Listed buildings in Forton, Staffordshire

Forton is a civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It contains eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Forton and the surrounding area, which includes Aqualate Park. In the park is Aqualate Hall, a country house which is listed, together with other buildings in the park. The other listed buildings are houses, a church, a bridge, and a structure which is either a folly or and ruined windmill.

Key
Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings
Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
All Saints Church
52.78770°N 2.36437°W / 52.78770; -2.36437 (All Saints Church)
12th century {possible) The church has been altered and extended during the following centuries. It is built in sandstone, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a chancel, and a west tower. The base of the tower dates from the 13th century, and the upper part is Perpendicular in style; it has angle buttresses, a decorated frieze, and eight pinnacles.[2][3] II*
Forton House
52.78651°N 2.36539°W / 52.78651; -2.36539 (Forton House)
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 17th century The house is in stone and brick, and has a tile roof with three stone-coped gables and finials. There are two storeys, three bays, and a later rear extension. On the front is a doorway with a square surround, and the windows are mullioned with sashes.[4] II
Forton Hall
52.78748°N 2.36492°W / 52.78748; -2.36492 (Forton Hall)
1665 The house is in brick with stone dressings, a stone basement, a moulded string course, and a tile roof with coped gables. It is in Jacobean style, and has two storeys and an attic, and a symmetrical front of four bays with three gables. On the front is a porch with a gable and a ball finial, and the windows are mullioned.[5][6] II*
New Bridge
52.78419°N 2.37222°W / 52.78419; -2.37222 (New Bridge)
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 1726 The bridge, which has been bypassed by the A519 road, carries a former road over the River Meese. It is in sandstone, and consists of two semicircular arches. The bridge has a plain stone band, and a plain parapet with stone coping.[7] II
Stabling, Aqualate Hall
52.77461°N 2.33643°W / 52.77461; -2.33643 (Stabling, Aqualate Hall)
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 18th century The stables are in red brick with a string course and tile roofs. They have two storeys, they form four ranges round a courtyard, and contain casement windows, some with leaded lights. The carriage enhance has a segmental head and a pediment, and on the roof is a cupola.[5][8] II
Sutton House
52.79536°N 2.34837°W / 52.79536; -2.34837 (Sutton House)
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 18th century A brick house with a string course, a modillion eaves cornice, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and four bays. The porch has Doric-style pillars, a curved front, and an iron rail parapet. To the right is a canted bay window, and the other windows are sashes.[5][9] II
Aqualate Castle
52.77244°N 2.34619°W / 52.77244; -2.34619 (Aqualate Castle)
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 Late 18th century (probable) The building is in brick and has a tile roof with a stepped gable on the north side. There are three storeys and it contains round-headed windows. Attached to it is a round tower with two storeys, round-headed windows, and an embattled parapet.[5][10] II
Sutton Monument
52.79205°N 2.35926°W / 52.79205; -2.35926 (Sutton Monument)
Late 18th century Possibly a folly, possibly a ruined windmill, the structure is in stone. It has the shape of a cone, and contains square openings.[5][11] II
Cow house, Aqualate Hall
52.77458°N 2.33544°W / 52.77458; -2.33544 (Cow house, Aqualate Hall)
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 c. 1800 The cowhouse is in red brick, and has a tile roof, hipped to the east. There are two storeys and three large internal bays. The cowhouse contains three doorways and seven square windows, four of which are blind, and pierced by lozenge-shaped ventilation panels.[12] II
Root store, Aqualate Hall
52.77431°N 2.33499°W / 52.77431; -2.33499 (Root store, Aqualate Hall)
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 Mid 19th century The root store in the kitchen gardens is in red brick with a tile roof. The upper part is open, with five brick piers. The lower part is reached by a sunken passageway and contains four arched brick vaults.[13] II
Aqualate Hall
52.77450°N 2.33709°W / 52.77450; -2.33709 (Aqualate Hall)
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 1927–30 A country house designed by W. D. Caröe to replace a previous house of 1808 by John Nash, which was destroyed by fire, and incorporating parts of it. It is in red brick with a tile roof, and has a square plan with service wings. The main front faces north and contains two canted bay windows with balustraded parapets. The east entrance front has a two-storey polygonal porch with balustrades, and the archway has armorial shields. The other windows are steel-framed casements.[5][14] II*

References

Citations
  1. Historic England
  2. Pevsner (1974), pp. 132–133
  3. Historic England & 1242640
  4. Historic England & 1242641
  5. Pevsner (1974), p. 133
  6. Historic England & 1242679
  7. Historic England & 1367319
  8. Historic England & 1242643
  9. Historic England & 1242642
  10. Historic England & 1259901
  11. Historic England & 1259927
  12. Historic England & 1393493
  13. Historic England & 1393492
  14. Historic England & 1259928

Sources
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  • Historic England, "Forton House, Forton (1242641)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2019
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  • Historic England, "New Bridge, Forton (1367319)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Stabling at Aqualate Hall, Forton (1242643)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Sutton House, Forton (1242642)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Aqualate Castle, Forton (1259901)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Sutton Monument, Forton (1259927)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Cow house, Aqualate Hall, Forton (1393493)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Root Store, Aqualate Hall, Forton (1393492)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Aqualate Hall, Forton (1259928)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 November 2019
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  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-071046-9

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