Listed buildings in Awsworth
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Awsworth is a civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed 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 Awsworth and the surrounding area, and the listed buildings consist of a railway viaduct, a school and associated structures, and a war memorial.
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| align="center" {{Grade II* colour}}|II*
| Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
| align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|II
| Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
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| Bennerley Viaduct {{coord|52.98966 |
| 1.29766|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Bennerley Viaduct}}
|File:Bennerley Viaduct Ilkeston.jpg |align="center"|1877 |The viaduct was built by the Great Northern Railway to carry its Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension over the valley of the River Erewash, and is now disused. The viaduct is a lattice truss bridge in wrought iron, consisting of 16 lattice deck spans on 15 latticework piers. These have foundations in concrete, blue brick and stone, and at the ends are support structures in brick. The viaduct is {{convert|433|m}} long, and over {{convert|18|m}} above the river.{{sfnp|Hartwell|Pevsner|Williamson|2020|p=110|ps=none}}{{sfnp|Historic England|1140437|ps=none}} |align="center" {{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|b|II*}} |
| Infant School {{coord|52.99117 |
| 1.28242|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Infant School}}
|{{centre|—}} |align="center"|1878 |The school is in red brick on a chamfered plinth, with dressings in stone and yellow terracotta, egg and dart moulded gable eaves and a slate roof with ornate ridge tiles and finials. On the front are two projecting bays with pedimented gables containing tall windows with segmental heads, moulded terracotta imposts, and moulded lintels. Above each window is a lettered band and in the gable is a circular window with four keystones. On the roof are two cupolas.{{sfnp|Hartwell|Pevsner|Williamson|2020|p=110|ps=none}}{{sfnp|Historic England|1278010|ps=none}} |align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}} |
| Walls, railings and covered playground, Infant School {{coord|52.99117 |
| 1.28205|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Walls, railings and covered playground, Infant School}}
|{{centre|—}} |align="center"|1878 |The covered playground to the rear of the school is in red brick with stone dressings, and a hipped slate roof with ornate ridge tiles and terracotta finials. The south front is open and carried on five cast iron columns. Enclosing the playground is a coped brick wall containing brick [piers with stone caps, along the front of the school the wall is low, with iron railings.{{sfnp|Historic England|1248409|ps=none}} |align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}} |
| Awsworth War Memorial {{coord|52.99200 |
| 1.28282|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Awsworth War Memorial}}
|{{centre|—}} |align="center"|1920 |The war memorial is in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, and is in limestone. It consists of an obelisk on a square plinth, a two-tier base and a two-tier platform. On the front of the plinth is an inscription and a carving in relief, and on the base are more inscriptions and the names of those lost in the two World Wars.{{sfnp|Historic England|1443591|ps=none}} |align="center" {{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|c|II}} |
References
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- {{NHLE |num= 1140437|desc= Bennerley Viaduct, Awsworth|access-date= 9 February 2023|mode=cs2}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1278010|desc= Infant School, Awsworth|access-date= 9 February 2023|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1248409|desc= Walls, Railings and attached Covered Playground at the Infant School, Awsworth|access-date= 9 February 2023|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{NHLE |num= 1443591|desc= Awsworth War Memorial, Awsworth|access-date= 9 February 2023|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
- {{cite book |last= Hartwell |first= Clare|author-link= |last2= Pevsner |first2= Nikolaus |author-link2= Nikolaus Pevsner|last3= Williamson |first3= Elizabeth|author-link3= | series= The Buildings of England| title= Nottinghamshire| publisher =Yale University Press | year =2020 | origyear=1979 | location = New Haven and London| isbn = 978-0-300-24783-1}}
- {{Citation | author = Historic England | title = Listed Buildings | url = http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/listed-buildings/ |access-date= 9 February 2023}}
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