Dowager House

DOWAGER HOUSE, BAKEWELL ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187150
Date first listed:
12-Jul-1967
List Entry Name:
Dowager House
Statutory Address:
DOWAGER HOUSE, BAKEWELL ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187150
Date first listed:
12-Jul-1967
List Entry Name:
Dowager House
Statutory Address 1:
DOWAGER HOUSE, BAKEWELL ROAD

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
DOWAGER HOUSE, BAKEWELL ROAD

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

County:
Derbyshire
District:
Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
Parish:
Hassop
National Park:
Peak District
National Grid Reference:
SK 22321 72192

Details

PARISH OF HASSOP BAKEWELL ROAD SK 27 SW 2/142 (North Side) 12.7.67 Dowager House GV II House, now divided in three. Mid C17. Coursed squared limestone with sandstone dressings and quoins. Stone slate roof, coped gables with plain and moulded kneelers. Two ashlar ridge stacks. Three storeys. South elevation of three gabled bays, the outer bays projecting. Moudled first and second floor bands forming continuous hoodmoulds to the windows. Central doorway with chamfered surround, massive lintel and quoins. Panelled door. Flanked by 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows. A similar window to each of the outer bays. The first floor has four similar windows and the second floor three similar windows with horizontal hoodmoulds. The rear elevation has a gabled bay to right with a 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion window and a former 2-light window now with a C19 half glazed door set in. Similar window above and above again. To the left a recessed bay with ground floor lean-to partly obscuring a single light window above. To the left again a pair of gabled bays, the right hand one forming a staircase tower with two 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows. A blocked 2-light and two single lights to left.

Listing NGR: SK2232172192

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
81710
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

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

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