Arkwright Square Arkwright Square (Arkwright Cottage and Two Unnamed Cottages)
ARKWRIGHT SQUARE (ARKWRIGHT COTTAGE AND TWO UNNAMED COTTAGES), BUXTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247270
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Arkwright Square Arkwright Square (Arkwright Cottage and Two Unnamed Cottages)
- Statutory Address:
- ARKWRIGHT SQUARE (ARKWRIGHT COTTAGE AND TWO UNNAMED COTTAGES), BUXTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247270
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Dec-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Arkwright Square Arkwright Square (Arkwright Cottage and Two Unnamed Cottages)
- Statutory Address 1:
- ARKWRIGHT SQUARE (ARKWRIGHT COTTAGE AND TWO UNNAMED COTTAGES), BUXTON ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- ARKWRIGHT SQUARE, MILL STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ARKWRIGHT SQUARE (ARKWRIGHT COTTAGE AND TWO UNNAMED COTTAGES), BUXTON ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- ARKWRIGHT SQUARE, MILL 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:
- SK 21659 68732
Details
BAKEWELL
SK2168 MILL STREET
831-1/4/132 (East side)
07/01/70 Arkwright Square
(Formerly Listed as:
MILL STREET
(North side)
Arkwright Square: Premises occupied
by Mrs D Wheeldon and 5 others)
GV II
Includes: Arkwright Square (Arkwright Cottage and two unnamed
cottages) BUXTON ROAD.
Small group of industrial housing now 8 dwellings including
Corner House, Corner Cottage, Arch Cottage, The Cottage,
Arkwright Cottage, Rose Cottage and 2 un-named houses. Late
C18, altered. Rubble limestone with sandstone dressings;
graduated slate roof with rolled-lead ridges.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 5-window range facing Mill Street,
3-window range facing Buxton Road. The houses set around 3
sides of a courtyard. Large quoins; flush sills and plain
lintels; various C20 part-glazed and boarded doors.
Mill Street front: quoins to near-central segmental archway. 2
doorways to left and one to right; 30-pane casements to right
of door and small casement to each floor on left. Buxton Road
front: 3 doorways; 30-pane casement to ground floor of
Arkwright Cottage on left otherwise 3-light and 2-light
casements with glazing bars. Rebuilt facade to unnamed house
on right, the openings without glazing. Hipped angle to the
roof; brick ridge stacks and end stacks with coved ashlar
cornices.
Corner House adjoins rear of Corner Cottage and is taller:
stable-type door and casements with glazing bars; red tile
roof with brick end stack having coved cornice.
Rose Cottage is to rear of the yard: door to left of 3
casements to each floor in the style of horizontally-sliding
sashes.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SK2165968732
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468171
- 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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