Cheshire Cheese Public House and Attached Railings
Cheshire Cheese Public House and attached railings, 37 and 39, High Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259232
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Cheshire Cheese Public House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- Cheshire Cheese Public House and attached railings, 37 and 39, High Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259232
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Cheshire Cheese Public House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- Cheshire Cheese Public House and attached railings, 37 and 39, High 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:
- Cheshire Cheese Public House and attached railings, 37 and 39, High Street
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 05770 73017
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 April 2025 to amend details in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
SK0573SE
616-1/4/45
BUXTON
HIGH STREET (East side)
Nos.37 and 39
Cheshire Cheese Public House and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET Cheshire Cheese Inn)
25/01/51
GV
II
Coaching inn, now public house. c1787, with C19 and C20 alterations. Mock rusticated ashlar, with ashlar dressings. The rear is of uncoursed rubble with gritstone dressings. Welsh slate roof and stone stacks.
EXTERIOR: Two-storey, six-window street front arranged 1:2:3. Slightly later right section higher with rusticated ashlar facade. Single canted bay window to left with glazing bar sashes and splat balustrade, above three glazing sashes in painted ashlar surrounds. Left block, single storey to left with pair of plain sashes in ashlar surrounds, to right a very large nine window semi-circular bay window topped with splat baluster, beyond to right a projecting glazed porch and to left a single 2/2 sash with painted surround. Above two similar sashes. Right return canted with single plank door and similar plain sash above.
Rear, five window irregular elevation set-back to left. Central doorway with plank door, to left a three-light window, a C20 casement, a small blocked opening and a plank door. To right a three-light casement with glazing bars and beyond a plank door and glazing bar window. Above off-centre pair of six-pane sashes, flanked by two similar sashes all with painted lintels.
INTERIOR: much altered inserted moulded stone fireplace with decorative spandrels to lower room. Beams exposed to main left-hand range, one with rough chamfering. Pegged tie beams to first floor; the central section cut through to form corridor: side purlins also evident. This block has vaulted stone cellaring.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: ornate iron railing to front with fleur-de-lys and urn topped uprights also square section
railing with acorn posts.
(Leach John: The Book Of Buxton: Leicester: 1987-).
Listing NGR: SK0577073017
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463120
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Leach, J, The Book of Buxton, (1987)
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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