Sawley is a civil parish in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The parish contains eight 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, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Sawley and the surrounding area. The listed buildings consist of two railway bridges, two parts of a road bridge, a church and its rectory, a chapel, and a house.
The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and was restored in 1889. It is built in sandstone, the roof of the chancel is slated, and the rest of the church has a lead roof. The church consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with two stages, clasping buttresses, and a west doorway with a moulded surround and a pointed arch. On the north front is a circular clock face, on the west is a diamond-shaped niche, and above is a moulded string course. The bell openings have two ogee-shaped heads, and above is an embattledparapet with gargoyles, and a recessed octagonal spire with ogee-headed lucarnes. The nave and aisles also have embattled parapets.[2][3]
The house, which has been altered and used for other purposes, is in stone on a plinth, with quoins, a stepped cornice, a floor band, a mouldedstring course, and a hippedslate roof. There are three storeys and sides of three and two bays. In the middle of the east front is a semicircular-headed doorway with fluted half-columns, a traceriedfanlight, and a flat hood on scrolled iron brackets. The windows on the front are sashes, and elsewhere they vary, and include a transomed window and a stair window.[4][5]
The bridge, which was designed by Thomas Harrison, carries Tamworth Road, the (B6540 road), over part of the valley of the River Trent. It is in stone, and consists of three wide segmental arches with rusticatedvoussoirs, triangular cutwaters, a plain band, and a plain parapet.[6][7]
The bridge, which was designed by Thomas Harrison, carries Tamworth Road, the (B6540 road), over part of the valley of the River Trent. It is in stone and brick, and consists of six segmental arches with semicircular cutwaters. The bridge has stone spandrels and a band, and brick parapets with stone copings.[6][8]
The chapel, which was enlarged in 1843, is in red brick with a mouldedcornice, and a slate roof. There are two storeys, and sides of three bays. The north front has a pedimentedgable, and it contains a central round-arched doorway with pilasteredjambs, a traceriedfanlight, and a broken triangular pediment. The windows are sashes, in the ground floor with flat heads, and in the upper floor with semicircular-arched heads. The gable contains a coffer-shaped plaque with an inscription and dates.[6][9]
The rectory, which was extended later in the 19th century, is in red brick with stone dressings, and has a hippedslate roof with overhanging eaves. There are two storeys and four bays. On the main front are two square bay windows, and between them is an ironwork verandah and sash windows. In the west bay is a decorative panel.[6][10]
