Little Mitton is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains two listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the other is at Grade II, the lowest grade. The listed buildings are a former country house, later converted into a hotel, and a bridge crossing the River Ribble.

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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Mitton Hall
53°50′32″N 2°25′54″W / 53.84212°N 2.43180°W / 53.84212; -2.43180 (Mitton Hall)
c. 1500 Originally a timber-framed country house, it was encased in sandstone and remodelled in 1844. There was further remodelling in about 1875–80, and the house has since been converted into a hotel. The building is partly pebbledashed with a slate roof. It has two storeys with attics, and an H-shaped plan, consisting of a hall and cross wings. The windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed. On the front of the hall are two gabled projections, the right one being a two-storey porch that has a doorway with a moulded semicircular arch and moulded imposts. There are finials on the gables. Inside, the hall has an open roof of six bays.[2][3][4] II*
Mitton Bridge
53°50′38″N 2°26′00″W / 53.84401°N 2.43347°W / 53.84401; -2.43347 (Mitton Bridge)
Early 19th century (probable) The bridge carries the B6246 road over the River Ribble. It is in sandstone, and consists of three segmental arches with rounded cutwaters. The bridge has a solid parapet, a string course, and weathered coping. There is an inscription on the southern parapet.[5][6] II

References

Citations

  1. ^ Historic England
  2. ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 428–429
  3. ^ Historic England & 1362324
  4. ^ Mitton Hall
  5. ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 429
  6. ^ Historic England & 1317642

Sources

  • Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  • Historic England, "Mitton Hall, Little Mitton (1362324)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 August 2015
  • Historic England, "Mitton Bridge, Little Mitton (1317642)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 August 2015
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 14 August 2015
  • Mitton Hall, Welcome, retrieved 14 August 2015
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