Historic England’s National Heritage List for England (NHLE) provides information about all protected historic buildings and sites around the country, including listed buildings.
Listed status is given to buildings of ‘special architectural or historic interest’, providing them with legal protection against being altered or knocked down without explicit consent. Buildings can be listed under three grades - Grade II, II* or I - with Grade I being the highest, covering structures of ‘exceptional interest’.
Grade II* buildings are particularly important buildings of ‘more than special interest’ and Grade II buildings are of ‘special interest’. Around 91.7% of all listed buildings are in the latter class and it is the most likely grade of listing for a home owner.
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In Liverpool, there are 29 buildings protected by Grade I status, 105 classed as Grade II* and 1,393 with Grade II protection, so it’s fairly likely that you have walked past many buildings of special interest without even realising.
We have taken a look at the National Heritage List and created a gallery of some of the buildings in and around Woolton, Allerton and Speke you may not have realised have been granted listed status.
17. Mossley Hill Baptish Church, Dovedale Road
This former Baptist Chapel with church hall to the rear was built in 1906 in undressed flint with brick dressing and terracotta detailing, unusual for the area. Now owned by the Cornerstone Church, issues of water ingress through roof and leadwork deterioration, failing terracotta and high-level pointing, has resulted in the commencement of a repair project. There remain serious concerns about water ingress within the hall, rot to roof timbers and the high risk of failure of the windows to the worship space where ironwork in the terracotta mullions has expanded. It has Grade II listed status. | Google Street View
18. Yew Tree Farmhouse, Oglet Lane
Yew Tree Farmhouse, located on Oglet Lane near Speke, is an early 19th century building with Grade II listed status. It features brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. | Sue Adair
19. St Joseph's Home, Woolton Road
St Joseph’s was designed by architect E.W. Pugin and built between 1845 and 1847 in the Gothic Revival Style. It was originally used as a home and is now a Catholic residential home. It has Grade II* listed status. | PeterMarchantNWBuildings10, CC BY-SA 4.0