Listed buildings in Northwich
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Listed buildings in Northwich

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Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade

St Helen's Church 53°15′37″N 2°30′17″W / 53.2602°N 2.5046°W	-	14th century	Additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. During the 19th century there was a series of restorations, the last in 1883–86 when Paley and Austin also widened the north aisle, added a vestry and created a baptistry.	I

Winnington Hall 53°16′07″N 2°32′01″W / 53.2686°N 2.5336°W	—	c. 1600	This originated as a timber-framed country house. An additional stone wing was added in 1775 by Samuel Wyatt.	I

Gates and gatepiers, Verdin Park 53°15′35″N 2°31′04″W / 53.25964°N 2.51765°W	—	18th century	The stone gate piers are rusticated with wrought iron finials. The gates are elaborate, and were moved from Bostock Hall Park.	II

Sundial 53°15′36″N 2°30′17″W / 53.26001°N 2.50478°W	—	18th century	The sundial is in the churchyard of St Helen's Church to the south of the church. It is in red sandstone and consists of a vase baluster on a square plinth on two circular steps.	II

Hartford Manor 53°14′54″N 2°31′51″W / 53.2482°N 2.5308°W	-	Late 18th century	This stone house was refronted in about 1820. It is in two storeys with a five-bay front and a slate roof.	II

16 Winnington Street 53°15′39″N 2°31′00″W / 53.2607°N 2.5167°W	—	Late 18th century (probable)	Built as a house, later used as an office. It is in brick with a slate roof, and has two storeys plus attics.	II

Rose Cottage 53°15′57″N 2°32′09″W / 53.2658°N 2.5357°W	—	c. 1780	A cottage built for Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, probably for the Winnington Estate. It is constructed in brick with a slate roof.	II

Canal milepost 53°15′59″N 2°28′26″W / 53.26648°N 2.47388°W	-	1819	A cast iron milepost on the west side of the Trent and Mersey Canal consisting of a circular post with a curved plate inscribed with the distances to Preston Brook and Shardlow.	II

256–268 London Road 53°14′57″N 2°30′39″W / 53.2491°N 2.5108°W	—	Early 19th century	A row of seven cottages constructed in brick with slate roofs. They have two storeys, and have recessed sash windows.	II

The Brockhurst 53°15′03″N 2°30′29″W / 53.2508°N 2.5081°W	—	Early 19th century	A stone building on a projecting plinth with a hipped slate roof. It has an Ionic porch with four columns and a flat entablature.	II

Victoria Infirmary, Old Wing 53°15′42″N 2°31′08″W / 53.26164°N 2.51900°W	—	Early 19th century	This originated as a house, and was later converted into a hospital. It is constructed in ashlar stone, with a slate hipped roof.	II

Weaver Navigation Office 53°15′28″N 2°31′02″W / 53.2579°N 2.5173°W	—	1826	Later the offices of British Waterways, it is constructed in brick with hipped slate roofs, and has two storeys. The entrance doorway is flanked by Tuscan columns, above which is a fanlight.	II

Clock tower 53°15′29″N 2°31′01″W / 53.25801°N 2.51683°W	—	1830	The lower part of the tower is in brick, and the upper part in weatherboarded timber. There are clock faces on the north and south sides.	II

Cassantree 53°15′16″N 2°31′46″W / 53.2544°N 2.5294°W	—	1832	Located at 134 Chester Road, this is a house designed by S. W.	II

Road Milepost 53°14′50″N 2°30′37″W / 53.24732°N 2.51026°W	—	1833	A cast iron milepost on the east side of London Road consisting of a circular post with an ogee-domed top, and a curved plate giving distances to nearby locations.	II

Holy Trinity Church 53°15′28″N 2°31′08″W / 53.2577°N 2.5188°W	—	1842	Designed by Edmund Sharpe for the Weaver Navigation Trustees, the church is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs, and is in Geometrical style.	II

Navigation House 53°15′22″N 2°31′01″W / 53.2562°N 2.5170°W	—	c. 1852	Built in brick with a slate roof as a residence and office for the engineer of the Weaver Navigation, it is in two storeys with cellars.	II

Stable block to Navigation House 53°15′22″N 2°31′02″W / 53.25624°N 2.51724°W	—	1856	Built for the Weaver Navigation Trust, it is constructed in brick with a slate roof. The building is in ​1 1⁄2 storeys and two bays.	II

Hunt's Locks 53°15′08″N 2°31′03″W / 53.2523°N 2.5175°W	-	c. 1860	A pair of locks in the Weaver Navigation. The smaller eastern lock was built in about 1860 and has two pairs of lock gates.	II

Weaver Railway Viaduct 53°15′16″N 2°30′53″W / 53.25453°N 2.51474°W	-	1862	Built for the Cheshire Lines Committee, this is a viaduct of 48 arches carrying the railway over the River Weaver, Weaver Navigation, the A533 road and the River Dane.	II

St Wilfrid's Church 53°15′44″N 2°30′24″W / 53.2621°N 2.5068°W	—	1864–66	A Roman Catholic church designed by Edmund Kirby, and enlarged in 1901–02. It is constructed in red brick with blue brick dressings.	II

Weir and footbridge 53°15′15″N 2°30′58″W / 53.2543°N 2.5162°W	—	c. 1890	A weir across the River Weaver in stone and cast iron, with a footbridge. The weir has five sluices, each separated by a stone pier.	II

Verdin Technical Schools and Gymnasium 53°15′08″N 2°30′46″W / 53.2523°N 2.5128°W	—	1896–97	The technical school was paid for by Sir Joseph Verdin, salt manufacturer, and designed by Joseph Cawley in Eclectic Renaissance style.	II

Hayhurst Bridge and control cabin 53°15′30″N 2°30′59″W / 53.2582°N 2.5164°W	-	1899	A swing bridge carrying the A5509 road over the Weaver Navigation. It consists of a single pivoted span with asymmetrical bowstring lattice girders.	II

Town Bridge and control cabin 53°15′37″N 2°30′57″W / 53.2604°N 2.5159°W	-	1899	A swing bridge carrying the A533 road over the Weaver Navigation. It consists of a single pivoted span with asymmetrical bowstring lattice girders.	II

Winnington Turn Bridge and control cabin 53°16′14″N 2°32′20″W / 53.2705°N 2.5389°W	-	1908–09	A swing bridge carrying the A533 road over the Weaver Navigation, replacing an earlier bridge of 1901. It is in cast steel, with a walkway, which was added later.	II

Brunner Public Library 53°15′44″N 2°30′36″W / 53.2623°N 2.5099°W	—	1909	A public library and museum designed by A .E. Powles.	II

Dock Road Pumping Station 53°15′17″N 2°30′56″W / 53.25482°N 2.51566°W	-	1910	A circular single-storey brick building with stone dressings and a crenellated parapet. It has a round-arched quoined doorway, and seven round-arched windows with voussoirs.	II

R. A. O. B. Hall 53°15′43″N 2°30′39″W / 53.2620°N 2.5108°W	—	1911	Built as the Constitutional Club, and later used by the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, it was designed by J. Cawley as a timber-framed building with a slate roof.	II

Statue of Ludwig Mond 53°16′11″N 2°31′57″W / 53.26981°N 2.53243°W	-	1912	A bronze statue on a granite plinth of Ludwig Mond by Édouard Lantéri. It is life size, and includes a depiction of Mond's beard and moustache; he is wearing a hat with a floppy brim.	II

Post Office 53°15′44″N 2°30′31″W / 53.2622°N 2.5085°W	—	1914	A timber-framed building designed to be lifted up in the event of subsidence. It has recessed plaster panels, and a tiled roof.	II

Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial 53°16′08″N 2°32′02″W / 53.26881°N 2.53389°W	—	1921	The war memorial, designed by Darcy Braddell, stands opposite Winnington Hall, and it was altered after the Second World War. It consists of a square and tapered obelisk in Portland stone, with a moulded stepped capstone, on which is a representation of an eternal flame in bronze and glass.	II

Brunner Mond Lostock Gralam (Northwich) War Memorial 53°16′00″N 2°28′40″W / 53.26680°N 2.47764°W	—	1921	The war memorial, designed by Darcy Braddell, is in Portland stone, and consists of a rectangular enclosure. There is a paved area enclosed by walls 6 feet (1.8 m) high with corner piers, and in the centre is an obelisk 10 feet (3.0 m) high.	II

Statue of John Brunner 53°16′11″N 2°31′57″W / 53.26971°N 2.53240°W	-	1922	A bronze statue on a granite plinth of Sir John Brunner by W. Goscombe John.	II

Plaza Cinema 53°15′45″N 2°30′26″W / 53.2626°N 2.5073°W	The Plaza, Northwich (4).JPG	1928	Designed as a cinema by William and Segar Owen, it was later used as a bingo hall. It is constructed in brick on a steel frame.	II

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The Northwich buildings include Rose Cottage, Cassantree, and the cottages at 256–268 London Road.

final_sentence: The Northwich buildings include Rose Cottage, Cassantree, and the cottages at 256–268 London Road.