Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing
Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing, Cressbrook Lower Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334987
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing
- Statutory Address:
- Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing, Cressbrook Lower Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334987
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing
- Statutory Address 1:
- Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing, Cressbrook Lower Lane
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:
- Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing, Cressbrook Lower Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Litton
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 16991 72959
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 6 September 2022 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
SK 17 SE
3/43
PARISH OF LITTON
CRESSBROOK LOWER LANE (South Side)
Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing
GV
II
Small Country House, 1843 probably by Weightman & Hadfield, for Henry McConnel. Extended in 1851. Coursed squared limestone, vermiculated gritstone blocks and gritstone dressings. Welsh slate roofs and moulded stone coped gables continuing as eaves copings, with moulded finials. Moulded stone ridge and eaves stacks in groups of two, three, four and five. One stone gable end stack.
Tudor style. Two storeys. Irregular L-plan with later wing projecting to west. Asymmetrical north elevation of five plus five bays. 1843 range to east. Central gabled bay with doorway with moulded surround and four-centred arch, flanked by tall side windows. Mullioned and transomed oriel window above and single light window in the gable. Left hand two bays have either side of a projecting chimney stack, a cross window to the ground floor and single light window above. Right hand two bays have two two-light mullioned windows to the ground floor and two two-light windows above. 1851 range to right with similar one and two-light windows. South elevation. 1843 range of three symmetrical bays. Centre bay set back with arcade of three four-centred arches to ground floor with gableted parapet. Four-light mullioned and transomed stair window above. Gabled bays on each side with two storey castellated canted bay windows of three plus two-lights. The ground floor windows have a transom.
The 1843 range has a chamfered plinth, chamfered string course acting as hoodmoulds to the ground floor windows and returned hoodmoulds to the upper windows. 1851 range to left in similar style with two storey gabled block on the right and a single storey billiard room to the left. In between is a blind wall with rooms behind and the site of the demolished conservatory. Balustrade terracing attached to south and east, with sundial dated 1853. The gardens were laid out by Edward Kemp.
Listing NGR: SK1699172959
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 80955
- 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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