Liverpool is a city and port in Merseyside, England, which contains many listed buildings. A listed building is a structure designated by English Heritage of being of architectural and/or of historical importance and, as such, is included in the National Heritage List for England. There are three grades of listing, according to the degree of importance of the structure. Grade I includes those buildings that are of "exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important"; the buildings in Grade II* are "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and those in Grade II are "nationally important and of special interest". Very few buildings are included in Grade I — only 2.5% of the total. Grade II* buildings represent 5.5% of the total, while the great majority, 92%, are included in Grade II.[1]
Liverpool contains more than 1,550 listed buildings, of which 28 are in Grade I, 109 in Grade II*, and the rest in Grade II.[a] This list contains the Grade II listed buildings in the L12 postal district of Liverpool. The major building in the district is Croxteth Hall, which is listed at Grade II*,[2] and many of the buildings in the surrounding park and area are included in this list. The village of West Derby is at the main entrance to Croxteth Park, and various structures in the village are listed at Grade II. Elsewhere the district is residential, and contains a number of listed houses.
Grade II listed buildings from other areas in the city can be found through the box on the right, along with the lists of the Grade I and Grade II* buildings in the city.
A brick house with a steeply-pitched slate roof. It is in a single storey with an attic. Its front has two bays, with a single bay facing the road. There is a Tudor arched doorway with a Gothic-style door, and a dormer in a gable with a decorative bargeboard. There is a more elaborate bargeboard in the gable facing the road.[3][4]
This consists of three stone gate piers with flanking walls at the entrance to a Victorian residential estate. The gate piers have moulded caps, and there are also piers at the ends of the walls.[3][5]
Originating as a lodge, this is a stone building with a slate roof. It is in single storey, and has a three-bay front. Most of the windows have two lights and are mullioned. The entrance has a Tudor arch with a lancet window above. On the sides are cantedbay windows, each under a gable containing a quatrefoil.[6]
Originating as a villa designed by J. Francis Doyle, it is in free Jacobean style. It is built in brick with sandstone dressings, and has a Westmorlandslate roof. The building has an irregular plan, with two storeys and attics, and a front of six bays with shaped gables. The porch is carried on paired Tuscan columns. During the 20th century it was used as the Margaret Beavan Special School.[7][8][9]
The lodge was probably designed by J. Francis Doyle. It is built in brick with a Westmorlandslate roof. The lodge has a T-shaped plan, with a gabled entrance front. It is in two storeys, with decorative brickwork in the upper part of the gable. The windows are casements.[10]
The sandstone wall surrounds the garden of the former villa. It includes three pairs of gate piers, two of which have a cornice and a ball finial, and another with a pyramidal cap. The wall also incorporates an Edward VII letter box.[11]
A stuccoed public house with a slate roof, and later added details. It is in two storeys, and has a three-bay front. At the top is an entablature, with pediments over the lateral bays. In the central bay is a first floor iron balcony. The entrances are round-headed with fanlights.[12][13][14]
A row of three houses designed by W. Eden Nesfield. They are built in red brick with blue brick diapering, and have slate roofs with red ridge tiles. The houses are in a single storey with attics, and each house has three bays. The attics contain half-dormers and the windows are sashes.[12][15]
The public house is built in painted brick with applied timber decoration. It has two storeys, and is in two gabledbays, the gable of the left bay containing an attic. In the right bay is a single-storey cantedbay window. The windows are sashes.[16][17]
A stone house with a roof of concrete tiles. It has two storeys, and is in two bays. The entrance has a Tudor arch, above which is a plaque with initials and the date. In the bottom storey are five-light mullioned windows; in the upper storeys are similar windows with three lights.[12][18]
A row of shops, built in brick with slate roofs. They have two storeys, and are in four bays, with modern shop fronts. The windows in the upper floor are sashes.[13][19]
A row of shops, built in brick with slate roofs. They have two storeys, and are in four bays, with modern shop fronts. The windows in the upper floor are sashes.[13][20]
A row of charity cottages built by the Croxteth Estate. They are constructed in red sandstone with slate roofs, and are in Tudorbethan style. The houses have two storeys, and a five-bay front, the outer two bays projecting forward. Above the entrances is a cartouche with an inscription and the date. The windows are mullioned and have two and three lights.[12][21]
A brick house on a stone base with stone dressings and a hipped roof. It is in a single storey, and has a three-bay front. The central bay is canted, and there is a two-bay extension at the rear.[22][23]
This originated as a school, later converted into a house. It is built in red brick on a stone base with stone dressings, and has a hippedslate roof. It is in a single storeys, and has a three-bay front. The quoins and cornice are rusticated, and the windows are casements.[24]
The cottage was extended later. The original part is in brick with a slate roof. It has two storeys and is in three bays, with horizontal-sliding sash windows. The later bay has an upper floor with timbering and decorative bargeboards.[25]
The bantam house is built in brick with a single roof. It has a square plan with a canted front. The central entrance and the windows have heads with pointed arches; around these are rustic-style timber architraves.[26]
The bridge carries Croxteth Hall Lane over the path to the hall. It is built in rusticated stone with an archivolt, a cornice and a parapet. The keystones are carved with the Molyneuxarms and a coronet. On the north and south sides are curved flanking walls.[27]
The bull box is built in brick with stone dressings and has a hippedslate roof. It has a square plan, with segmental-headed windows on the north and south sides, and a segmental-headed entrance on the east side.[28]
The shelter consists of eight Tuscan-style iron columns supporting a timber roof, which is slated. To the south of this is a stone trough with an iron pump.[29][30]
The two cottages are built in brick with slate roofs. They are in two storeys, and stretch for four bays. The windows are casements with segmental heads, and two half-dormers.[31]
The lodge is built in brick on a stone base with stone dressings and a slate roof. It is in a single storey, and has a two-baygabled front. The windows are paired with segmental heads, keystones and chamferedmullions.[32]
The cottage was designed by John Douglas. It is built in red brick with a roof of patterned blue and green slate and a tiled crest. It is in a single storey, with four bays. Features include a tile-hung gable with a lunette vent, and a lintel with an incised cross moline.[22][33]
The farmhouse was extended in the 1860s. It is built in brick with a tiled roof, the extension having stone dressings. The original part of the farmhouse has two storeys and is in two bays, the extension is in a single storey. The windows are sliding sashes.[29][34]
The kennels were designed by John Douglas for the 4th Earl of Sefton. They are built in red brick with a roof of patterned blue and green slate and a tiled crest. The kennels are in a single storey, and have a three-bay front. To the right of the entrance are a pump and a stone trough. Associated with the kennels are exercise yards and a paddock with iron railings.[22][35][36]
The riding school stands to the south of Croxteth Hall, and has been converted into a restaurant. A small extension was added to the east side in 1905. The structure has a square plan, with a central courtyard, and is in a single storey. It is built in brick with stone dressings and has a slate roof. Along the south aspect are loose boxes.[29][38]
The farmhouse was extended in 1731, and again in the 19th century. It is in two storeys, with a four-bay. The porch has a shaped gable and a casement window. Above the porch is a plaque with the arms of the Molyneux family. On the right side is a bay window.[39]
The barn was extended in 1731. It is built in brick with stone dressings on a stone base, and has a slate roof. The features include segmental-headed entrances, a window, and ventilating eyes.[40]
The lodge is built in brick with a slate roof. It has two storeys, and is in two bays. The windows are casements. A porch has been added on the gable end.[41]
A row of four brick houses with slate roofs. They have two storeys, and each house is in a single bay. Over the entrances and windows are wedge lintels; the windows are sashes.[42]
The lodge to Croxteth Hall is built in brick with a hippedslate roof. It is in one storey, with a front of three bays, and sides of two bays. The eaves are deep and overhanging. The windows are three-light sliding sashes. The lodge has a square porch with a stone cornice.[22][43]
A pair of cottages in brick on a sandstoneplinth and slate roofs. They are in two storeys, each cottage having one bay, and with lean-to extensions. The windows are casements.[44]
This was built as a villa, and from 1957 has been the headquarters of the West Derby Community Association. It is built in stuccoed brick with painted ornamentation, and has hippedslate roofs. The house is in Italianate style with two storeys, attics and a basement, and a symmetrical three-bay front. The interior has retained many of its original features, including an elaborately decorated double staircase, galleries and, at the top, a lantern. The attached boundary walls and gate piers are included in the listing.[45][46]
A pair of stuccoed houses with slate roofs. They are in two storeys, and each house has two bays, the middle two bays projecting forward. At the top of the houses is a frieze. All the windows are sashes, those in the upper floor having three lights under round heads, those in the lower floor having architraves. In the porches are round-headed entrances.[47]
This originated as a villa in red brick with stone dressings, in two storeys and an attic. In 1957 Mona Best, mother of the drummer Pete Best bought the house and in 1959 opened the basement as a coffee and music club. Early performers were The Quarrymen, and it became the performance birthplace of The Beatles. The rest of the house has been altered, but the basement retains features relating to the early development of the Beatles.[48]
A stone house with a stone tile roof. It is in two storeys and has three bays. The windows are casements, and there is a 20th-century open timber porch.[51]
St Mary's West Derby Church of England Primary School
The school was designed by H. P. Horner in Gothic Revival style. It is built in sandstone, is in a single storey, and has an L-shaped plan. On the front facing the road are a 20th-century casement window, a lancet window, and a large four-light window with Decoratedtracery. Above the lancet window is tower with a diagonal buttress, bell openings, and a stone pyramidal roof.[12][13][52]
The church was designed by Edward Welch, and in 1875–76 the chancel was lengthened and a chapel and organ chamber were added by W. and J. Hay. It is built in sandstone, and consists of a nave without aisles, transepts, a chancel with a chapel and a vestry, and a west tower. The windows are lancets, and there are dormers in the roof. In 1994 the interior was re-ordered, and a wall was inserted to form a parish hall at the back of the church.[53][54]
A row of four brick houses with stone dressings and slate roofs in Georgian style. They have two storeys and basements, and each house is in a single bay. At the top is a cornice. The windows are sashes with wedge lintels. The entrances are round-headed with panelled pilasters and fanlights.[45][55]
A terrace of four brick houses with stone dressings and slate roofs in Georgian style. They have two storeys, and each house is in three bays. The windows are sashes with wedge lintels. The entrances are round-headed with panelled pilasters and fanlights.[45][56]
A stuccoed house with a slate roof. It is in two storeys, and has a three bay front. At the top is an entablature, and at the ends are pilasters. The windows are sashes, and there is an Ionic porch with pairs of columns. At the sides of the house are two-storey cantedbay windows.[45][57]
The house was extended in 1885, and later converted into a nursing home. It is built in brick with stone dressings, and has a slate roof. It is in two storeys with four bays. It has a Venetian window, the other windows being either mullioned and transomed, or sashes. Internal features include panelled rooms, an Adamesque ceiling, and a staircase under a cofferedbarrel vault.[3][58]
A stone house with a slate roof in Italianate style. It has two storeys and an attic, and a front of five bays. The second bay projects forward and has a gable with a bargeboard. The porch is also gabled, with a decorative bargeboard, and the window above has an architrave, a frieze and a cornice. On the left side of the house is a two-storey cantedbay window.[3][59]
A pair of brick houses on a slate-clad base, with slate roofs. They are in two storeys. No. 52 has two bays and No. 54 has one. The windows are casements.[61]
A brick house with stone dressings and a hippedslate roof. It is in two storeys, and has three bays. The windows are sashes with wedge lintels. On the left side is a two-storey gabled porch.[62]
This was the lodge at the main entrance to Croxteth Hall, and was probably designed by W. Eden Nesfield. It is in two storeys with a three-bay front, and is in Tudorbethan style. The left and central bays project forward under gables. The windows have two and three lights and are mullioned. The gate piers carry stone lions sejant holding iron pennants.[16][63][64]
The pound consists of two sandstone walls over 5 feet (1.5 m) high, the other two walls having been replaced by railings. Inside are the stocks, consisting of an iron bench and three pairs of leg stocks. The whole was replanted as a garden to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII.[65]
The lamp and drinking fountain are opposite the main entrance to Croxteth Hall. They were designed by A. P. Fry, and are in stone and bronze. They stand on the round base with buttresses, and have a niche with mosaic, and a drinking bowl for dogs. At the top is a cornice with an inscription, and an elaborate lamp and a lantern.[12][16][66]
The lodge is in Gothic style. It is built in stone, and has a steep slate roof. The lodge is in a single storey with an attic. The windows, and the entrance in the gabled porch, have ogee heads. On some of the gables are ball finials.[49][67]
^These figures are taken from a search in the National Heritage List for England in May 2013, and are subject to variation as further buildings are listed, grades are revised, or buildings are delisted.
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