Upper House
Upper House, Kinder Road, Hayfield, SK22 2LJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334819
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Upper House
- Statutory Address:
- Upper House, Kinder Road, Hayfield, SK22 2LJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334819
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Apr-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Upper House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Upper House, Kinder Road, Hayfield, SK22 2LJ
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:
- Upper House, Kinder Road, Hayfield, SK22 2LJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- High Peak (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hayfield
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 06221 87843
Details
SK 08 NE
2/136
PARISH OF HAYFIELD
KINDER ROAD (east side)
Upper House
(Formerly listed as Kinder Upper House)
21.4.67
II
House, formerly farmhouse, then hunting lodge. Dated 1754, substantial additions dated 1905. Coursed squared gritstone and rock-faced gritstone rubble. Gritstone dressings. Stone slate roofs. Stone gable end and ridge stacks. Stone coped gables with moulded kneelers. Part two storey, part single storey. Quadrangular plan, with central courtyard.
West elevation - C18 farmhouse to south. Central doorcase with modern glazed door. To either side three-light flush mullion windows, that to north being much enlarged. Above one four-light and one three-light flush mullion windows. To north early C20 wing in rock-faced rubble, ending in crosswing, also embattled tower abutting earlier farmhouse. Tower has four-centred moulded arch to porch above three-light mullioned window with dripmould over and sundial. Inner pointed door with Gothick tracery. To north two five-light and one three-light mullion windows with dripmoulds over. Various single light windows, including oval window. Above three two-light and one five-light similar mullioned windows, with two single light openings, one being oval. All dressing to this wing are rock-faced. Northern range in similar style except stonework is coursed. Western section has embattled parapets with various mullioned or single light windows with dripmoulds over. Large pointed arch through to courtyard. Beyond to east lower garage wing.
South elevation - embattled two storey tower with four-centred arch below and two stepped buttresses. Four-light mullion window above with round headed lights. Dripmould over with scroll stops. Bartizan to east corner of tower. To east single storey hall with low eaves, through which protrudes a large mullioned and transomed window with leaded lights, stained glass in parts. Door to east lintel dated 1905. To west two-light mullion window.
East wing - single storey with two and three-light mullion windows. Internal courtyard is paved and cobbled. Rear of buildings in keeping with facades. Four semi-circular steps to hall door with lintel dated 1754.
Interior of hall has fine medieval timbers re-used from church, in the ceiling and on the walls.
Listing NGR: SK0622187843
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 82116
- 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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