Ellesmere Urban is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 106 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Ellesmere is a market town, and most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, and shops in the town. Some of them date from the 17th century and are timber framed, but the largest number date from the early 19th century, some of which incorporate earlier material. The oldest listed building is the parish church, and a sundial in the churchyard is also listed. The other listed buildings include public houses and a hotel, a canal warehouse, a bank, a mounting block, a town hall, a former fire station, and a former railway station.
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Grade CriteriaI Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally importantII* Particularly important buildings of more than special interestII Buildings of national importance and special interest
Buildings Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGradeSt Mary's ChurchThe church has retained some Norman features, but most have been removed in successive restorations. The first was by George Gilbert Scott in 1848–49, who replaced the nave with one in Perpendicular style, and restored the transepts. In 1883 Arthur Blomfield restored a chancel chapel, and in 1889 John Loughborough Pearson rebuilt the east wall of the chancel. The church is built in sandstone with slate roofs, and has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave, north and south aisles, north and south transepts, a chancel with north and south chapels, and a tower at the crossing. The tower has two stages, and at the top are a quatrefoil frieze, gargoyles, an embattled parapet, and eight pinnacles.White Hart Public HouseThe public house is timber framed with plaster infill, the lower floor stuccoed, on a brick plinth, with a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The upper floor is jettied, with a moulded bressumer on enriched consoles. The doorway has a plain surround, and the windows are casements.1 Church HillThe cottage is partly timber framed with brick infill and partly in brick, with a tile roof. It has two storeys and two bays. The windows are cast iron lattice casements, and to the right is a wooden gabled porch.2 and 4 St John's HillA house partly timber framed with brick infill and partly in brick, with a slate roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and one bay. It contains a small shop front, a casement window, and a gabled dormer.4 Market StreetAt one time the White Lion Public House, it is partly timber framed, and partly in brick with a slate roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and two bays, the left bay gabled. The doorway has a moulded and carved surround and a canopy, and the windows are casements. Inside is timber framing, some with wattle and daub infill.7–9 Birch RoadA row of timber framed cottages with brick infill and a slate roof. There is one storey and attics, and four bays. The windows are casements, those in the attics in raking dormers.7 St John's HillA timber framed house encased in brick and rendered, it has two storeys and an attic, and two bays. The doorway has a gabled hood, and the windows are casements. Inside is some exposed timber framing.31 Scotland StreetThe house is timber framed with brick infill and a gabled front with plain bargeboards. It has two storeys, the upper floor jettied with a moulded bressumer. The doorway has a segmental head, and the windows are casements.Yolande CourtA timber framed house with brick infill and a tiled roof, which has been divided into three dwellings. There are two storeys, and an L-shaped plan, consisting of a five-bay hall range, and a slightly projecting gabled cross-wing on the left, the upper floor of the gable being jettied. The windows are casements, and in front of the house is a cobbled courtyard.Store at rear of 1–5 High StreetA small timber framed building with brick infill and a slate roof. It has one storey with a gable, and a small window in the gable.8 St John's HillA timber framed house refronted in brick in the 19th century, it has corbelled eaves and a slate roof. There are three storeys and a symmetrical front of two bays. The central doorway has a pedimented hood, and the windows are sashes.9 Talbot Street and barnThe house is timber framed with brick infill and two storeys, there is a 19th-century brick wing to the southeast, and at the rear is a barn, partly timber-framed and partly in brick. The roofs are slateed, and the windows are casements. In the brick wing is a doorway with pilasters and a pedimented hood.11 and 13 Talbot StreetA pair of cottages, roughcast over timber framing, with one storey and attics. There are two simple doorways, two casement windows, and two gabled dormers. At the rear is exposed timber framing.23 Talbot StreetThe house was altered later, the front is timber framed with brick infill, the gable end facing the street is roughcast, and the roof is partly tiled and partly slated. There are two storeys and an attic, three bays, and a single-storey brick extension at the front. The windows are sashes.1–5 Watergate StreetA row of three cottages, later combined into one dwelling, basically timber framed and largely encased in brick, with dentil eaves and a slate roof. There are two storeys, the windows are a mix of casements, and sashes, some horizontally-sliding, and the doorway has a segmental head.Cremorne CottageThe cottage was extended in the 19th century. The earlier part is timber framed with later brick infilling, and the extension is in brick. The cottage has two storeys and a slate roof, and the extension to the north has a single storey. The windows are casements.Glebe CottageBasically timber framed, the house is largely encased in brick and roughcast, with a slate roof, one storey and an attic. Steps with railings lead up to a plain doorway, there are three casement windows, and a gabled dormer.The White HouseA timber framed cottage with brick infill and a slate roof. It has one storey, two bays, and a lean-to rear extension containing a trellis gabled porch. The windows are casements.Sundial1726The sundial is in the churchyard of St Mary's Church. It is in stone and consists of a vase-shaped baluster on a two-stepped stone base, and has a stone basin containing a brass dial inscribed with names and the date, and a gnomon.The GrangeA large house that was extended in the 19th century. It is in red brick with stone dressings, three storeys, and most of the windows are sashes. On the west side is a verandah, in the extension to the east is a polygonal bay window and another verandah with a balcony, a Venetian window, and a polygonal conservatory.1 and 3 Birch RoadA brick building with dentil eaves and a slate roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and three bays. One doorway is blocked, the other has a plain surround, the windows are casements with segmental heads, and there are three gabled dormers.17 Cross Street and Swan HotelA shop and a public house in brick, the public house stuccoed, with two storeys and attics, and corbelled eaves. No. 17 has two bays, a shop front in the ground floor, and casement windows and two box dormers above. The public house has three bays, quoins, and a sill band. The central doorway has a moulded surround, pilasters, and a small cornice, the windows are sashes, and there are two box dormers.14 High StreetA shop in painted brick with a slate roof, three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a modified 19th-century shop front with arched heads to the window lights. The upper floors contain sash windows, those in the middle floor with cambered heads. Also in the middle floor is an elaborate wrought iron sign bracket.16 and 18 High StreetA pair of brick shops with a tile roof. There are two storeys and attics, and two bays. In the ground floor are shop fronts, and above are sash windows and two gabled dormers.24 Watergate StreetA stuccoed house, the ground floor rusticated, with a storey band, quoins, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a moulded surround with pilasters, a rectangular fanlight, and an open pediment. The windows are sashes with plain keyblocks and lintels.8 Willow StreetA red brick house with a slate roof, two storeys and an attic, and two bays. The centre of the left bay projects slightly and has a small gable. It contains a doorway with a moulded surround, pilastered sidelights, and an open pediment. Above it is a two-light sash window, and in the gable is a small casement window. The right bay is wider, and contains a Venetian window in the ground floor, a three-light sash window above, and a large gabled dormer.Cambrian Inn Public HouseThe public house is roughcast, with quoins, a cornice above the ground floor, a band above the middle floor, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and four bays. In the ground floor is a modern inn front, and above are sash windows in shaped stuccoed surrounds.Sheraton House A detached red brick house with a string course, a modillion eaves cornice, and a hipped slate roof. There are two storeys and attics, and a symmetrical front of five bays. The central doorway has a moulded surround with fluted pilasters, a fanlight with Gothic glazing, and a swagged and dentilled open pediment. Flanking and over the doorway are Venetian windows, the other windows in the upper floor are sashes, and in the attic are three dormers, one gabled, the others with hipped roofs. Named early in the 20th century after the Sheraton Family who lived here for a century .