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Eccleston is a civil parish in St Helens, Merseyside, England. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, four are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.

The parish is partly residential, and partly rural. The major building in the parish is Scholes House. This is listed, as are two associated structures. The other listed buildings consist of a house, a farmhouse, a church, and a war memorial.

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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

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Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Scholes House
53°26′05″N 2°46′10″W / 53.43481°N 2.76952°W / 53.43481; -2.76952 (Scholes House)
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 1681 The house contains earlier fabric, and has been much altered since. It is in stone, and some of its windows are mullioned. The entrance porch has Elizabethan moulding, and a four-centred arch.[2][3] II*
Rainford Farmhouse
53°27′09″N 2°47′55″W / 53.45257°N 2.79864°W / 53.45257; -2.79864 (Rainford Farmhouse)
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 1690 A stone house with a slate roof. It is in two storeys with a three-bay front. Most of the windows are modern casements in stone frames.[4][5] II
Effigy pedestal,
Scholes House
53°26′05″N 2°46′10″W / 53.43459°N 2.76953°W / 53.43459; -2.76953 (Effigy pedestal, Scholes House)
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 Early 18th century In the garden of Scholes House is a Doric pillar, at the top of which is a niche for an image. It is thought that this was taken from a wayside cross.[6][7] II*
130–132 Portico Lane
53°25′58″N 2°46′41″W / 53.43281°N 2.77810°W / 53.43281; -2.77810 (130–132 Portico Lane)
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 c. 1800 Originally a watchmaker's cottage and workshop, later divided into two dwellings. It is in brick with a slate roof, in two storeys with a three-bay front, and a lean-to workshop extension to the left. At the rear are two single-bay projections. On the left side is a large 32-pane window.[8] II
Christ Church
53°27′15″N 2°46′40″W / 53.45424°N 2.77782°W / 53.45424; -2.77782 (Christ Church)
1836–38 The church was designed by Samuel Taylor, it is in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. The church consists of a nave, transepts, a chancel with a south vestry, and a west steeple. The steeple has a three-stage tower and a recessed spire. The windows are lancets, and at the east end is a triple lancet window flanked by octagonal battlemented turrets with small spires.[9][10] II
War memorial
53°26′02″N 2°47′36″W / 53.43391°N 2.79347°W / 53.43391; -2.79347 (War memorial)
c. 1920 The war memorial was designed by Walter Gilbert and Louis Weingartener in Portland stone and bronze. A square pedestal stands on a base of three square steps. On the top is the sculpture of a soldier holding binoculars and a revolver, and at the base is a woman holding a laurel garland.[11][12] II*
Ruins, Scholes House
53°26′06″N 2°46′10″W / 53.43491°N 2.76935°W / 53.43491; -2.76935 (Ruins, Scholes House)
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 Undated The ruins are those of a former friary.[13] II*

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Citations

  1. ^ Historic England
  2. ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 573
  3. ^ Historic England & 1253238
  4. ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 577
  5. ^ Historic England & 1261889
  6. ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), pp. 573–574
  7. ^ Historic England & 1253239
  8. ^ Historic England & 1403261
  9. ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 576
  10. ^ Historic England & 1392651
  11. ^ Pollard & Pevsner (2006), p. 543
  12. ^ Historic England & 1389376
  13. ^ Historic England & 1261890

Sources

  • Historic England, "Scholes House, Eccleston (1253238)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 October 2014
  • Historic England, "Rainford Farmhouse (or Clay Lane Farmhouse), Eccleston (1261889)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 October 2014
  • Historic England, "Effigy pedestal in garden of Scholes House, Eccleston (1253239)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 October 2014
  • Historic England, "130–132 Portico Road, Eccleston (1403261)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 October 2014
  • Historic England, "Christ Church, Eccleston (1392651)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 October 2014
  • Historic England, "West Derby War Memorial at Eccleston Park (1389376)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 June 2017
  • Historic England, "Adjacent ruins at Scholes House, Eccleston (1261890)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 October 2014
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 1 April 2015
  • Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5
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