Cromford Court
Cromford Court, Derby Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272275
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Cromford Court
- Statutory Address:
- Cromford Court, Derby Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272275
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Cromford Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- Cromford Court, Derby 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.
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:
- Cromford Court, Derby Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Matlock Bath
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 29282 57283
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15 September 2022 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
SK 2957
668/2/10008
MATLOCK BATH
DERBY ROAD
Cromford Court
II
House, now Study Centre. Dated 1901. Restored 1980-90. Built for J.T.W Lawton the manager at Masson Mills. Ashlar, rendered brick and timber framed, plain tile roof with overhanging eaves and ornate barge boards. 12 rendered chimney stacks with diagonal terracotta tops and terracotta tracery. Deep chamfered plinth, moulded first floor band, ashlar ground floor.
Two storey plus attics. Casement windows throughout. Main east front, has projecting central section with two canted bay windows flanking a single cross mullion window under a segmental arch. Above a three light window flanked by shallow canted bay window all with cross casements. Above two four-light windows with two smaller windows between to the left a projecting octagonal turret with two-light casement and a copper spire. To the left a two window section with cross mullion windows and above three-light cross casements, then a five-light dormer. Beyond a tall gabled canted ashlar bay window with five-light cross mullion windows on each floor. A single window beyond with a cross casement on each floor and above an enlarged dormer window. Set back to the right a three window wing with a central projecting ashlar bay, square at the ground floor with a two storey canted oriel above.
North front, has central doorway with stepped ashlar hood, and above a large three light cross mullion window in shallow pointed arch. To the right a two storey canted bay window. Above various irregular casement windows one in a timber framed gable.
South front has a off-centre entrance with two arches fine ashlar column between, to the right a four-light window and to the left a two and a three-light similar window. Above an inserted fire escape window, flanked by cross casements, and to the left a three-light cross casement. Above four irregular casements in two projecting gables. West entrance front, has projecting entrance with double panel doors, a projecting hood and above a tall four-light stair window with tracery. To the right a large segment headed six-light window with tracery. To the left an entrance archway set at right angles with a moulded pointed arch and decorative blind tracery above with blank shields.
INTERIOR. Dining room has dado panelling door surrounds and a good quality wooden fire surround. Entrance hall has panelling and ornate plaster coving, plus wooden staircase with "barley-sugar" turned balusters, and square panelled newels, with upper octagonal open landing with similar balusters. Upper landing now "floored in" has glazed "top-light" with stained glass. Main reception room has ornate plaster ceiling with Adam-style panels. Former billiard room has fine ashlar fire surround with columns and carved capitals.
Listing NGR: SK2928257283
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 449891
- 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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