IPublic · listed 1954Ludlow CastleOn the list as Ludlow Castle, the standing structural remainsPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ludford Mill and Mill Weir (That Part in Ludford Civil Parish) · Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0AHistory Grade
History of Ludlow · Historic England
436 listed buildings, 9 of them Grade I
We have photos of 37 of its listed buildings and 5 old views of the town. 20% of its homes were built before 1919. On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Ludlow’s built-up area, 434 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 5 scheduled monuments. Ludlow grades A for history: #1 of 19 in Shropshire.
Listed buildings
436
434 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
9
exceptional interest
Grade II*
28
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
5
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
20%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Ludlow in 43 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.
Ludlow Castle, the standing structural remainsGrade I listed
The Butter CrossGrade I listed
The Guildhall and Adjoining CoachhouseGrade I listed
Blue Boar InnGrade II listed
County Library (Ludlow Branch)Grade II listed+38See 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
Ludlow from 1890 to 1903
5 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1890
c. 1890
c. 1890
1903
1903Public 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 Ludlow’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument400 m from Castle House Flats
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
8 of 9Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of Castle House Flats, a five-minute walk. So do 330 of the 436 listed buildings.
0 of 8neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 49% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
436 listed buildings by grade
9 Grade I28 Grade II*399 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 I
The 9 Grade I listed buildings in Ludlow
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 8 of these stand within 400 m of Castle House Flats. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IMemorials · listed 1954The Butter CrossPhoto: Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0
IPublic · listed 1954The Guildhall and Adjoining CoachhousePhoto: Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0
IWalls & gates · listed 1954Broad Gate, Including Broadgate Chambers and Attached RailingsPhoto: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
IPublic · listed 1954Castle House FlatsPhoto: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
IChurch · listed 1954St Laurence's ChurchOn the list as Church of St Laurence and Attached RailingsPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
IInns & shops · listed 1954Feathers HotelPhoto: Newton2 · CC BY 2.5
IWalls & gates · listed 1954Ludford BridgePhoto: Mr M Evison · CC BY-SA 2.0
IHouse · listed 1954The Reader's HousePhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 28 Grade II* listed buildings in Ludlow
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 25 are photographed.
II*Public · listed 1954Castle LodgeOn the list as Castle Lodge and Attached RailingsPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Church · listed 1954Chapel HousePhoto: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1954Charlton House Garden House Ludford House St Giles HousePhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Church · listed 1954Church of St Giles, LudfordOn the list as Church of St GilesPhoto: Basher Eyre · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1954Dinham HousePhoto: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1954Dinham LodgePhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Public · listed 1954Hosyers AlmshousesPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1954Lane's House and Oldgate HousePhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1954Ludlow College ComplexPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1954Ludlow College High Hall and Attached RailingsPhoto: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Inns & shops · listed 1954Old Bull Ring TavernPhoto: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 1954Russell HousePhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
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II*House · listed 1954St John's HousePhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1954Stone HousePhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1954The Old BellPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1974The RectoryPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 19541 Broad Street and 19 and 20 King StreetPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 195414, Castle StreetPhoto: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 19541A, High StreetPhoto: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 195427, Broad StreetPhoto: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 195437, Broad StreetPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 195438, Broad StreetPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 195439, Broad StreetPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 195445, Bull RingPhoto: Gordon Griffiths · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 195446, 47 48 and 50, Corve StreetPhoto: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1954Gazebo in Garden of Number 5 (Not Included)
House · listed 196914 and 15, King Street
House · listed 195469, Old Street
Historic streets
Corve Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Corve Street42 listed · 1 II*
Broad Street38 listed · 4 II*
Mill Street25 listed
Old Street25 listed · 1 II*
Bull Ring22 listed · 1 II*
Lower Broad Street19 listed
Dinham13 listed
High Street13 listed · 1 II*
Raven Lane13 listed
Castle Street11 listed · 1 II*
Bell Lane10 listed
King Street9 listed · 1 II*
Of the 436 entries, 285 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Ludlow’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas360
Walls, gates & bridges26
Inns, shops & warehouses24
Public & civic buildings13
Churches, chapels & priories6
Street furniture5
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
360 entries (83%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 9 Grade I buildings.
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
399 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.
The first 150 of 399 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Angel HotelAngel Hotel AnnexeAssembly Rooms, Tourist Information Centre and the Starline ClubAttached Cottage to RearBakeryBarclays BankBarn 30 Metres to South West of Foldgate FarmhouseBlue Boar InnBoundary Wall to South of Dinham LodgeBrand HouseBroadgate CottageBroadgate MewsBuilding to rear of No. 139A Corve StreetBuilding to the Rear of Number 11 (Not Included)Bull HotelBurway ManorCase MillChapel HouseCharlton Arms HotelChristcroftChurchwarden Cottage Cromwell CottageCliff VillasCoachhouse Opposite Brand HouseCobbled Area Fronting Numbers 29-33 (Consecutive)Cobbled Roadside Verges to EastCobbled Roadside Verges to WestCorrie HouseCorve CottageCottages 5 Metres to Rear of Numbers 2-7 (Consecutive) Raven LaneCounty Library (Ludlow Branch)Dinham Hall and attached wall and gatesDinham and Attached Wall and RailingsEagle HouseFoldgate FarmhouseFormer Curriers Workshop to Rear of Number 42Former Hsbc and Midland BankFormer Smithfield InnFoxe's Almshouses and Attached Wall to RightGarage on South West Corner of Junction with Lower Raven LaneGarth House the LodgeGazebo in grounds of Ludlow College (to north of High Hall)Globe InnGravel Hill HouseHaldonK6 Telephone KioskK6 Telephone Kiosk near GatehouseKennet House and Attached Outhouse RangeLaurence HouseLinney HouseLloyds BankLudford Mill Weir (That Part in Ludlow Civil Parish)Ludford Mill and Mill Weir (That Part in Ludford Civil Parish)Manna OakManse CottageMaryvale and Mill Cottage and Attached WallMasonic HallMerchant HouseMortimer CourtNos. 14 and 15, CORVE STREETNumber 25 (Part of Feathers Hotel)Number 75-83 (Odd) and Attached RailingsNumber 9 and Attached RailingsNumbers 1-6 (Consecutive) (Flats) and Medieval Remains in GardenOriel House and Attached Gate and RailingsPark CottagePilgrim's CottagePitter Patter and premisesPremises Occupied by National Westminster BankRailings and Gate to Number 14Railings to Raised Pavement Fronting Numbers 35,36 and Part of 37Retaining Wall to Highway and Flights of StepsRickard's Warehouse in Wood's YardRose and Crown InnSpring CottageSt Giles's HospitalSt John's CottageSt Julian's WellSt Leonard's Church GatewaySt Leonard's HouseSt Leonard's RestorationsSt Mary's House and Attached Railings, Screen and GateStage Coach CottageStanford HouseStreatley HouseSwan HouseTamberlane HouseTanners CottagesThe Church InnThe Coachhouse and Posthorn Cottage, Palmers Guild CourtThe Cobblers Shop and Dwellings overThe Compasses InnThe GatehouseThe Great HouseThe Jester InnThe Kitchen DoorThe Lodge, And Attached Wrought Iron Gates and Railings with Screen overThe Old TanneryThe Spicers HouseThe Tolsey and Attached RailingsThe former Ludlow WorkhouseTollgate CottageTown Preacher's HouseTown Walls from Old Gate House, WestwardsTown Walls from Site of Corve Gate, EastwardsTown Walls from Site of Dinham Gate, NorthwardsTown Walls from Site of Dinham Gate, South EastwardsTown Walls from Site of Galdeford Gate, SouthwardsTown Walls from Site of Linney Gate, EastwardsTown Walls from Site of Mill Street Gate, EastwardsTown Walls from Site of Mill Street Gate, WestwardsTown Walls from South End of Castle Walk House to Linney GateTown Walls from Walters Clothing Factory, SouthwardsTrotter HouseTudor Cottage Tudor HouseUnicorn InnVictory HouseWalcote HouseWall to Western Part of South Side of LaneWheatsheaf Inn and Chandlers CottageWhitcliffe HillWhitcliffe Hill and Attached WallWhite LodgeWillow CottageWoodhouse FountainYork House1 and 2, Church Walk1 and 2, Market Street1, 2 and 3, Bull Ring1, Bell Lane1, Castle Street1, College Street1, Dinham1, King Street1, Mill Street1, Old Street1, Quality Square1, Tower Street1,2 and 3, Old Bell Cottages1-5, Upper Linney10 and 11, Lower Mill Street10, Brand Lane (part of 23 Broad Street)10, Castle Street10, Church Street10, Corve Street10, High Street10, Upper Linney103, Old Street105 and 105A, Corve Street106 and 107, Corve Street108, Corve Street
Conservation areas
4 conservation areas cover 21% of Ludlow
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Ludlow 197052 ha
Ludlow Gravel Hill 20087 ha
Ludlow Galdeford 19944 ha
Ludlow Steventon 19943 ha
66 hain conservation areas, of 319 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Ludlow, was designated in 1970; the newest, Ludlow Gravel Hill, in 2008. 425 of the 436 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 Ludlow’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1954
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1954 · 2271974 · 941993 · 60
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 227 entries were listed in 1954, 9 of the 9 Grade I buildings among them. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
5 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
History Grade
Ludlow grades A for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (492 points, 490 per 10,000 residents)More than 98% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (20%)More than 60% 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
20 notable people born in Ludlow before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville
Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick
Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March
Edmund Mortimer
Thomas Holland
Maria Eliza Rundell
Thomas Johnes
William Owen
Volant Vashon Ballard
Samuel Baldwin Rogers
Eliza Edwards
Charles Cardale Babington
Charles Badham
Henry Peach Robinson
John Marston
Adrian Jones
Stanley J. Weyman
Philip Bach
Mabel Day
Vashon James Wheeler
13501500165018001950
Charles Cardale Babington1808–1895 · English botanist and archaeologist (1808-1895)
Henry Peach Robinson1830–1901 · British photographer (1830–1901)
Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March1328–1360 · English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War…
PB
Philip Bach1872–1937 · English footballer (1872–1937)
Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick1314–1369 · English countess
Edmund Mortimer1376–1411 · English rebel with Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr
Maria Eliza Rundell1745–1828 · 19th-century British author of cookery books
JG
Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville1286–1356 · Daughter of Sir Piers de Geneville and Joan of Lusignan
Everyone born in Ludlow → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Ludlow has the 4th most Grade I buildings of 675 towns its size
Places of 6,000–16,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Ludlow9
#3 of 675for listed buildings per resident (434 per 10,000). Brecon, Malmesbury and Ludlow lead.
Only Wells, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Sherborne have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Ludlow
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | 10,037 | 436 | 9 | A |
| Tenbury Wells | 3,936 | 64 | 0 | A |
| Craven Arms | 2,563 | 9 | 0 | B− |
| Cleobury Mortimer | 2,963 | 70 | 1 | A− |
| Leominster | 11,206 | 236 | 1 | A |
In brief
Ludlow in brief
Few towns are as rich in listed heritage as Ludlow: per resident it has more than 98% of UK towns. In all there are 436 listed buildings, 9 of them Grade I, including Ludlow Castle. Its Grade I buildings cluster together: 8 of them stand within 400 m of Castle House Flats. Only 3 of the 675 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.
On Corve Street alone there are 42 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 4 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970. Most entries on the list, 83%, are houses, terraces and villas. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 20% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Ludlow’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Ludlow?
Historic England lists 436 buildings inside Ludlow’s built-up area: 9 Grade I, 28 Grade II* and 399 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Ludlow?
9, including Broad Gate, Including Broadgate Chambers and Attached Railings, Castle House Flats, Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings, Feathers Hotel, Ludford Bridge and Ludlow Castle, the standing structural remains.
Which street in Ludlow has the most listed buildings?
Corve Street (42), Broad Street (38) and Mill Street (25) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Ludlow?
Yes, 5 scheduled monuments, including Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane, Ludford Bridge, Ludlow Castle and St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road.
How many conservation areas are there in Ludlow?
4, covering about 66 hectares of the town. The largest are Ludlow and Ludlow Gravel Hill.
When were Ludlow’s buildings listed?
The first in 1954; the most, 227, in 1954.
Are there old photos of Ludlow?
Yes: 5 public-domain photos and postcards from 1890 to 1903, all on this page.
Who was born in Ludlow?
Among people born before 1900: Charles Cardale Babington (1808), Henry Peach Robinson (1830), Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328), Philip Bach (1872) and Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick (1314).
How old are the homes in Ludlow?
20% of homes were built before 1919 and 26% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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