Slyne-with-Hest is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 34 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Slyne and Hest Bank, and most of the listed buildings are houses, or originated as houses, and associated structures. The Lancaster Canal passes through the parish, and eight bridges crossing it are listed. The other listed buildings include a public house, three milestones, a hotel, a church, a pinfold, and a set of stocks.
The house was later extended. It is in sandstone with a pebbledashed front and slate roof. It has two storey with attics, and the original part has two bays. The later extension is to the right at the rear. The windows are mullioned. On the front is a single-storey porch with a hippedstone-slate roof.[2]
A house, later divided into two houses, most of it dating from the 18th century. It is in rendered stone with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. The house has an L-shaped plan, three storeys, a five-bay front, and a rear wing, this being the older part. Most of the windows are sashes, and in the wing some are mullioned and transomed. The main doorway has a fanlight, and an open pediment on consoles. In the wing is a doorway with a mouldedarchitrave, a pulvinated frieze, and a cornice.[3][4]
The former sundial is in the garden of Beaumont Cote. It is in sandstone, and consists of a square pillar joined in two parts. The lower part has a roundel inscribed with "TC 1680"; the upper part is chamfered and has the raised letters "TC" in a panel. On the top is an octagonal panel.[5]
A stone house with sandstone dressings and a modern tile roof, it has two storeys and two bays. The windows are mullioned, and above the doorway is a re-set dated and battlementedlintel. At the rear is a blocked staircase window with two transoms.[6]
A house in cobbles with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. It is in a T-shaped plan, with 2+1⁄2 storeys, and a symmetrical five-bay front. The lower floors contain cross windows, and in the attic they are mullioned. The central doorway has a moulded surround and a shaped lintel. Above the doorway is an inscribed plaque.[7][8]
A stone farmhouse with a slate roof, in two storeys and two bays. The windows are mullioned, and there is a blocked fire window. The doorway has a moulded surround and a lintel inscribed with initials and the date.[9]
A cobble house with sandstone dressings and a slate roof, it has two storeys with an attic and two bays. The windows are mullioned, and there is a blocked fire window. Above the doorway is an ogee-shaped lintel, and between the upper floor windows is a dated plaque. At the rear is a staircase wing.[10]
A public house in rendered stone with a slate roof in two storeys. There are two blocks, the later block is dated 1830. Most of the windows are mullioned, and others are sashes. The doorway in the older block has a chamfered surround and a lintel inscribed with initials and the date. On the front of the newer block is a dated plaque. Behind the older block is a stone barn, not rendered, that has a wide opening with a segmental arch.[11]
A house that was extended in 1829 and later used as a restaurant. It is in rendered stone with sandstone dressings and a modern tile roof. It has two storeys, and the windows are sashes. The doorway in the older part has a mouldedarchitrave, a moulded cornice, and a false keystone carved with the date and grotesque face. In the later part is a French window, and a doorway with a shaped lintel and a moulded cornice inscribed with initials and the date.[13]
A sandstone house with a slate roof, in three storeys and with a symmetrical three-bay front. The openings have plain surrounds. The windows in the ground and top floor are sashes, and in the middle floor they are modern.[17]
A house in stone, pebbledashed at the front, and with a slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The windows are sashes, some of which are separated by mullions.[18]
The bridge carries Hasty Brow Road over the Lancaster Canal. It is in gritstone, and consists of a single semi-elliptical arch with a projecting keystone and a solid parapet with rounded coping.[21]
The bridge carries Rakes Head Lane over the Lancaster Canal. It is in gritstone, and consists of a single semi-elliptical arch with a projecting keystone and a solid parapet with rounded coping.[23]
The bridge carries Hest Bank Lane over the Lancaster Canal. It is in gritstone, and consists of a single semi-elliptical arch with a projecting keystone and a solid parapet with rounded coping.[25]
The milestone is in sandstone with cast iron plates. It has a circular base inscribed with the name of the parish, and above it is triangular. The plates indicate the distances in miles to Lancaster and to Burton.[27]
The milestone is in sandstone with cast iron plates. It has a circular base inscribed with the name of the parish, and above it is triangular. The plates indicate the distances in miles to Lancaster and to Hest Bank.[28]
The milestone is in sandstone with cast iron plates. It is triangular in section, and its base is buried. The plates indicate the distances in miles to Lancaster and to Burton.[29]
A pair of houses, possible converted from a canal warehouse. They are in sandstone with a slate roof and are in two storeys. The openings have plain surrounds. In the south gable is an arched opening with a keystone inscribed with the date.[30]
A pair of mirrored roughcast cottages with sandstone dressings and hippedslate roofs. They have two storeys, and each cottage has a single-bay front. The windows are sashes.[31]
The stone marks the boundary with Bolton-le-Sands. It is in sandstone, and consists of a block with a triangular plan. Inscribed on the left face is "SLYNE", and on the other face is "BOLTON".[33]
A sandstone hotel with a slate roof, in two portions. The southern portion has two storeys, three bays, and a rear wing. The northern portion has two storeys with an attic and two bays. In its centre is a porch with pilasters and a cornice, and the door has a semicircular head. In the roof are two modern dormers. All the windows are sashes with architraves; those in the ground floor of the southern portion also have pulvinated friezes and triangular pediments.[34]
The stocks consist of two square sandstone pillars with slots in the internal faces. In the slots is a wooden leg piece with six holes and there is an iron locking bar. Behind is a long stone seat.[37]