STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203

STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203, WALTON ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1096454
Date first listed:: 12-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:: STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203
Statutory Address:: STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203, WALTON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1096454
Date first listed:: 12-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:: STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203
Statutory Address 1:: STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203, WALTON ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: STABLEBLOCK AND COTTAGES TO FORMER DRAKELOW HALL AT SK 241203, WALTON ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Derbyshire
District:: South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Drakelow
National Grid Reference:: SK 24076 20257

Details

SK 22 SW PARISH OF DRAKELOW WALTON ROAD 1/16 (North Side) Stableblock and cottages to former Drakelow Hall at SK 241 203 GV II

Stableblock and cottages. Early C18 and late C18 with C19 and early C20 alterations. Red brick with gauged brick and stone dressings, south and east ranges with first floor brick bands and west range with plinth and plain brick eaves band. Steeply pitched plain tile roofs with brick ridge stacks, and wide eaves. U-plan with eight bay west range, eight bay south range and eleven bay east range, all two storeys. Late C18 west range has advanced pedimented brick bay with semi-circular headed arch to west elevation, flanked by pairs of blind semi-circular headed recesses. Beyond to either side there are slightly advanced bays with blocked semi-circular headed arches. Southern end has a later part added, joining it to the south range, into which C20 double doors have been inserted. Rear or inner elevation of this range has a semi-circular headed archway in opposite position to the pedimented bay on the west elevation and between there is a barrel vaulted passage with plaster cornice and panelled C18 doors. To either side there are pairs of semi-circular headed windows with stone keyblocks and beyond to north there is a semi-circular headed arch with double plank doors. South end of this range has a semi-circular headed door and a similar window beyond. Above there are four blind recesses, two to each side of the central arch, and four circular openings in rendered square surrounds to south of the arch. The windows have either metal casements or sashes. South range has gabled bays to either end of south elevation and various inserted openings of no special interest. Inner elevation has three stiled semi-circular headed doors to west and a similar pair to east, all with metal fanlights and a variety of plank and panelled doors. East range has early C18 part to south and late C18 part to north, both much altered in early C20. Cottage to south end has a central segment headed half glazed door flanked by segment headed 2-light casements, with two similar windows above. Adjoining cottage has similar door with larger 2-light window to ground floor and similar windows above. Beyond to north the range has all C20 segment headed windows and doors. Inner elevation has numerous C20 windowsand doors but also a semi-circular headed doorcase with panelled door below metal fanlight flanked by semi-circular headed windows with stone keystones to south end and the blocked remains of three semi-circular headed arches with semi-circular blocked windows plus keystones to either side of the central arch. Interior of south range has one queen post truss and one collared truss with close studding below the collar. Drakelow Hall was demolished in 1934 and Drakelow Power Station now occupies most of the site.

Listing NGR: SK2407620257

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Legacy System number:: 82948
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.