Listed buildings in Moore, Cheshire

Moore contains a number of listed buildings. [cite web |url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/environment/planning/forwardplanning/listedconservationareas/listedbuildings?a=5441 |title=Listed Buildings in Halton |accessdate=2007-04-20 |publisher=Halton Borough Council ] Moore is a village and a civil parish in the borough of Halton, Cheshire. All the listed buildings are Grade II other than Moore Hall which is II*.

In the conservation area

*Ivy Cottage, 106 Runcorn RoadThis cottage dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of brown brick with a slate roof in two storeys with three bays. The doorcase has a stone Tuscan column with an open pediment and an arched blank tympanum. The sash windows have exposed weight boxes, stone sills and skewback heads. The roof has a sandstone ridge. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56003 |title=Images of England: Ivy Cottage, 106 Runcorn Road, Moore |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*The Pebbles, 109 Runcorn RoadThe house also dates from the mid-18th century. It is built in brown brick with a concrete tile roof in two storeys with three bays. It has a stone Tuscan column doorcase with an open pediment and a blank tympanum. The door has six panels, the four upper panels being fielded. The sash windows have exposed weight boxes, glazing bars, stone sills and skewback heads. The centre first floor window opening is blank. The chimneys are on the gable end. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56010 |title=Images of England: The Pebbles, 109 Runcorn Road, Moore |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Old Farm House Cottages, 110–112 Runcorn RoadThis pair of cottages is dated 1758. They are built in brown brick with a slate roof in two storeys with an attic in three bays. It has Rusticated quoins and an arched entrance with the fanlight area filled. The sash windows are recessed with stone sills and skewback heads with keystones marked as voussoirs. An added matching window at the ground floor level has replaced a former entrance door to No. 112 which now has an entrance in the gable. In the upper storey above the entrance to No. 110 is an arch headed tablet. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56004 |title=Images of England: Old Farm House Cottages, 110–112 Runcorn Road, Moore |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Old Farm House, 114 Runcorn RoadThis is a former farm house dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed in brown brick with a slate roof in two storeys with an attic and in two bays. It has a stone plinth, stone quoins at the front and rear rising to only a few feet above ground level. The entrance door dates from the 19th century. Its top four panels are glazed in a moulded frame. It has very early style sash windows with exposed weight boxes, arch turning pieces and many glazing bars. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56005 |title=Images of England: Old Farm House, 1 and 2 Runcorn Road, Moore |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]

*Village Farm House, 128 Runcorn Road, with its gate piers, gate and side walls This is a farm house dating from the late 17th century with later alterations. It is built in stone with stone slate roof in two storeys with an attic. It was formerly in four bays but original openings have been built up and new windows inserted. It has a stone plinth, rusticated quoins, string courses above the ground floor and first floor windows which are raised over the entrance door. The door has six panels. The casement windows have been removed. The panel over the door contains a carved stone sphere and there are two interlaced ring features above the second floor cornice. The roof has a sandstone ridge and a central brick stack. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56006 |title=Images of England: Village Farm House, 128 Runcorn Road, Moore |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ] The gate piers date from the 19th century and are constructed in yellow sandstone in Jacobean Revival style. They are set into a low stone wall and hold a wrought iron screen with overthrows. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56007 |title=Images of England: Gate piers, gate and sidewalls |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Manor Farm House, 129 Runcorn RoadThis was a farm house dated 1660 which has been heavily restored. It is constructed in sandstone, brick and timber framing with a tile roof. It is in two storeys and three bays, including a west gable projection. The gable has a stone ground floor with renewed timber framing at first floor level. The stone east section of the building has the entrance door flanked by large mullion and transome windows. There is a moulded string at the ground floor window head level which rises up over the moulded doorentrance lintel and continues round the gable projection. The first floorwindows are in timber. To the east is later brick section of the building. The main and dormer roofs have crested ridges. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56008 |title=Images of England: Manor Farm House, 129 Runcorn Road |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Moore HallThis is a mansion house built in the early 18th century in rendered brick with a slate roof. It is in five bays and has three storeys. At second floor level are parallel rusticated quoins with a cornice. The stone-dressed porch is more modern and is fronted by a Venetian window. On the north side is a six-panel door with a radial bar fanlight. The sash windows have glazing bars and stone sills and are reduced to three at the second floor level. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=55998 |title=Images of England: Moore Hall |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Moore bridgeThis is a road bridge over the Bridgewater Canal dated around 1772. It is built in red brick with a stone carriage and parapet. It is steeply humped and is wide enough for only one vehicle. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=55999|title=Images of England: Moore Bridge |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]

*Red Lion public houseThis public house dates from the late 17th century with later alterations. It is built in whitened brick with a slate roof in two storeys with bays. At the first floor level is a brick band which is three courses deep. The entrance door is boarded in an arched entrance with a blank fanlight. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56009 |title=Images of England: Red Lion Public House |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]

Elsewhere in the parish

*Cottage, 256 Runcorn RoadThis is a cottage dating from the late 17th century with later alterations and additions. It is constructed in red brick with a tile roof in one storey with two bays. The exposed cruck blades in both gables indicate that roof has been raised considerably. Some masonry is showing in the west gable. [cite web |url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/pdfs/environment/planning/moorelistedbuildings |title=Listed Buildings in Halton: Moore |accessdate=2008-01-17 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format=PDF |work= |publisher=Halton Borough Council |pages=5 |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Former primary school, Moss LaneThis was a primary school which is dated 1878. It is built in brown brick with stone dressings and a stone slate roof. It is in a single storey with four bays in an "L" plan in Jacobean style. It has a weathered stone plinth, flush quoins and a moulded string course, stepped over the windows, and stone-dressed mullion windows with wooden casements. In east gable is a Gothic door opening. On the crest over the window in front gable are three carved birds. The east gable has an elaborate bell canopy cantelevered from the apex. The east and west gables have stone finials. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56002 |title=Images of England: Moore Old Primary School |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Roselea and Briardene cottages, Moss LaneThis pair of cottages date from the late 18th century with minor alterations since. They are built in brown brick with a slate roof in two storeys with four bays. The windows have original three-light horizontal sliding sashes with glazing bars and stone sills. The ledged and battened doors are in plain heavy oak frames, one having an inserted glazed panel. The roof consists of very large slates with a sandstone ridge. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56002 |title=Images of England: Roselea and Briardene cottages |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]
*Moore Lane swing bridgeThis is a Swing bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal dated around 1894. It is a steel segmental arched rivetted structure with a lattice parapet, built up stanchions, cross braces and bracing across carriageway at high level. The bridge is operated from the north bank by means of hydraulic water power. The support buildings are of red brickwork with slate hipped roofs. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=56000 |title=Images of England: Moore Lane Bridge |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher=English Heritage ]

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