Listed buildings in Aintree Village
Aintree Village is a civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside, England. It contains six buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish is a residential area to the north of Liverpool. It contains the Aintree Racecourse, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The listed buildings consist of houses, a stand on the racecourse, and a bridge crossing the canal.
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
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| Valley House 53.47861°N 2.92491°W |
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17th century | The house is in brick with stone dressings, and has a slate roof. It is in two storeys, and has a two-bay entrance front, the right bay projecting forward under a gable. The windows are mullioned with five lights, and the entrance is in a lean-to porch to the left. There is an extension at the rear of the house.[2] |
| 3 and 4 Mill Square 53.47969°N 2.93221°W |
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18th century | Originating as a farm building, it was later converted into a two houses. These are built in brick with a stone-slate roof. The houses are in two storeys, and each has a front of two bays. The windows are in various types.[3] |
| 1 and 2 Mill Square 53.47974°N 2.93244°W |
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1765 | Originating as a farmhouse, and later converted into two houses, the building is in brick with a stone-slate roof. It is in two storeys, and has a front of three bays, the right bay having been added in the 20th century. The windows in the original part are horizontally-sliding sashes; those in the new bay are casements. On the front is a datestone.[4] |
| 5, 6 and 7 Mill Square 53.47977°N 2.93203°W |
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Late 18th century | A terrace of three houses in brick with a stone-slate roof. They are in two storeys, and each house has a three-bay front. The houses have segmentally-headed entrances, and the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes, all with segmental heads.[5] |
| Blue Anchor Bridge 53.47927°N 2.93793°W |
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1831 | The bridge carries Melling Road over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is constructed in stone and consists of a single elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs, it has a dated keystone and piers at the ends.[6] |
| County Stand, Aintree Racecourse 53.47479°N 2.95252°W |
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1885 | The stand replaced one of 1829 that was destroyed by fire. It is built in brick with stone dressings, and is in two storeys with a roof terrace. The stand has a front of 41 bays, the tiered roof terrace being carried on cast iron columns.[7][8] |
References
Citations
Sources
- Historic England, "Valley House, Aintree Village (1075884)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2014
- Historic England, "3 and 4 Mill Square, Aintree Village (1343256)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2014
- Historic England, "1 and 2 Mill Square, Aintree Village (1075882)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2014
- Historic England, "5, 6 and 7 Mill Square, Aintree Village (1075883)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2014
- Historic England, "Blue Anchor Bridge, Aintree Village (1343295)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2014
- Historic England, "County Stand at Aintree Racecourse (1343257)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 July 2014
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 30 March 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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