IChurch · listed 1947Church of St NicholasOn the list as Church of St NicolasPhoto: Dave Kelly · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton · Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0CHistory Grade
History of Nuneaton · Historic England
29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Nuneaton’s built-up area, 3.3 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings and 3 old views of the town. 14% of its homes were built before 1919. Nuneaton grades C for history: #22 of 34 in Warwickshire.
Listed buildings
29
3.3 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Nuneaton in 9 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.
Church of St NicolasGrade I listed
North Lodge, Arbury HallGrade II* listed
Ritz CinemaGrade II listed
Chilvers Coton Free SchoolGrade II listed
Former BankGrade II listed+4See 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
Nuneaton from 1923 to 1924
3 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1923
1923
1924Public 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 Nuneaton’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 monument
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
5 of 58neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 75% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
29 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I1 Grade II*27 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 Grade I listed building in Nuneaton
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Nuneaton
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Public · listed 1947North Lodge, Arbury HallPhoto: Ian Dunckley · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
The largest group of Nuneaton’s listed buildings is churches and chapels
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Churches, chapels & priories10
Houses, terraces & villas8
Public & civic buildings5
Walls, gates & bridges2
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
8 entries (28%) are houses, terraces and villas. 10 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 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
27 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 27 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Chapel End Congregational ChurchChest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of South Door of Church of St NicolasChest Tomb Approximately 30 Metres South of South West Corner of South Aisle of Church of All SaintsChilvers Coton Free SchoolChurch of All SaintsChurch of St JamesChurch of St Mary (Including Ruined Walls)Church of St PaulChurch of St PeterChurch of the Holy TrinityFormer BankKing Edward the Sixth CollegeLamp Post Approximately 8 Metres North West of West Door of Church of the Holy TrinityMerchant House and Attached Building to RearMidland BankNuneaton Boer War MemorialNuneaton War MemorialOld Boys of Vicarage Street School War MemorialRitz CinemaSingle Tower Farmhouse and Attached WallsSt Mary's VicarageThe Old Grammar SchoolThe Old Vicarage31, Bridge Street350 and 352, Arbury Road39, Newdegate Street61, Coton Road
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 2% of Nuneaton
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Nuneaton Town Centre 198024 ha
Abbey 199317 ha
42 hain conservation areas, of 2,127 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Nuneaton Town Centre, was designated in 1980; the newest, Abbey, in 1993. 14 of the 29 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
9 of Nuneaton’s 29 listed buildings were added in 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 91947 · 7
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The first 7 entries were listed in 1947, 1 of the 1 Grade I buildings among them. 9 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 3 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.
1 scheduled monument
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
Nuneaton 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 (34 points, 4 per 10,000 residents)More than 37% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (14%)More than 39% 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 Nuneaton before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Dixwell
John Ryder
William Gadsby
George Eliot
George William Stow
John Liggins
Albert Dewes
James Meldrum Knox
Charles Shawe
John Kearns
Cecil Leonard Knox
Albert Taylor
Hereward de Havilland
George Reader
Frank Newman
Clem Warren
16001650170017501800185019001950
George Eliot1819–1880 · English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)
George Reader1896–1978 · English football referee (1896–1978)
William Gadsby1773–1844 · British pastor and hymnwriter
George William Stow1822–1882 · South African paleontologist (1822-1882)
John Liggins1829–1912 · Missionary (1829–1912)
AD
Albert Dewes1860–1892 · Cricketer (1860-1892)
CK
Cecil Leonard Knox1889–1943 · Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1889-1943)
AT
Albert Taylor1894–1960 · English cricketer (1894-1960)
Everyone born in Nuneaton → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Nuneaton
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | 29 | 1 | C |
| Bermuda | 2,071 | 5 | 0 | C− |
| Hartshill | 2,826 | 5 | 0 | C+ |
| Bedworth | 31,083 | 8 | 0 | D |
| Ansley | 1,046 | 0 | 0 | D |
| Mancetter and Witherley | 2,689 | 21 | 2 | B |
| Bulkington | 5,670 | 6 | 0 | D |
| New Arley | 1,666 | 0 | 0 | D |
In brief
Nuneaton in brief
Nuneaton has 29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Church of St Nicholas. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1980. Of the 16 people born here before 1900, the best known include George Eliot (1819), George Reader (1896) and William Gadsby (1773). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has one Grade I building, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Nuneaton’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Nuneaton?
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Nuneaton’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 27 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Nuneaton?
One: Church of St Nicolas.
Are there scheduled monuments in Nuneaton?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton.
How many conservation areas are there in Nuneaton?
2, covering about 42 hectares of the town. The largest are Nuneaton Town Centre and Abbey.
When were Nuneaton’s buildings listed?
The first in 1947; the most, 9, in 1988.
Are there old photos of Nuneaton?
Yes: 3 public-domain photos and postcards from 1923 to 1924, all on this page.
Who was born in Nuneaton?
Among people born before 1900: George Eliot (1819), George Reader (1896), William Gadsby (1773), George William Stow (1822) and John Liggins (1829).
How old are the homes in Nuneaton?
14% of homes were built before 1919 and 27% 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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