Betley is a civil parish in the district of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It contains 40 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Betley, Ravenshall, and Wrinehill, and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings are adjacent to, or near, the A531 road, and most are houses and associated structures, cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings, the earliest of which are timber framed or have timber-framed cores. The other listed buildings are bridges, a public house, mileposts, and a telephone kiosk.
The house was remodelled and extended in the 16th–17th century, and extended again in the 19th century. It is timber framed with plastered infill and a tile roof. There are two storeys, a four-bay range, a two-bay single storey hall, a further block, and a gabled cross-wing, resulting in a T-shaped plan, and a later extension. Most of the windows are casements, there is a blocked mullioned window, and the cross-wing has a crow-stepped parapet.[2][3]
Originally a timber framed house with cruck construction, it was largely rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries, the outer walls were rebuilt in red brick, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys, and a T-shaped plan, consisting of a three-bay hall range, a gabled cross-wing to the right, and an extension to the left. In the angle is a gabled porch, and the windows are casements, most with segmental heads. Inside there are two cruck trusses.[4]
The cottage, which was later altered, is partly timber framed and partly in rendered and painted red brick. There is one storey and an attic, three bays, and a rear wing. The doorway has a gabled hood, the windows are casements with segmental heads, and there are three gableddormers. Inside there is an inglenook fireplace.[6]
A timber framed cottage with brick infill and a thatched roof. There is one storey and an attic, steps lead up to the doorway, the windows vary, and there are two dormers, one gabled, and the other an eyebrow dormer.[7]
The house was remodelled in the 19th century. The earlier part is the rear wing, which is timber framed with brick infill, the main range is in red brick, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys, and a T-shaped plan, consisting of a three-bay main range and a rear wing with an overhanging upper storey and a bracketed gable. The doorway has a gabled bracketed hood, the windows are casements, those in the ground floor with segmental heads, and to the left are garage doors.[8]
The cottage, which was later altered, is timber framed with alterations in brick, and a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and two bays. The central doorway has a segmental head, the windows are casements, also with segmental heads, and there are two gableddormers.[9]
A timber framed house with brick infill on a high brick plinth, some rebuilding in brick, and a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and three bays. Steps lead up to a central doorway that has a bracketed and gabled hood. The windows are casements, and there are two gabled dormers.[10]
The cottage was largely rebuilt in about 1830. It has a timber framed core, the rebuilding is in brick with shallow pilasters, and it has a tile roof. There are two storeys, three bays, and a rear wing. The central doorway has a reeded surround and a fanlight, and the windows are casements with segmental heads.[11]
A house, at one time a shop, it was partly rebuilt in the 18th century and extended in the 19th century. The house is timber framed with brick infill, rebuilding and the extension in brick, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and an attic, two bays, and an extension. The gable end faces the street and has carved bargeboards. The doorway has a rectangular fanlight, to the left is a former shop window with a bracketed hood, and the windows above have moulded surrounds.[12]
The cottage was later extended. The original part is timber framed on a plastered plinth, with painted brick infill, the extension is in brick painted to resemble timber framing, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys, a main range of four bays, a two-storey extension to the right, and a low extension to the left. Most of the windows are casements.[13]
The house was later extended. There are two storeys, three bays, and a rear wing, giving an L-shaped plan. The left two bays are timber framed with brick infill on a brick plinth, repairs and the right bay are in brick, and the roof is tiled. On the front are two doors, the windows are casements, and there are three gableddormers.[14]
The cottage was extended in the 20th century. The original part is timber framed with plastered brick infill, the extension is in painted brick, and the roof is tiled. There are two storeys and an attic, and the gable end faces the street. In the gabled end is a gabled porch, and the windows are casements with bracketed hoods.[15]
A timber framed cottage with brick infill, some replacement in brick, and a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and one bay, with the gable end facing the street. The windows are casements.[16]
A red brick house with stone dressings on a mouldedplinth, with a floor band, giant pilasters, a moulded eavescornice, and a tile roof. There are two storeys, an attic and a basement, and a front of three bays with a pedimentedgable containing a window flanked by rusticated strips. The central doorway is approached by steps with railings, and it has a moulded surround, a fanlight, and a segmental pediment. Most of the windows are sashes with segmental heads, moulded architraves and sills, and raised keystones, and in the basement are blocked circular windows.[17][18]
A large house, it was expanded in the late 18th century by George Wilkinson, altered in 1809 by John Nash, and further altered and extended in the late 19th and early 20th century by W. D. Caröe. The house is built in red and blue chequered brick, and has hippedslate roofs. There is a main block with two storeys, a roughly square plan, and three wings. The entrance front has five bays, a floor band, giant pilasters, and a mouldedeavescornice. The middle three bays project forward under a parapet with moulded coping, a central achievement, and five urns. In front is a two-storey porch three-bay porch that has a lintel grooved as voussoirs, and a raised keystone. Above is a sash window, two niches with statuettes, and a cornice. On the sides of the house are two-storey bow windows. At the rear is a two-storey four-bay range linking the house to a dovecote that has oval windows, a hipped slate roof, and an octagonal cupola with a lead dome and an iron weathervane. In front of the house the forecourt is enclosed by low walls with railings, wrought iron gates and square gate piers.[2][19]
The house is built in red brick with blue headers on a plinth, with a floor band and a tile roof. There are two storeys, three bays, and a single-storey single-bay extension on the left. The windows are casements, and in the extension is a shop window.[20]
The rebuilding of an earlier house incorporating some 16th–17th timber framed material, it is in red brick with blue headers, and has a tile roof. There is one storey and an attic, and two bays. The central doorway has a bracketed pediment hood, the windows are casements, the window to the right of the doorway with a flutedarchitrave, and there are two gableddormers.[21]
The house was altered in about 1870, in about 1880, and in the 20th century. It is in red brick on a plinth, with modillioneaves and a tile roof. There are three storeys, four bays, and a rear lean-to. On the front is a porch containing a doorway with a fanlight, a window to the right, and a balcony with a balustrade, and the windows are casements with segmental heads. In front of the garden is a chamfered blue brick plinth containing a pair of square brick gate piers with pyramidal stone caps.[22]
The dovecote and cartshed are in red brick, with a dentilledeaves band, and a hipped tile roof. There are two storeys, and they contain a round-headed cartshed entrance to the west, and dovecote openings to the east, one with a segmental head. Inside the upper floor are nesting boxes.[23]
A pair of houses in red and blue brick, with floor bands, pilaster strips, and a tile roof. There are three storeys and six bays. Steps lead up to the doorway, which has engaged Doric columns, a radial fanlight, and an open pediment. The windows are sashes, those in the ground floor are tripartite.[24]
A red brick house with blue brick headers, a floor band, a dentilledeaves band, and a tile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a rectangular fanlight, the windows are cross casements, and the door and windows have wedge lintels.[25]
The bridge carries the A531 road over Checkley Brook. It is in red brick and consists of a single segmental arch. The bridge has a stone parapet band, and a stone coped parapet. On the east side it is flanked by pilasterbuttresses, and on the west side by stepped buttresses that have stone caps.[26]
The house, which was later altered, is in red brick with a tile roof. There are three storeys, a gabledbay facing the street, and three bays on the sides. On the front is a cantedbay window, and casement windows in the upper floors. On the right return is a porch with a hipped roof. The front garden is enclosed by a chamfered blue brick plinth, and it contains square red and blue brick gate piers with pyramidal stone caps.[27]
The house was remodelled in about 1880, and altered in the 20th century. It is in red brick with dentilledeaves and a tile roof, and has two storeys and three bays. In the right bay is a porch, above it is a sash window, and the other windows are casements, all with segmental heads. The front garden is enclosed by a chamfered blue brick plinth, and it contains square red and blue brick gate piers with pyramidal stone caps.[29]
The house is in red brick with blue brick headers, and has a dentilledeaves band, and a tile roof. There are two storeys, an attic and a basement, and three bays. In the right bay is a full-height cantedbay window, and the other windows are 20th-century casements. The central doorway is approached by steps, and has reeded Doric columns, a fanlight, and an open pediment.[30]
A house, formerly an inn, the main block is in rendered brick with a dentilledeaves band and a tile roof. There are two storeys and four bays. Above the central doorway is a panel with a cornice, to the left is a tripartite sash window, and the other windows are casements. To the right is a brick wing with one storey and an attic, two bays, a doorway with a flat hood on shaped brackets, casement windows with segmental heads and two gableddormers. To the left is another wing that has two storeys and two bays.[31]
The bridge crosses a weir in Betley Hall Pond. It is in stone with a cast ironbalustrade, and consists of a single segmental arch. The bridge has a plain parapet band, it is flanked by plasterer strips, and the abutments sweep forward, ending in square piers.[32]
The model farm complex contains cowsheds, cart sheds, a granary, stables and a watermill, and is in red brick with tile roofs. It is built on a slope and consists of four ranges around a farm yard, mainly with two storeys. The watermill contains an undershot wheel.[33]
The pigsties are in red and blue brick with a tile roof. There is one storey and four bays. Each pigsty has a segmental-headed opening, and a walled yard in front with a feeding chute and a wooden gate.[34]
The smithy is in red brick with a tile roof. There is a single storey, and it contains two windows and a carriage entrance, all with segmental heads.[35]
A red brick house, divided into two, with a tile roof. There are three storeys, two parallel ranges, three bays, and a two-storey, one-bay right wing. In the centre are paired doors, and the windows are sashes with wedge lintels.[36]
The milepost is on the west side of the A531 road. It is in cast iron and has a triangular plan, a sloping top, and a round head. On the top is "BETLEY PARISH", and on the sides are the distances to Basford, Nantwich, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Keele.[39]
The houses originated as the stable block and the coach house for Betley Court, and were altered in the 20th century. They are in red and blue chequered brick with slate roofs. There are two storeys, and the houses form an L-shaped plan, with two ranges at right angles. At the junction is a square clock tower that has a belfry with a spire. The coach house contains four segmental arches, and most of the windows date from the 20th century, those in the ground floor with segmental heads.[40]
A pair of estate cottages in red brick with dressings in blue brick and stone, they are on a plinth, and have quoins, a floor band, dentilledeaves, and a gabled and hipped tile roof. There are two storeys and a front of three bays. The left bay projects under a hipped roof and contains casement windows. The two right bays are gabled, they contain casement windows, in the right gable is a datestone, and there is a doorway to the right. In the left return is a porch with a hood, and on the sides and at the rear some of the windows are sashes. Across the front of the cottages is a blue brick wall plinth, and square brick gate piers with pyramidal stone caps.[41]
An estate cottage in red brick with dressings in blue brick and stone, it is on a plinth, and has quoins, a floor band, dentilledeaves, and a gabled and hipped tile roof. There are two storeys and two bays, and a T-shaped plan. The left bay projects, it is gabled and contains casement windows and a datestone in the gable. The right bay contains a porch with a hood, a sash window to the right, and a three-light mullioned window above. To the right of the house is a blue brick wall plinth, and a square brick gate pier with a pyramidal stone cap.[42]
A K6 type telephone kiosk, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott. Constructed in cast iron with a square plan and a dome, it has three unperforated crowns in the top panels.[43]
