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Updated: December 2016 INTRODUCTION Listed Buildings in Spelthorne Updated: December 2016 INTRODUCTION This document provides details of all the ‘listed’ buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Spelthorne as at December 2016. Buildings are ‘listed’ by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. This document combines two separate lists originally produced for the former Staines Urban District in August 1952 (resurveyed in February 1982) and the former Sunbury Urban District in December 1969 (resurveyed in 1987). It also includes details of additions and alterations to the ‘list’ since the respective resurvey dates. The buildings are set out in alphabetical street name order. The address, date of listing and grade is set out in the header and the formal description of the building or feature is given. The descriptions are, however, only given by the Secretary of State as a guide to the character/interest of the building and as an aid to identification of the building or structure. They are not a comprehensive description of all that may be of architectural or historic interest. Absence from the description of a particular feature of a building does not indicate it is of no interest or that it can be removed or altered without consent. Certain notes have been added in brackets by the Council at the end of descriptions to identify significant changes since preparation of the ‘list’. Listed buildings are categorised into three grades. The following table summarises the percentage of each grade nationally and the number in Spelthorne. Grade % of National Stock of Number in Spelthorne Listed Buildings (%) Grade I 2.5 % 3 (1.5%) Grade II* 5.5 % 12 (6.1%) Grade II 92 % 183 (92.4%) Further information on Listed Buildings is also available on the Historic England website: http://www.historicengland.org.uk. At the end of the document there is a glossary setting out definition of the architectural terms used in the description. The following abbreviations may be found on some of the descriptive notes: C = Century A.M. = Ancient Monument N.M.R. = National Monuments Record R.C.H.M. = Royal Commission on Historical Monuments V.C.H. = Victoria County History GV = Group Value The Council has prepared a leaflet “An Owner’s Guide to Listed Buildings” which provides useful information on the maintenance and preservation of ‘listed’ buildings and when listed building consent may be required from the Council for alterations to a building or structure. In addition a series of leaflets published by Surrey County Council dealing with specific aspects of repair and maintenance is available. These leaflets may all be viewed on our website https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/article/4218/Listed-and-locally-listed- buildings Listed Buildings in Spelthorne December 2016 i ii Listed Buildings in Spelthorne December 2016 Index Abbey Drive, Laleham ............................................................................................... 1 Abbey Mews .................................................................................................. 1 Laleham Abbey .............................................................................................. 1 The Coverts ................................................................................................... 1 The Thatched Cottage ................................................................................... 1 Bedfont Road, Stanwell ............................................................................................. 2 No.48 (Berrisford House) ............................................................................... 2 Stanwell Farmhouse ...................................................................................... 2 Bridge Street, Staines ............................................................................................... 2 Staines Bridge ............................................................................................... 2 Broadway The, Laleham ............................................................................................ 2 Cambridge Cottage and The Red Cottage ..................................................... 2 Church Farmhouse ........................................................................................ 2 Church of All Saints ....................................................................................... 3 Granary to south-east of Barn at Manor Farm ................................................ 3 High Elms ...................................................................................................... 3 Manor Farmhouse ......................................................................................... 3 Outbuilding adjacent to Manor Farmhouse and Barn ..................................... 4 Outbuilding to north east of barn at Manor Farm ............................................ 4 Wisteria Cottage and The Turks Head P.H. ................................................... 4 Yew Corner (Pooh Corner) ............................................................................ 4 Boundary wall of Yew Corner ......................................................................... 4 Charlton Road, Charlton ............................................................................................ 4 The Harrow Public House .............................................................................. 4 Chertsey Bridge Rd, Laleham .................................................................................... 5 Chertsey Bridge ............................................................................................. 5 City Post at south-east end of bridge ............................................................. 5 Chertsey Road, Shepperton ...................................................................................... 5 Mill Eyot ......................................................................................................... 5 The Little Cottage .......................................................................................... 5 Church Road, Ashford ............................................................................................... 5 Parish Church of St. Matthew ........................................................................ 5 St David’s Girls School (now St James Senior Boys School) ......................... 6 Chapel at St David’s Girls School (now St James Senior Boys School) ......... 6 Railings and Gates Lodge to St David’s Girls School ..................................... 6 Church Road, Shepperton ......................................................................................... 6 Anchor Cottage and The Cottage .................................................................. 6 Bluebeckers Eating House ............................................................................. 7 1 & 2 Lime Tree Cottages .............................................................................. 7 Manor House ................................................................................................. 7 Stable Block to the west of Manor House ...................................................... 8 Winches Cottage ........................................................................................... 8 Church Square, Shepperton ...................................................................................... 8 Church of St. Nicholas ................................................................................... 8 Monument dedicated to Margaret Love Peacock ........................................... 9 Thames Cottage ............................................................................................ 9 The Kings Head Public House ..................................................................... 10 The Rectory ................................................................................................. 10 Warren Lodge Hotel ..................................................................................... 10 Ye Olde House ............................................................................................ 11 Church Street, Staines ............................................................................................ 11 21-27 ........................................................................................................... 11 57 & 59 ........................................................................................................ 11 Listed Buildings in Spelthorne December 2016 iii 75 ................................................................................................................ 11 77 and 79 ..................................................................................................... 11 101 .............................................................................................................. 11 103 (Bosun's Hatch) .................................................................................... 12 111 and 113 ................................................................................................. 12 115 Church Street and 2 and 4 Vicarage Road ............................................ 12 St. Mary's Church ........................................................................................ 12 George Hawkins Tomb in St. Mary's Churchyard ......................................... 12 Railings & Gate Piers to Nos. 96-100 + 104 (Even) ..................................... 13 114 .............................................................................................................
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