II*Church · listed 1988Church of St. Mary MagdaleneOn the list as Church of St Mary MagdalenePhoto: Phil Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0C−History Grade
History of Hucknall · Historic England
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England counts them inside Hucknall’s built-up area, 3.6 for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers 12 of Hucknall’s listed buildings. We have photos of 4 of its listed buildings. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Hucknall grades C− for history: #27 of 49 in Nottinghamshire.
Listed buildings
13
3.6 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
0
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Hucknall
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II* listed
Hucknall LibraryGrade II listed
Memorial Drinking Fountain in Titchfield ParkGrade II listed
Hucknall War MemorialGrade II listedPhotos 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 Hucknall’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%+
3 of 24neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 69% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
13 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade I1 Grade II*12 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 Grade II* listed building in Hucknall
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II
12 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 12 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Boundary Wall and Gates at Houses of Rest for MinersGrange CottagesHangars 1 and 2 at K and M HauliersHangars 3 and 4 at K and M HauliersHouses of Rest for MinersHucknall LibraryHucknall War MemorialMemorial Drinking Fountain in Titchfield ParkThe Master Hosier's House and Attached WorkshopWing Test Hangar and concrete de-tuner supports to the west204, Beardall Street73, Nottingham Road
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 2.2% of Hucknall
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Hucknall 201918 ha
18 hain conservation areas, of 856 ha inside the built-up area.
3 of the 13 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Hucknall’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 9
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The first 1 entry was listed in 1987. 9 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
History Grade
Hucknall 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 (14 points, 4 per 10,000 residents)More than 25% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 42% 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.
Born here
16 notable people born in Hucknall before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Ben Caunt
Thomas Shooter
William Marriott
Walter Wright
Tom Widdowson
Arthur Watson
John Gunn
George Gunn
Jack Hall
Eric Coates
Enoch West
Jack Feebery
Albert Feebery
Thomas Cecil Howitt
James Short
Harry Williams
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Eric Coates1886–1957 · British composer (1886–1957)
Enoch West1886–1965 · English footballer (1886-1965)
George Gunn1879–1958 · Cricket player of England. (1879-1958)
John Gunn1876–1963 · English cricketer (1876-1963)
Ben Caunt1815–1861 · British boxer (1815-1861)
Walter Wright1856–1940 · English cricketer (1856-1940)
Harry Williams1898–1980 · English footballer, born 1899
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Thomas Shooter1845–1919 · English cricketer (1845-1919)
Everyone born in Hucknall → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Hucknall
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hucknall | 35,848 | 13 | 0 | C− |
| Bestwood Village | 2,151 | 4 | 0 | C− |
| Newstead | 2,204 | 2 | 0 | C− |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 9,581 | 16 | 0 | C− |
| Kimberley | 4,467 | 3 | 0 | C |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 6,162 | 1 | 0 | C− |
| Eastwood | 18,890 | 23 | 0 | C+ |
| Ravenshead | 5,370 | 2 | 0 | D− |
In brief
Hucknall in brief
The official list counts 13 listed buildings in Hucknall, including Church of St. Mary Magdalene. A conservation area has protected part of it since 2019. Eric Coates (1886), Enoch West (1886) and George Gunn (1879) are among the 16 people born here before 1900. The big year was 1988, when 9 of the 13 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has no Grade I building, where the middle town its size has 1; per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 14% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Hucknall’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hucknall?
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Hucknall’s built-up area: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 12 Grade II.
How many conservation areas are there in Hucknall?
1, covering about 18 hectares of the town. The largest is Hucknall.
When were Hucknall’s buildings listed?
The first in 1987; the most, 9, in 1988.
Who was born in Hucknall?
Among people born before 1900: Eric Coates (1886), Enoch West (1886), George Gunn (1879), John Gunn (1876) and Ben Caunt (1815).
How old are the homes in Hucknall?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% 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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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