Dakin Cottage and Attached Garden Wall
DAKIN COTTAGE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, WATERSWALLOWS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257798
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Dakin Cottage and Attached Garden Wall
- Statutory Address:
- DAKIN COTTAGE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, WATERSWALLOWS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257798
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Dakin Cottage and Attached Garden Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- DAKIN COTTAGE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, WATERSWALLOWS ROAD
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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.
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:
- DAKIN COTTAGE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, WATERSWALLOWS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- High Peak (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 07226 74146
Details
BUXTON
SK07SE WATERSWALLOWS ROAD, Fairfield 616-1/2/103 (South side) Dakin Cottage and attached garden wall
II
Formerly known as: Fairfield Farm, Townend. WATERSWALLOWS STREET Fairfield. Farmhouse, now house. 1683, altered late C18 with C20 alterations. Coursed limestone rubble, with gritstone dressings, stone slate roof with coped gables, kneelers, cross finials and stone stacks. PLAN: T-plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Quoins. South garden front has 3 irregular windows. Off-centre 3-light flush mullion window with hood, to right two similar 2-light windows, to left a 4-light chamfered mullion window. Above central 4-light flush mullion window with hood flanked by similar single 2-light windows. East gable front has 2-light chamfered mullion window to right, and above central similar 3-light window. Beyond to left single storey C20 addition with stone doorway, glazing bar casement and 2 doors beyond. North gabled front has two C20 casements and above a similar casement. West front has ashlar doorway with hood supported on brackets and plank door, to left 3-light window in stone surround. Above 2 similar 2-light windows. North return front has blocked doorway to left with C20 2-light casement and 2-light casement to right, above similar 2-light window and to left a small circular opening. INTERIOR: has at first floor roof truss visible with staggered purlins, trenched into rafters. Beams to ground floor have protruding pyramidal stops. Possible original square headed fireplace survives to right-hand room. The left-hand unit reached internally through a chamfered doorway. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached crenellated garden wall, probably late C19, bears the Dakin crest (battleaxe in hand).
Listing NGR: SK0722674146
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463431
- 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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