Helsby is a village and a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. The A56 road passes through it in a north–south direction. To the east is the former Helsby hill fort and to the west are the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey. Helsby contains 13 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are 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]
A cottage, originally with a barn behind. It is constructed in whitewashed brick and sandstone, and was originally thatched; it now has a corrugated iron roof.[4]
Built for the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway Company in sandstone with slate roofs; it is in Jacobean style.[9][11]
St Paul's Church 53°16′39″N2°45′40″W / 53.2775°N 2.7612°W / 53.2775; -2.7612 (St Paul's Church)
1868–70
A church designed by John Douglas and extended in 1909 by Douglas and Minshull. It is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs, and has transepts, an apsidal chancel, and a spire.[9][12]
Helsby Junction signal box 53°16′31″N2°46′16″W / 53.27539°N 2.77098°W / 53.27539; -2.77098 (Helsby Junction signal box)
1900
The signal box stands on the island platform of Helsby railway station. It was built by and for the London and North Western Railway, and is an example of their Type 4. The signal box was renovated in 2003. It is constructed with a brick base, a timber upper floor, and a Welsh slate roof. The original lever frame has been retained.[13]
Lychgate, St Paul's Church 53°16′40″N2°45′41″W / 53.27772°N 2.76125°W / 53.27772; -2.76125 (Lychgate, St Paul's Church)
1911
A timber-framed lychgate on a stone plinth with a green slate roof.[14]
War memorial 53°16′39″N2°45′42″W / 53.27753°N 2.76179°W / 53.27753; -2.76179 (War memorial)
1920
The war memorial is in the churchyard of St Paul's Church. It is about 5 metres (16 ft) high, in sandstone, and consists of a Celtic cross with a tapering shaft and a wheelhead, both of which are decorated with complex vine patterns in relief. The shaft is on a rectangular pedestal, itself on a base of three steps, all of which are on a platform. There is an inscription on the shaft, and the names of those lost in both world wars are inscribed on the plinth.[15]
^Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 April 2015
^Historic England, "265 Chester Road, Helsby (1261760)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Rose Farmhouse, Helsby (1261759)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Wrights Cottage, Helsby (1253454)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Alvanley House, Helsby (1253365)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Rake House, Helsby (1253459)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Shippon and barn 10 metres north west of Rose Farmhouse, Helsby (1253455)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Bank House, Helsby (1253456)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^ abcHartwell et al. (2011), p. 394
^Historic England, "Former Stationmaster's House and main Railway Station building, Helsby (1253460)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Shelter on island platform at Helsby Railway Station (1261746)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Helsby (1253457)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Helsby Junction signal box (1412057)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 November 2013
^Historic England, "Lychgate to St Paul's churchyard, Helsby (1253458)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 December 2012
^Historic England, "Helsby War Memorial (1437912)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 September 2016
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