Listed Buildings

Listed Buildings in the Civil Parish of Hartford

Location or Street	Listed Building Name	Grade	Group Value
SJ 6410 7081 (OS Map ref)	Cattle tunnel 170m NW of Vale Royal Railway Viaduct	II
BRADBURNS LANE	Kindergarten building at Grange School	II
CHESTER ROAD	Church of St. John	II
CHESTER ROAD	No. 224 (The Beeches) and No. 226 (Hartford Beach)	II
CHESTER ROAD	Turnpike milepost between Nos. 453 and 455	II
HODGE LANE	Barn 20m W of Brown Heath Farmhouse	II
HODGE LANE	Barn 20m W of Hodge Lane Farmhouse	II	GV
HODGE LANE	Hodge Lane Farmhouse	II	GV
PARK LANE	Riddings	II
SCHOOL LANE	Hartford Hall Hotel (formerly listed as Hartford Manor)	II
SCHOOL LANE	Hollies	II
SCHOOL LANE	Front wall and steps to Whitehall	II	GV
SCHOOL LANE	Whitehall	II	GV
WEAVER NAVIGATION	Vale Royal Railway Viaduct (part of this is in Davenham Parish)	II
	plus officially in Northwich
GREENBANK LANE	Hartford Manor	II

Grade I: These are buildings of exceptional interest (less than 5 percent of the listed buildings so far are in this grade).

Grade II: These are buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them. (Some particularly important buildings in Grade II are classified as Grade II*).
There was previously a Grade III which did not form part of the statutory list. Since the adoption of current standards many buildings originally shown as Grade III qualified for selection, particularly when they possessed group value, and are situated on the lists accordingly.

How the buildings are chosen

The principles of selection for these lists were originally drawn up by an expert committee of architects, antiquarians and historians, and are still followed. Buildings that qualify for listing are (a) All buildings before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition, (b) Most buildings between 1700 and 1840, though selection is necessary, and (c) between 1840 and 1914 only buildings of definite quality and character: the selection being designed to include the principle works of the principle architects. Selected buildings after 1914 are also considered. Buildings which are less than 30 years old are normally listed only if they are of outstanding quality and under threat. Buildings less than 10 years old are not listed.

In choosing buildings, particular attention is paid to:

• Special value within certain types, either for architectural or planning reasons or as illustrating social, economic, cultural or military history (for instance, industrial buildings, railway stations, schools, hospital, theatres, town halls, markets, exchanges, almshouses, prisons, lockups, mills).
• Architectural interest and aesthetic merits: significant plan forms; architectural design, decoration and craftsmanship.
• Technological innovation or virtuosity (for instance cast iron, prefabrication, or the early use of concrete).
• Group value, especially where buildings comprise an important architectural or historic unity or a fine example of town planning (for instance, squares, terraces or model villages).
• Association with nationally important people or events.

Not all these criteria will be relevant to every case, but a particular building may qualify for listing under more than one of them. A survey is carried out by the Department’s Inspector of Historic Buildings for each local authority area and buildings are classified in grades to show their relative importance.

From April 2005 there were significant changes to historic building listing in England. All new listing is undertaken by English Heritage (EH) and not the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). EH informs owners if their building is to be listed and thereis an opportunity for discussion before listing takes place.

This was the first stage of wide ranging reforms. Some initiatives, like the establishment of a single register for Listed Buildings, Ancient Monuments, Historic Parks, etc, will need primary legislation.