2012

SO9596 : Old Bilston

taken 12 years ago, near to Bilston, Wolverhampton, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title starting with Old in this square
Old Bilston
Old Bilston
Looking from Mount Pleasant into Walsall Street. The buildings on the right (of which Caledonia House SO9596 : Caledonia House (4 Mount Pleasant) and the corner house are Listed Grade II) date from either side of 1800. The parish church with its parsonage on the far corner date from 1825-30 and are also Listed Grade II.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Period: Early 19th Century Housing: Terrace other tags: Urban Street Parish Church Parsonage Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SO9596, 460 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 14 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 21 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9501 9658 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.0214N 2:4.5030W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 9504 9661
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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