Madeley Court

MADELEY COURT, MADELEY COURT LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1352026
Date first listed:
08-Apr-1983
List Entry Name:
Madeley Court
Statutory Address:
MADELEY COURT, MADELEY COURT LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1352026
Date first listed:
08-Apr-1983
List Entry Name:
Madeley Court
Statutory Address 1:
MADELEY COURT, MADELEY COURT LANE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
MADELEY COURT, MADELEY COURT LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Madeley
National Grid Reference:
SJ 69549 05153

Details

MADELEY MADELEY COURT LANE 1. 5362 Madeley Court

SJ 60NE 31/492

II* GV

2. Mainly C16 with traces of C13 fabric. Built as a grange to Wenlock Priory. At the Dissolution bought in 1553 by Sir Robert Brooke, Speaker in the House of Commons, and stayed in the Brooke family until early C19. Tenanted by Abraham Darby I from 1709 until his death. Large ashlar house, at time of survey (1980) being restored. Tiled roofs with gables with parapet coping. Large brick shafted chimney stacks. Two-storeys and attics. L-shaped on plan, originally on west wing as well. The north-west hall range extensively rebuilt. Gabled stone attic windows with finials. Large stone mullion transom windows with dripmoulds. Early C17 stone porch to right hand of hall range with moulded round arch and ornate gables with volutes, pediments and strapwork foliage decoration. The east wing contains large C16 timber newel staircase and rooms with bolection moulded panelling and chimney piece.

Listing NGR: SJ6954905153

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
362345
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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