Listed Structures in Meldreth
Introduction
Listed Buildings are those that have been designated by the relevant Secretary of State as being of special architectural or historic interest.
There are 41 listed structures in Meldreth. Details can be found below and are also available on the British Listed Buildings website.
Images of all the listed structures are shown in the picture gallery at the bottom of this page; additional images are available on the Images of England site.
There is a separate page on this website on the thatched dwellings in the village, most of which are listed.
All structures are grade II listed apart from the Church which is Grade I.
Apart from the Church and 33 dwellings the other structures are:
- Topcliffe Mill;
- The stocks and whipping post at Marvells Green;
- The base of a stone cross at Marvells Green;
- The bridge across the Mel on Station Road;
- A granary at Chiswick Farm (number 10 Chiswick End);
- A threshing barn at Sheene Manor Farm;
- A water pump near Mill Cottage, North End.
The granary and the threshing barn are included in the Meldreth list for group value as they help people understand the overall historical architecture of the village.
They were all listed on 18th October 1985 apart from:
- The Church 22 November 1967
- Stocks and Whipping Post 22 November 1967
- Topcliffe Mill House 1 March 1983
- Topcliffe Mill 1 March 1983
- Sheene Cottage 8 June 1983
See below for further details of these structures.
Map Showing the Approximate Location of all of the Listed Structures in Meldreth
Please move your mouse over the map to show the locations and addresses.
Summary of Meldreth Listed Dwellings
- thatched: 16 (17) 1 originally thatched – 9/11 North End counted as 2
- timber framed: 30
- clay bat: 2
- clunch: 2
- tiled: 12 (1 pantiled)
- slates: 11
- 16th century: 3
- 17th century: 22
Details of Meldreth Listed Dwellings
Below is a list of the listed dwellings in Meldreth, arranged by streets. For a more detailed listing, please see the pdf document which is available as a download below.
House Name/Number | Century | Roof | Timber Frame |
Chiswick End | |||
Chiswick House | Mid 16th. Early 17th cross wing | Tiled | Yes |
Chiswick Farmhouse | 17th | Moulded tile, early 20th century, originally thatched | Yes |
12-14 Chiswick End | Late 18th | Slate | Yes |
The Dumb Flea, 23 Chiswick End | Late 18th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
High Street | |||
Temple House, High Street | 17th | Slate | Yes |
The Old Post Office, 47 High Street | Late 17th | Slate | Yes |
The Old Bell, High Street | 1676 | Long straw thatch | Yes Exposed |
55-57 High Street | Late 17th or early 18th | Tile | Yes |
Keys Cottage 70 High Street | 17th Extended 20th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
The Homestead 73 High Street now Maycroft Care Home | 1901-4 | Tiled | Yes Exposed |
Applecote, 85 High Street | Mid-late C17 Extended 1949 | Long straw thatch | Yes Exposed internally to roof in left hand bay |
The British Queen 94 High Street | Early and late C17. Remodelled early C19 | Tiled Later 17th century part to west has early 19th century low pitch, slate with white brick stack | Yes |
104 and 106 High Street | Late 17th Extended at the rear early to mid 19th century and later, axially, to the east | Tiled roof | Yes |
Meldreth Court | 17th Enlarged to north c. 1790 Repaired 1891, 1892 | 17th century tiled, low pitch 1790 extension slate one stack dated 1773 | Not mentioned |
Manor Road | |||
Meldreth Manor School | Late 17th | Tiled/gabled | Yes. Some exposed internally. |
North End | |||
Willow Way Cottages, 9-11 North End | Late 17th or early 18th. Early 19th century extension | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Homeland 13 North End | 17th – 18th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
The Cottage, 19 North End | Late 17th Extended 18th/19th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
The Old Town House 29 North End formerly the village blacksmith’s | Late 17th Modern additions | Long straw thatch at two levels | Yes |
33 North End, former Green Man Public House | Early 16th | Tiled | Yes |
Mill House, 36 North End | Mid 18th, converted 1940s Included for group value | Tiled (was thatched until 1980s) | Yes |
Manting House, 35-37 North End | Early 19th | Slate | Yes stuccoed |
The Laurels, 72 North End | 1837 (dated brick) | Slate | Not mentioned |
Station Road | |||
Meldreth Thatch, 3 Station Road | Late 17th; 20th century addition to east | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Fieldgate Cottage, 9 Station Road | Late 17th; 20th century addition to east | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Fieldgate Farmhouse, 32 Station Road | Late 17th and 18th | Tiled | Yes |
Sheene Manor, 58 Station Road | Mid 16th; addition 17th century; 1656 chimney stack | Tiled | Yes |
Orchard Cottage, 61 Station Road | 1662 (lintel) with 1800 pantry addition to the north | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Sheene Cottage, 63 Station Road | 18th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Whitecroft Road | |||
27 Whitecroft Road | 17th-18th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
30 Whitecroft Road | 17th – 18th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
32 Whitecroft Road | Mid – late 17th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Bluebell Cottage 41 Whitecroft Road | Late 17th | Long straw thatch | Yes |
Other Structures
Granary at Chiswick Farm, No. 10 Chiswick End
It has been a pigeon house. It was a store at time of listing.
18th Century.Timber framed with rebuilt pyramidal roof of old tiles.
Stocks and Whipping Post, High Street/North End/Fenny Lane
18th century stocks and whipping-post. C18 located at Marvell’s Green at the junction of the High Street and North End.
Base of Cross, High Street/North End/Fenny Lane
Medieval base of a cross made from limestone and resited to Marvell’s Green from a garden behind the village shop c. 1888-89 (according to Beatrice Clay writing in 1942). Another cross base is located in a garden in North End and another one in a garden on the High Street.
Holy Trinity Church, North End
Chancel mid 12th century with a slightly later west tower and nave.
This is the only Grade I listed building in the village.Topcliffe Mill, North End (down footpath opposite Church)
Water mill [see comment below]
c.1740 with c.1840 addition (brick)
Timber framed and weather boarded
Tiled mansard roof to original building with patterned slate roof on north side addition.
Three storeys and loft.
South side has three iron casements with small panes.
Apart from the water wheel, the machinery is intact, including three pairs of grinding stones.Water Pump near Mill Cottage, Mill End
Village water pump. Late C19. Cast iron ring shaft with fluted head and finial. Enriched spout and handle.
Threshing Barn, Sheene Manor Farm
Timber framed and weather boarded with a steep pitched roof of pantiles.
18th/19th centuryBridge at Sheene Mill, Station Road
Cast iron bridge dated 1852 with a single span.
The spandrels have the name of the manufacturer:James Rawlings (listed in Kelly’s Directory 1858 for Melbourn) on the east side and Hurrell on the west side.
It was built to replace the ford on Mill Lane (now Station Road).
Please see the documents below for more details on the listed structures in Meldreth and details of the history and mechanisms of the listing process.
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The listing quoted above states that Topcliffe Mill is an undershot mill. Although it is believed to have had an undershot wheel at some point, it last operated as an overshot mill. See the page on the Topcliffe Mill Wheel for further details.
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