C Farmer Ltd With the Shoelaces Flat at SK 2177 6843 Interior Design at SK 2177 6843 Premises Occupied By Temptations at SK 2178 6842 and Four Other Companies Skidmores at SK 2176 6844 the Country Life Shop and Country Bookstore With Flat and Storerooms Over at SK 2176 6844

C FARMER LTD WITH THE SHOELACES FLAT AT SK 2177 6843, MATLOCK STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1247265
Date first listed:
20-May-1974
List Entry Name:
C Farmer Ltd With the Shoelaces Flat at SK 2177 6843 Interior Design at SK 2177 6843 Premises Occupied By Temptations at SK 2178 6842 and Four Other Companies Skidmores at SK 2176 6844 the Country Life Shop and Country Bookstore With Flat and Storerooms Over at SK 2176 6844
Statutory Address:
C FARMER LTD WITH THE SHOELACES FLAT AT SK 2177 6843, MATLOCK STREET
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1247265
Date first listed:
20-May-1974
Date of most recent amendment:
05-Dec-1997
List Entry Name:
C Farmer Ltd With the Shoelaces Flat at SK 2177 6843 Interior Design at SK 2177 6843 Premises Occupied By Temptations at SK 2178 6842 and Four Other Companies Skidmores at SK 2176 6844 the Country Life Shop and Country Bookstore With Flat and Storerooms Over at SK 2176 6844
Statutory Address 1:
C FARMER LTD WITH THE SHOELACES FLAT AT SK 2177 6843, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address 2:
INTERIOR DESIGN AT SK 2177 6843, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address 3:
PREMISES OCCUPIED BY TEMPTATIONS AT SK 2178 6842 AND FOUR OTHER COMPANIES, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address 4:
SKIDMORES AT SK 2176 6844, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address 5:
THE COUNTRY LIFE SHOP AND COUNTRY BOOKSTORE WITH FLAT AND STOREROOMS OVER AT SK 2176 6844, MATLOCK STREET

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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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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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Statutory Address:
C FARMER LTD WITH THE SHOELACES FLAT AT SK 2177 6843, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address:
INTERIOR DESIGN AT SK 2177 6843, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address:
PREMISES OCCUPIED BY TEMPTATIONS AT SK 2178 6842 AND FOUR OTHER COMPANIES, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address:
SKIDMORES AT SK 2176 6844, MATLOCK STREET
Statutory Address:
THE COUNTRY LIFE SHOP AND COUNTRY BOOKSTORE WITH FLAT AND STOREROOMS OVER AT SK 2176 6844, MATLOCK STREET

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

County:
Derbyshire
District:
Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
Parish:
Bakewell
National Park:
Peak District
National Grid Reference:
SK2176768430

Details

BAKEWELL

SK2168 MATLOCK STREET
831-1/4/128 (West side)
20/05/74 Premises occupied by Temptations at
SK 2178 6842 and four other
companies
(Formerly Listed as:
MATLOCK STREET
(West side)
Premises occupied by Gilbert &
England and four other companies)

GV II

Includes: Interior Design at SK 2177 6843.
Includes: C Farmer Ltd with The Shoelaces Flat at SK 2177
6843.
Includes: Skidmores at SK 2176 6844.
Includes: The Country Life Shop & Country Bookstore with Flat
and Storerooms over at SK 2176 6844.
Row of shops. c1800 with various later shop fronts.
Deeply-coursed sandstone with ashlar dressings; rubble
limestone rear; stone slate and concrete tile roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 9-window range under single roof-line.
Large quoins. First and second floors have projecting stone
sills to plain window surrounds: 6/6 sashes beneath 4/8 sashes
to bays 1-4; 8/8 sashes beneath 4/8 sashes to bay 5, 6, 8 and
9; 2/2 sashes to bay 7. Bay 3 has basket-arched carriage
entrance with imposts and iron gates with spear-finialled dog
bars, spiked mid-rail and ball cresting to curved top rails.
Shop fronts: Temptations has ashlar central doorway between
plate-glass windows. Interior Design: corniced ashlar
surrounds to window flanked by doorways (left doorway
converted to a window). C Farmer Ltd: late C20.
Skidmores: c1900 with fluted wooden pilasters and panelled
door reveal on left; angled fascia between consoles.
The Country Life Shop: C20 door in ashlar surround to left of
plate-glass window. Various brick ridge stacks; ashlar end
stack with band to far right.
INTERIOR: not inspected.





Listing NGR: SK2176768430

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
468166
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.

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