Aberford and Lotherton cum Aberford are adjacent civil parishes in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The parishes contain 25 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parishes contain the village of Aberford and the surrounding countryside, including the area around Lotherton Hall. Most of the listed buildings are houses and cottages, and the others include churches, a market cross, a former water mill and a former windmill, a bridge, farm buildings, a hotel and a former stable block, a war memorial, and three milestones.
The oldest part of the church is the tower, the rest was rebuilt in 1861–62 by Anthony Salvin. The tower is built in magnesian limestone, the rest is in sandstone, and the roofs are slated. The church consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry and a south chapel, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, round-headed lancet windows on the lower stages, larger round-headed windows in the bell stage, with a clock face on the east side, a corbel table with corner gargoyles, an embattledparapet, and a short recessed octagonal spire. The porch is gabled and has a sundial above the outer doorway, and the east window has five lights.[2][3]
The chapel is in magnesian limestone with a stone slate roof, and consists of a nave and a short chancel. In the north wall is a round-arched doorway with a moulded surround, and square recessed jambs with stiff-lead capitals, and in the south wall is a round-arched doorway with a plain surround. To the right of this doorway is a Norman round-headed lancet window, and there are two more Norman windows elsewhere. On the west gable is a gabled bellcote, and in the chancel is a blocked priest's door.[4][5]
A farmhouse in two builds, later divided, it is in magnesian limestone, with quoins and stone slate roofs. There is an L-shaped plan, one range with two storeys and three bays, and the other with two storeys and an attic and two bays, and at the rear is a gabled stair turret. Most of the windows are mullioned and some are sashes.[4][6]
The market cross was restored and moved to its present site in 1911. It is in magnesian limestone, and has two circular steps, a square pedestal brought to an octagon, a shaft with chamfered corners, and a moulded square cap. There is carving on each face of the cap, and set into the bottom of the shaft is an inscribed brass plaque.[2][7]
The tower mill, now disused, is in limestone, it is tapering and has a circular plan. There are four stages, including a basement. The mill contains segmental-headed doorways and small windows, and the superstructure is missing.[11]
The house is in magnesian limestone, the rear wall is partly in rendered brick, and the roof is in Welsh slate. There are three storeys, a symmetrical front of seven bays, and at the rear is an outshut and a short wing. In the centre is an elliptical-headed carriage entrance with voussoirs and a pendant keystone. In the lower two floors are sash windows with keystones, and in the top floor some windows are top-hung casements, and others are fixed.[13]
The building is in sandstone with a hipped stone slate roof. There are two storeys and seven bays, the middle bay taller and projecting. In the middle bay is an elliptical-headed wagon entry, over which is an eaves band, an oculus, and a pyramidal roof. In the adjacent bays are round-arched doorways, and elsewhere are square windows.[15]
The house has been extended on both sides, and divided. It is in magnesian limestone with quoins, and a tile roof with copedgables and kneelers. There is a double-depth plan. The original part has three storeys and a symmetrical front of three bays. It has a Tuscan porch and a doorway with a moulded surround, above which war two round-headed windows, and the other windows are sashes. The extension to the right has three storeys and one bay, and the left extension has two storeys under the same roof, two bays, and a doorway with columns and a cornice.[16]
A coaching house, later a public house and hotel, it is in painted stuccoed stone with a stone slate roof. There are two storeys and a cellar, and an L-shaped plan, consisting of a four-bay front and a rear wing. In the third bay is a segmental-headed carriage entrance, above it is a name plate, and it is flanked by two-story cantedbay windows. In the right bay is a blocked round-headed cellar door, in the left bay is a doorway, and the windows are 16-pane sashes.[2][18]
The stable block at the rear of the hotel is in limestone, with a hipped stone slate roof. There are two storeys and an L-shaped plan, consisting of two four-bay ranges at right angles. The west range has four stable doors with windows above. In the south range is a segmental-headed wagon entry, garage doors, other doorways, and in the upper floor are windows.[19][20]
The water mill, later altered and used for other purposes, is in magnesian limestone with a tile roof. There are two storeys and a basement, and three bays. In the right gable end is a window with Y-tracery, the other windows have been altered, and doorways have been inserted.[9][21]
A country house that was later altered, extended, and used for other purposes. It is in sandstone and has hippedslate roofs. The house consists of a main range of two storeys and five bays with a double-depth plan, flanked by later recessed taller single-bay wings with two storeys and a mezzanine. Above the middle three bays of the main range is a pediment containing an oculus, and at its sides are balustradedparapets. In the centre is a tetrastyleTuscan porch with an entablature surmounted by a shield, and flanked by cantedbay windows. In the upper floor are sash windows, the middle window tripartite. Each wing has a sill band, tripartite windows, and at the top are a mouldedcornice, a parapet, and urn finials.[22][23]
The church and presbytery are in magnesian limestone with a slate roof, and form a rectangular range, with the church at the north. The church has a single cell, and the walls contain three round-arched windows with keystones. The presbytery has two storeys and three bays, a central doorway with a fanlight, and altered windows.[9][24]
A former estate lodge, it is in rendered stone, with a mouldedcornice, corner chimneys, and a pyramidal slate roof with a ball finial. There are two storeys, with one storey facing the road, and a symmetrical front of three bays. In the centre is a recessed round-headed arch containing the doorway, which has a moulded cornice on consoles, and above it is a family crest with a coronet and a pike's head. This is flanked by casement windows imitating small-pane sash windows.[22][25]
A terrace of four cottages in magnesian limestone, Nos. 1 and 3 rendered, with a stone slate roof, and two storeys. Most of the windows are sashes, two doorways have fanlights, and there is a round-headed passage entrance.[26]
The milestone is on the east side of Main Street, originally the Great North Road. It is in stone with cast iron plates, and has a triangular section and a rounded top. On the top is inscribed "FERRYBRIDGE & BOROUGHBRIDGE ROAD" and "ABERFORD" and on the sides are the distances to Aberford, Wetherby, Ferrybridge, Boroughbridge, and Doncaster.[28]
The milestone is on the east side of Main Street against the garden wall of the church. It is in stone with cast iron plates, and has a triangular section and a rounded top. On the top is inscribed "FERRYBRIDGE & BOROUGHBRIDGE ROAD" and "ABERFORD" and on the sides are the distances to Aberford, Wetherby, Ferrybridge, Boroughbridge, and Doncaster.[29]
The milestone is on the north side of York Road (A64 road). It is in stone with cast iron plates, and has a triangular section and a rounded top. On the top is inscribed "TADCASTER AND HALTONDIAL" and "TURNPIKE ROAD", and on the sides are the distances to Leeds and Tadcaster.[30]
The war memorial is on the east side of Bunkers Hill. It is in Portland stone, and consists of a cenotaph in the form of a blocked rusticated arch with a flutedimpost band and a keystone, above which is a projecting mouldedcornice surmounted by a two-stepped pyramidal sarcophagus. This stands on a two-stepped plinth on a concrete base. On the sides are friezes carved with laurel wreaths. In the arch are plaques in Westmorland green slate with inscriptions and the names of those lost in the two World Wars.[31]
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