| I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
| II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
| II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
[edit]| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elstow Lower School | —
|
1873 | School dates from 1873.[2] | II |
| War Memorial at Elstow Lower School 52°07′05″N 0°28′07″W / 52.11794°N 0.46873°W |
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1919 | War memorial to both the First and Second World Wars.[3] | II |
| 172 High Street 52°07′02″N 0°28′08″W / 52.1172°N 0.4689°W |
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1700s or earlier | A thatched house dating back to the seventeenth century. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.[4][5] The building was originally grade I listed but downgraded to grade II in 2018.[4] | II |
| Base of Market Cross 52°06′57″N 0°28′12″W / 52.11587°N 0.46995°W |
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medieval | Remains of Elstow's medieval market cross.[6] | II |
| Barn to North of Number 200, Wilstead Road 52°06′35″N 0°27′57″W / 52.10961°N 0.46591°W |
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|
19th century | Small 19th century timber framed barn with a thatched roof.[7] | II |
| 173 High Street | —
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17th century | 17th century timber-framed house.[8] | II |
| Parish Church Tower 52°06′54″N 0°28′10″W / 52.11507°N 0.46956°W |
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15th century | Parish church tower, stands on its own northwest of the main parish church.[9] | I |
| 193 Wilstead Road | —
|
17th century | Timber-framed house.[10] | II |
| Bunyan's Mead, 28 High Street 52°06′55″N 0°28′01″W / 52.11519°N 0.46698°W |
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|
Timber-framed house.[11] | II | |
| St Helena | —
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17th century | 17th century timber-framed house with some 19th century additions.[12] | II |
| The Old Vicarage | —
|
1796 | Former vicarage.[13] | II |
| 174 High Street | —
|
16th Century | 16th Century timber-framed house.[14] | II |
| Bunyan's Mead, 19 and 20 High Street 52°06′56″N 0°28′03″W / 52.11553°N 0.46752°W |
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|
16th Century | Pair of 16th century cottages that were renovated in the 1970s[15] | II |
| 215 and 216, West End Lane | —
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17th Century | 17th Century house that was later divided into two.[16] | II |
| Post Office | —
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1700 | 18th century house that was a post office[17] | II |
| Village Farmhouse | —
|
17th Century | 17th Century farmhouse with some 19th or possible 20th century alterations.[18] | II |
| Merrick Cottage 196 Wilstead Road 52°06′40″N 0°27′57″W / 52.11106°N 0.46579°W |
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18th Century | House that was previously two 18th century cottages.[19] | II |
| 199 and 200, Wilstead Road | —
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18th Century | Pair of 18th century cottages.[20] | II |
| Lynn Farmhouse | —
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17th Century | 17th century farmhouse with some 19th century alterations[21] | II |
| 170 and 171 High Street | —
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17th Century | Two 17th century timber-framed houses which could have potentially been one.[22] | II |
| 204 High Street | —
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1600 | Timber-framed house from the 1600s.[23] | II |
| Red Lion Public House | —
|
1798 | Public House[24] | II |
| Bunyan's Mead, 1-11 High Street 52°06′58″N 0°28′05″W / 52.11613°N 0.46813°W |
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15th Century | Row of 15th century or potentially older houses, with some alterations in the succeeding centuries.[25] | II* |
| 208-210 Church End | —
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1600 | 17th century house now divided into three.[26] | II |
| Swan Public House | —
|
16th Century | Public House[27] | II |
| Acacia Cottage | —
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17th Century | Timber-framed house that was previously two 17th century houses.[28] | II |
| Parish Church of St Mary and St Helena |  |
1078 | Parish church that was formerly part of a nunnery founded in the 11 century. Many additions and alterations were made to the church between the 12th and 16th centuries. It was restored in 1881.[29] | I |
| Bunyan's Mead, 12-17 High Street 52°06′57″N 0°28′04″W / 52.11571°N 0.46777°W |
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16th Century | Row of 16th century houses that were restored in the 1970s.[30] | II |
| Green Corner | —
|
17th Century | House.[31] | II |
| Moot Hall |  |
1500 | Moot Hall from 1500.[32] | II* |
| Hillersdon Mansion |  |
1620-1630 | Mansion built for Thomas Hillersdon in 1620-1630 it incorporates parts of cloisters from a Benedictine abbey.[33] | I |
References
[edit]- ^ "Listed buildings: How are listed buildings graded?". Historic England.
- ^ "Listed Building 1390599 – Elstow Lower School". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1390600 – Elstow Lower School War Memorial". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "172 High Street". Historic England. 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "172 High Street Elstow". Bedford Borough Council. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321608– Base of Market Cross". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114176– Barn to north of number 200, Wilstead Rd". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1200371– 173 High Street, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1312577– Parish church tower". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1137025– 193 Wilstead Road". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114172– Bunyan's Mead, 28 High Street". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321611– St Helena". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114169– Old Vicarage". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114171– 174 High Street". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1136979– Bunyan's Mead, 19 and 20 High Street". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1312498– 215 and 216, West End Lane Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114173– Post Office". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114174– Village Farmhouse". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114175– Merrick Cottage". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321612– 199 and 200 Wilstead Road, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321613– Lynn Farmhouse". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321613– 170 and 171 High Street, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1136999– 204 High Street, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1312574– The Red Lion Public House, High Street, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1136945– Bunyan's Mead 1-11 High Street, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1312595– 208,209 and 210 Church End, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321610– The Swan Public House, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114177– Acacia Cottage, Elstow". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1114168– Parish Church of St Mary and St Helena". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321609– Bunyan's Mead, 12-17 High Street". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1137014– Green Corner". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1136906– Moot Hall, The Green". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Listed Building 1321607– Hillersdon Mansion". Historic England. Retrieved 14 February 2022.