II*Church · listed 1998Church of the Good Shepherd, NottinghamOn the list as Roman Catholic Church of the Good ShepherdPhoto: Oxymoron · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Vale Hotel (Public House) · Photo: David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0C−History Grade
History of Arnold · Historic England
21 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade II*
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Arnold’s built-up area, 5.2 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Arnold, 18 are Grade II. 7.1% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings. Arnold grades C− for history: #33 of 49 in Nottinghamshire.
Listed buildings
21
5.2 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
7.1%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Arnold in 6 photos
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Roman Catholic Church of the Good ShepherdGrade II* listed
Church of St MaryGrade II* listed
Church of St PaulGrade II* listed
Former J and R Morley Hosiery FactoryGrade II listed
1-12 Daybrook AlmshousesGrade II listed+1See 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.
The map
Where Arnold’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 31neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 45% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
21 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I3 Grade II*18 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 Arnold
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
II*Church · listed 1950St. Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Oxymoron · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1987St. Paul's Church, DaybrookOn the list as Church of St PaulPhoto: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Arnold’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas10
Churches, chapels & priories3
Inns, shops & warehouses3
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Walls, gates & bridges2
Public & civic buildings1
10 entries (48%) are houses, terraces and villas. 3 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
18 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 18 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Arnold HouseArnold War MemorialArnot Hill HouseBonington HouseBoundary Mark on Island at Junction with Woodthorpe DriveBoundary Wall at Church of St MaryFormer J and R Morley Hosiery FactoryGateway and Boundary Wall at Daybrook AlmshousesHand Frame Shop at Former Allen Solly FactoryHome Ales Brewery Office and Attached RailingsNumber 321 and Adjoining FrameshopPub Sign in Front and to the West of the Vale Hotel (Public House)The Vale Hotel (Public House)War Memorial at Junction with Woodthorpe Drive1-12 Daybrook Almshouses34, High Street42A, Calverton Road79-91 Coronation Buildings
How the list grew
6 of Arnold’s 21 listed buildings were added in 1987
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1987 · 6
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The first 2 entries were listed in 1950. 6 came in 1987, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Arnold 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 (24 points, 6 per 10,000 residents)More than 35% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (7.1%)More than 16% 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
7.1% of Arnold’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
2.8%
Before 1900
4.3%
1900–18
7.1%
1919–29
14%
1930s
3.7%
1945–54
20%
1955–64
16%
1965–72
13%
1973–82
5.2%
1983–92
2.3%
1993–99
5%
2000–08
3.9%
2009–15
3.2%
2016–25
ArnoldEngland & Wales
2.8% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 20% 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 (65 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
12 notable people born in Arnold before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Peter Margetson Wallace
Richard Parkes Bonington
Thomas Hawksley
John Oscroft
Alfred Anthony
John Oscroft
John Robinson
Thomas Flowers
Henry Anthony
George Anthony
John Barnsdale
Bertie Davis
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Richard Parkes Bonington1802–1828 · British painter (1801-1828)
AA
Alfred Anthony1841–1900 · English cricketer (1841-1900)
JR
John Robinson1868–1898 · English cricketer for Nottinghamshire, born 1868
HA
Henry Anthony1873–1928 · Cricketer (1873-1928)
GA
George Anthony1875–1907 · English cricketer (1875-1907)
JB
John Barnsdale1878–1960 · English cricketer (1878-1960)
Thomas Hawksley1807–1893 · English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated w…
BD
Bertie Davis1897–1973 · English footballer
Everyone born in Arnold → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Arnold
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | 40,016 | 21 | 0 | C− |
| Carlton | 53,555 | 36 | 2 | C+ |
| Bestwood Village | 2,151 | 4 | 0 | C− |
| Nottingham | 299,786 | 767 | 9 | B+ |
| Calverton | 7,318 | 15 | 0 | C− |
| Woodborough | 1,649 | 16 | 0 | B |
| Hucknall | 35,848 | 13 | 0 | C− |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 9,581 | 16 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Arnold in brief
Arnold has 21 listed buildings, including Church of the Good Shepherd, Nottingham. Of the 12 people born here before 1900, the best known include Richard Parkes Bonington (1802), Alfred Anthony (1841) and John Robinson (1868). Its homes are mostly newer: 7.1% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has no Grade I building, where the middle town its size has 1; and per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns.
Questions about Arnold’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Arnold?
Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Arnold’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 18 Grade II.
When were Arnold’s buildings listed?
The first in 1950; the most, 6, in 1987.
Who was born in Arnold?
Among people born before 1900: Richard Parkes Bonington (1802), Alfred Anthony (1841), John Robinson (1868), Henry Anthony (1873) and George Anthony (1875).
How old are the homes in Arnold?
7.1% of homes were built before 1919 and 28% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
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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