Welshampton and Lyneal is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 40 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 parish contains the villages of Welshampton, Lyneal and Colemere, and is otherwise rural. The Llangollen Canal passes through the parish, and five bridges crossing it are listed. Also in the parish is Oteley Park, the grounds of the demolished Oteley Hall, and a number of structures in the grounds are listed. Most of the other listed buildings are houses, cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings, the earliest of which are timber framed. Also listed are two churches, items in churchyards, a milestone, and a saw mill.
A farmhouse later a private house, it has been extended. The house is timber framed with red brick infill and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, originally two bays, with two bays added in the late 17th century to the right. Most of the windows are casements, there is one sash window and a gabledeavesdormer.[2]
The remodelling of an earlier house, it is timber framed with red brick infill and a tile roof. There is a T-shaped plan, consisting of a main range with one storey and an attic and three bays, a rear wing with two storeys and an attic, and brick lean-tos. The doorway has a gabled hood, the windows are casements, and there is a raking eavesdormer. The gables are jettied with bressumers.[3]
A timber framed cottage with painted brick infill and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, two bays, and an extension to the right. The windows are casements, and there is a raking dormer.[4]
The farmhouse, which was later altered and extended, is timber framed with red brick infill, some encasing and extensions in the red brick, and a slate roof. The original part has three bays, two two-storey extension at the rear with a lean-to dairy between. The windows are casements, and there is a cast iron pump at the far right.[5]
A farmhouse, later a private house, it is timber framed with red brick infill painted on the front, and has a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, and three or four bays. The windows are casements, and there is a raking eavesdormer.[6]
The cottage, which was later altered and expanded, is partly timber framed and partly in red brick, it is roughcast on the front, and has corrugated iron over a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, a segmental-headed doorway, casement windows, and eavesdormers.[7]
A timber framed cottage with painted brick infill and a thatched roof. There are two storeys, two bays, and a painted brick lean-to at the rear. The windows are casements.[9]
The cottage was later altered and extended. It is timber framed with painted brick infill and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, and an L-shaped plan, with two bays later extended to the left, and a shorter rear right wing added in the 18th century. The doorway is in an extension on the right gable end, the windows are casements, and there are three raking eavesdormers.[11]
The barn is timber framed with weatherboarding and has a corrugated iron roof. There are two levels and an L-shaped plan, with a long west range and a shorter south range to the east. The west range contains four doorways and two eaves hatches, and in the south range are an entrance, a stable door and an eaves hatch.[12]
A timber framed cottage with painted brick infill and rebuilding in brick, on a renderedplinth, with a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, and a brick lean-to on the left. The doorway has a gabled hood, the windows are casements, and there is a gabled eavesdormer.[13]
A timber framed cottage with red brick infill on a plinth, with painted brick gable ends and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, and two bays. The windows are casements, and there are raking dormers.[14]
A farmhouse, later a private house, probably incorporating earlier material, and subsequently altered and extended. It is in red brick with a timber framedgable and a slate roof. There are two storeys and an irregular plan. The porch has two storeys and a crow-stepped gable, and the windows are casements. Inside the house are inglenook fireplaces.[15]
The cowhouse is timber framed with red brick infill on a high brick plinth, with a roof of slate and corrugated iron. It contains two tiers of windows, doors, air vents, and eaves hatches.[16]
The memorials are in the churchyard of St Michael's Church, and are to the memory of members of the Holbrook and Menlove families. They are both chest tombs in sandstone.[17]
The bridge carries roads over the Llangollen Canal, and forms a tunnel about 90 metres (300 ft) long. It is in red brick, and consists of a single elliptical arch. The bridge has a stone-copedparapet ending in square corner piers with shallow pyramidal caps, rusticated stone voussoirs, and a flat string course. The towpath has a cast iron handrail.[22]
A red brick farmhouse with a dentilledeavescornice and a slate roof. There are two storeys and an attic, and a T-shaped plan, consisting of main range with three bays, a rear gabled range, a two-storey lean-to in the left angle, and a single-storey lean-to in the right angle. The central doorway has a rectangular fanlight and a pediment, and the windows are casements with segmental heads.[23]
The memorial is in the churchyard of St Michael's Church, and is to the memory of members of the Lee family. The memorial is a chest tomb in sandstone. It has a mouldedplinth and a plain cap surmounted by a pedimented top ledger with an urn finial. There are corner pilasters with fluted decoration and moulded inscription panels.[25]
A red brick farmhouse with a dentilledeavescornice and a half-hippedslate roof. There are two storeys and a front of three bays with a pediment containing a small lunette. The central doorway has pilasters, panelled reveals, and a rectangular fanlight. In the ground floor are French windows, and the upper floor contains sash windows. In front of the house and continuing on the left return is a cast ironverandah with a glass canopy.[26]
The game larder for the hall, now demolished, is in red brick and has a pyramidal roof with an onion-shaped finial. There is a single storey and a square plan, and it contains two tiers of iron-barred windows and a central square-headed doorway.[27]
The cottage in Oteley Park is in wood on a rusticatedsandstoneplinth, and has a slate roof with finials and pendants. There is one storey and an L-shaped plan, with a projecting porch to the north. On the south side is a gable and a Tudor arched entrance. The porch has openwork panels, the windows have four lights and are on carved wooden brackets, and the gables and eaves have decorative bargeboards.[30]
The structures are in Oteley Park, and are in yellow sandstone. There are upper and lower terraces, the upper terraces ending in bastions. Flights of steps lead between them and down to the boathouse, which has two segmental chamfered arches. Other features include a panelled urn, a kiln-like structure, a stone bench and a tourelle.[31]
The tower in Oteley Park is in yellow sandstone with dressings in red sandstone and a tiled spire, and is in Venetian style. The bottom stage has a rectangular plan, and contains a doorway with a pointed head. At the top is a corbelled balcony with a balustrade, above which is an octagonal stage with gables, and a broach spire with a decorative wrought ironweathervane.[32]
The lodge is in sandstone on a plinth and has a slate roof with mouldedcoped verges. It is in Gothic style, and has a single storey and a T-shaped plan. On the front is an oriel window, and on the right side is a gabled porch, and an octagonal oriel window with an embattledparapet and a finial. To the left is an embattled sandstone wall containing a segmental-headed doorway. To the left of the lodge is a pair of gate piers, the left is octagonal with an embattled parapet and a finial, and the right is square with moulded capping and a finial.[35]
The milestone is on the north side of the B5063 road. It is in limestone, and has a rectangular section and a rounded top. On the front is a cast iron plate inscribed with the distances in miles to Wem and to Ellesmere.[36]
The vicarage, later a private house, was designed by G. E. Street. It is in sandstone, and has two storeys, a mouldedband, and stepped diagonal corner buttresses. The windows are mullioned, and above the entrance is a recess with a pointed head containing a carved cross. Attached at right angles on the rear to the left are L-shaped single-storey outbuildings.[40][42]
The sawmill is in red brick and has a roof of slate and corrugated iron. It has a single storey, and consists of a main block with an outshut at the rear and a lower range to the right. There is a square tapering chimney with a stepped base and corbelled capping.[43]
