II*Church · listed 1988Baptist ChurchPhoto: Simon Armstrong · CC BY-SA 3.0
Baptist Church · Photo: Simon Armstrong · CC BY-SA 3.0C−History Grade
History of Eston · Historic England
24 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Eston’s built-up area, 8.1 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 21 of Eston’s listed buildings. 6.1% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town. Eston grades C− for history: #43 of 54 in North Yorkshire.
Listed buildings
24
8.1 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
3
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
6.1%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Eston in 7 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Manor HouseGrade II* listed
The Ship InnGrade II listed
Church of St PeterGrade II listed
Christ ChurchGrade II listed
Old Hall Farmhouse and Garden WallGrade II* listed+2See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Eston in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1902Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Eston’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade II*
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
0 of 21neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 29% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
24 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*21 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade II*
The 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Eston
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*House · listed 1967Manor HousePhoto: Simon Armstrong · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1988Old Hall Farmhouse and Garden WallPhoto: Simon Armstrong · CC BY-SA 3.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Eston’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories8
Houses, terraces & villas7
Public & civic buildings3
Walls, gates & bridges3
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
7 entries (29%) are houses, terraces and villas. 8 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
21 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 21 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Appleton Tombstone Circa 10 Metres South of Church of St HelenBlacksmith's Workshop North of Number 45Christ ChurchChurch of St John the EvangelistChurch of St PeterEvans Monument, 210 Metres West of Church of St HelenNormanby HallNumbers 47 and 49 and Area/Retaining WallsSnowdon Tombstone Circa 8 Metres South East of Church of St HelenStable Range Adjoining South Side of Old Hall FarmhouseStables Byre Barn and Fold-Yard, Circa 10 Metres West of Old Hall FarmhouseStapylton Arms Public HouseThe Ship InnWar MemorialWar Memorial Area Railings and GateWar Memorial Circa 5 Metres South West of Church of St Peter1, Milbank Street45, High Street74, 76 and 78, High Street82, High Street84 and 86, High Street
How the list grew
More than half of Eston’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 17
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The first 3 entries were listed in 1967. 17 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Eston grades C− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (27 points, 9 per 10,000 residents)More than 39% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (6.1%)More than 13% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
6.1% of Eston’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
3.2%
Before 1900
2.9%
1900–18
1.5%
1919–29
9.8%
1930s
9.1%
1945–54
18%
1955–64
22%
1965–72
14%
1973–82
8.6%
1983–92
1.4%
1993–99
1.9%
2000–08
2.9%
2009–15
5.6%
2016–25
EstonEngland & Wales
3.2% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 22% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (0 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
16 notable people born in Eston before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Baillie-Hamilton
Thomas Wardall
Jimmy Donnelly
Dusty Rhodes
James Groves
William Henry Short
John Burton
Bob Hardy
Harry Carr
Bobby Brown
Jack Curtis
Ernie Rhodes
Jack Small
Charlie Copeland
Albert Groves
George Carr
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JB
John Burton1885–1938 · English footballer (1885-1938)
JG
James Groves1883–1939 · Footballer (1883-1939)
AG
Albert Groves1894– · British association football player (1894-?)
GC
George Carr1899– · English footballer and manager (1899-?)
HC
Harry Carr1887–1942 · Association football player (1887-1942)
Jack Curtis1888–1955 · English footballer (1888-1955)
William Baillie-Hamilton1803–1881 · British naval commander (1803-1881)
Thomas Wardall1862–1932 · English county cricketer (1862-1932)
Everyone born in Eston → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Eston
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eston | 29,625 | 24 | 0 | C− |
| Middlesbrough | 148,232 | 107 | 3 | B− |
| Guisborough | 18,091 | 93 | 2 | B |
| Redcar | 37,666 | 22 | 0 | C |
| New Marske | 2,990 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Stainton | 1,817 | 10 | 0 | C |
| Great Ayton | 4,348 | 51 | 1 | A− |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 7,576 | 28 | 1 | C+ |
In brief
Eston in brief
The official list counts 24 listed buildings in Eston, including Baptist Church. John Burton (1885), James Groves (1883) and Albert Groves (1894) are among the 16 people born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 6.1% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. More than half went on the list in a single year, 1988: 17 of 24. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no Grade I building; and per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns.
Questions about Eston’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Eston?
Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Eston’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 21 Grade II.
When were Eston’s buildings listed?
The first in 1967; the most, 17, in 1988.
Are there old photos of Eston?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard from 1902 to 1902, all on this page.
Who was born in Eston?
Among people born before 1900: John Burton (1885), James Groves (1883), Albert Groves (1894), George Carr (1899) and Harry Carr (1887).
How old are the homes in Eston?
6.1% of homes were built before 1919 and 17% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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