Listing 2016

The National Heritage List for England identifies the buildings, sites and landscapes which receive special protection, so they can be enjoyed by current and future generations.The following 16 buildings, landscapes, monuments and wrecks offer a glimpse of the depth and breadth of England's historic environment given recognition for their special significance in 2016.

The Ypres Tower at Rye Castle in East Sussex operated as a prison from the early 16th century. At that time all prisoners, regardless of age and sex, were held together. It took until 1837 for a new women’s prison, exercise yard, and additional range of cells for male prisoners to be built.The Women’s Tower was designed to look like a castle tower yet the anti-climb spikes on the wall top and the solid cell doors and iron grilles to the windows reveal its use. Listed Grade II. List Entry Number: 1433223.

The White Lion pub at Westhoughton in Bolton, Greater Manchester dates from the early 19th century. This public house has a remarkably intact 1920s interior. Its refit followed the principles of the 'improved' pubs movement that aimed to reduce drunkenness, including better visibility throughout the interior and the use of modern but homely decoration. Listed Grade II. List Entry Number: 1429216.

A new cemetery was laid out in Clayhill in the 1850s after the nearby Royal Naval Hospital grounds had reached capacity. Its chapel of rest, with its Norman-style arch, was built at its centre. The cemetery includes a highly unusual enclosed Turkish burial ground containing the remains of twenty-six Turkish sailors who died from cholera whilst anchored off Gosport in 1850. Listed Grade II. List Entry Number: 1428514.

Norris Castle at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, is a Grade I listed house. It sits in a landscaped park and pleasure grounds, possibly designed by one of England's greatest landscape designers, Humphry Repton. One of the new listings on the site is a rare and unusual bathing house, designed as a castellated tower in a similar style to the Castle. Also included in the listing is a section of sea wall that was used as a terrace walk. Listed Grade II. List Entry Numbers: 1438948; 1267468; 1000927.

This First World War memorial at the entrance to the Church of St Michael Cornhill in the City of London commemorates the City employees who worked within this and adjacent parishes. Of the 2,130 who volunteered for military service, at least 170 died. The memorial was designed by the distinguished sculptor Richard Reginald Goulden. Listed Grade II*. List Entry Number: 1439646.

The Olde English Tea House in Sunnyhurst Wood at Darwen, Lancashire is a well-designed structure in a rustic vernacular revival style. A relatively rare example of its type, it survives virtually intact with only minor modifications. The Tea House was constructed in 1911-12 by public subscription to mark the accession and coronation of King George V in 1910. Listed Grade II. List Entry Number: 1426159.

Situated at the Haslar Gunboat Yard at Gosport in Hampshire, this building illustrates the foremost developments in iron framing and prefabricated iron technology. It was built to designs by William Scamp, the Deputy Director of the Admiralty Engineering and Architectural Works, to store and maintain Britain's gunboat fleet in a technologically innovative complex. Listed Grade I. List Entry Number: 1431190.

Built in 1926, the Water Chute at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire is the oldest in Britain, and one of the oldest surviving water-based rides in the world. It was designed by the entrepreneur and philanthropist Charles Wicksteed who passionately believed in the benefits of recreation. His park is still open free to the public, and his company continues to make playground equipment. Listed Grade II. List Entry Number: 1437706.