Listed buildings in Eccleston, St Helens

Eccleston is a civil parish in St Helens, Merseyside, England. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.

The parish is partly residential, and partly rural. The major building in the parish is Scholes House. This is listed, as are two associated structures. The other listed buildings consist of a house, a farmhouse, a church, and a war memorial.

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Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Scholes House 53°26′05″N 2°46′10″W / 53.43481°N 2.76952°W / 53.43481; -2.76952 (Scholes House)	—	1681	The house contains earlier fabric, and has been much altered since. It is in stone, and some of its windows are mullioned. The entrance porch has Elizabethan moulding, and a four-centred arch.[2][3]	b !II*
Rainford Farmhouse 53°27′09″N 2°47′55″W / 53.45257°N 2.79864°W / 53.45257; -2.79864 (Rainford Farmhouse)	—	1690	A stone house with a slate roof. It is in two storeys with a three-bay front. Most of the windows are modern casements in stone frames.[4][5]	c !II
Effigy pedestal, Scholes House 53°26′05″N 2°46′10″W / 53.43459°N 2.76953°W / 53.43459; -2.76953 (Effigy pedestal, Scholes House)	—	1725 !Early 18th century	In the garden of Scholes House is a Doric pillar, at the top of which is a niche for an image. It is thought that this was taken from a wayside cross.[6][7]	b !II*
130–132 Portico Lane 53°25′58″N 2°46′41″W / 53.43281°N 2.77810°W / 53.43281; -2.77810 (130–132 Portico Lane)	—	1800 !c. 1800	Originally a watchmaker's cottage and workshop, later divided into two dwellings. It is in brick with a slate roof, in two storeys with a three-bay front, and a lean-to workshop extension to the left. At the rear are two single-bay projections. On the left side is a large 32-pane window.[8]	c !II
Christ Church 53°27′15″N 2°46′40″W / 53.45424°N 2.77782°W / 53.45424; -2.77782 (Christ Church)		1836–38	The church was designed by Samuel Taylor, it is in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. The church consists of a nave, transepts, a chancel with a south vestry, and a west steeple. The steeple has a three-stage tower and a recessed spire. The windows are lancets, and at the east end is a triple lancet window flanked by octagonal battlemented turrets with small spires.[9][10]	c !II
War memorial 53°26′02″N 2°47′36″W / 53.43391°N 2.79347°W / 53.43391; -2.79347 (War memorial)		1920 !c. 1920	The war memorial was designed by Walter Gilbert and Louis Weingartener in Portland stone and bronze. A square pedestal stands on a base of three square steps. On the top is the sculpture of a soldier holding binoculars and a revolver, and at the base is a woman holding a laurel garland.[11][12]	c !II
Ruins, Scholes House 53°26′06″N 2°46′10″W / 53.43491°N 2.76935°W / 53.43491; -2.76935 (Ruins, Scholes House)	—	Undated	The ruins are those of a former friary.[13]	b !II*

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