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Listed buildings in Harlaston

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Harlaston is a civil parish in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The parish contains eleven 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. The parish contains the village of Harlaston and the smaller settlement of Haselour, and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of a church, a small country house and an associated chapel, houses and cottages, a farmhouse, two mileposts, and a telephone kiosk.


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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
St Matthew's Church
52°41′45″N 1°41′00″W / 52.69588°N 1.68336°W / 52.69588; -1.68336 (St Matthew's Church)
Early 13th century The earliest part of the church is the tower, the rest was designed by Ewan Christian and built in 1882–83. The tower is in sandstone, the body of the church is in brick, and the bellcote on the tower is timber framed. The church consists of a nave, a south timber-framed porch, a chancel, a northeast vestry, and a west tower. The tower has one stage, a hipped roof, and the bellcote has a pyramidal roof. The windows in the tower are lancets, elsewhere they are in Decorated style, the east window having three lights.[2][3] II*
Chapel east of Haselour Hall
52°41′39″N 1°41′44″W / 52.69427°N 1.69547°W / 52.69427; -1.69547 (Chapel east of Haselour Hall)
14th century (probable) The chapel, which was restored in about 1885, is in sandstone and has a tile roof. There is a rectangular plan, with diagonal buttresses, and a small square bellcote with a pyramidal roof at the west end. The three-light east window has a pointed head and a hood mould, and it contains Geometric tracery. There are doors on the north and south sides, both with segmental heads.[2][4] II*
Haselour Hall
52°41′39″N 1°41′45″W / 52.69410°N 1.69586°W / 52.69410; -1.69586 (Haselour Hall)
Late 16th century A small country house that was restored in 1885, it is timber framed, partly roughcast, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and an L-shaped plan, with a main range of five bays, the middle bay projecting, a rear wing, and further rear extensions. The windows are mullioned and transomed and contain casements with leaded lights. The extensions link the hall to the chapel.[2][5] II*
The Manor House, Main Road
52°41′41″N 1°41′00″W / 52.69471°N 1.68336°W / 52.69471; -1.68336 (The Manor House)
c. 1600 The house, which was extended in the 17th century and altered in the 19th century, is timber framed and has tile roofs. There are two storeys and an attic, and a T-shaped plan with a front range of two bays, and a rear wing. The upper storey of the front range is jettied with a chamfered and moulded bressumer. In the centre is a gabled porch with shaped bargeboards and a finial. The windows are casements, and above the upper floor windows are gables with shaped bargeboards and finials.[2][6] II
The Manor, Manor Lane
52°41′44″N 1°40′57″W / 52.69557°N 1.68244°W / 52.69557; -1.68244 (The Manor)
Late 17th century The house was remodelled and extended in the 19th century. The original part is timber framed, the extension is in brick and roughcast, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys and a T-shaped plan, with the extension at right angles to the original range. The windows are casements, and above the door is a re-used datestone. Inside the house is exposed timber framing.[7] II
Dunimere Farmhouse
52°40′55″N 1°40′39″W / 52.68205°N 1.67761°W / 52.68205; -1.67761 (Dunimere Farmhouse)
18th century The farmhouse is in brick, partly rendered, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys and an attic, a main range, a north gabled wing, and a two-storey service wing on the left. In the north front is a doorway with pilasters, and a bowed bay window with an entablature. The windows are mullioned and transomed.[8] II
The Homestead, Main Road
52°41′48″N 1°40′52″W / 52.69676°N 1.68117°W / 52.69676; -1.68117 (The Homestead)
Mid to late 18th century A red brick house with a dentilled eaves band and a tile roof. There are three storeys, two bays, a single-storey extension to the right, and a rear outshut. The central doorway has a bracketed hood, and the windows are casements, those in the lower two floors with segmental heads.[9] II
Haselour House
52°41′37″N 1°41′53″W / 52.69369°N 1.69816°W / 52.69369; -1.69816 (Haselour House)
Late 18th century A farmhouse in red brick with a floor band and a hipped tile roof. There are two storeys and an attic, a front of five bays, and rear extensions. The central doorway has a fanlight, the windows are sashes, and there are three hipped dormers.[10] II
Milepost at NGR SK 20721052
52°41′31″N 1°41′41″W / 52.69201°N 1.69486°W / 52.69201; -1.69486 (Milepost at NGR SK 20721052)
Mid to late 19th century The milepost is on the north side of the road. It is in cast iron, and has a triangular plan and a chamfered top. On the top is "HARLASTON" and the sides indicate the distances to Harlaston, Clifton, Measham, Ashby de la Zouch, Alrewas, Lichfield, and Burton upon Trent.[11] II
Milepost at NGR SK 21741110
52°41′50″N 1°40′47″W / 52.69714°N 1.67974°W / 52.69714; -1.67974 (Milepost at NGR SK 21741110)
Mid to late 19th century The milepost is on the north side of Haunton Road. It is in cast iron, and has a triangular plan and a chamfered top. On the top is "HARLASTON" and the sides indicate the distances to Clifton, Measham, Ashby de la Zouch, Alrewas, Lichfield, and Burton upon Trent.[12] II
Telephone kiosk south of St Michael's Church
52°41′44″N 1°40′59″W / 52.69558°N 1.68319°W / 52.69558; -1.68319 (Telephone kiosk)
1935 A K6 type telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. Constructed in cast iron with a square plan and a dome, it has three unperforated crowns in the top panels.[13] II

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  • Historic England, "Church of St. Matthew, Harlaston (1038795)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Chapel immediately east of Haselour Hall, Harlaston (1038793)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Haselour Hall, Harlaston (1188444)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "The Manor House, Harlaston (1188492)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "The Manor, Harlaston (1038794)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Dunimere Farmhouse, Harlaston (1116606)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "The Homestead, Harlaston (1294711)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Haselour House, Harlaston (1038792)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Milepost at NGR SK 20721052, Harlaston (1188461)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "Milepost at NGR SK 21741110, Harlaston (1038796)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, "K6 Telephone Kiosk south of Church of St Matthew, Harlaston (1116610)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 21 July 2019
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-071046-9