Building to West of Gate House and Butterley Company Works

BUILDING TO WEST OF GATE HOUSE AND BUTTERLEY COMPANY WORKS, BUTTERLEY HILL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1335398
Date first listed:
25-May-1988
List Entry Name:
Building to West of Gate House and Butterley Company Works
Statutory Address:
BUILDING TO WEST OF GATE HOUSE AND BUTTERLEY COMPANY WORKS, BUTTERLEY HILL
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1335398
Date first listed:
25-May-1988
List Entry Name:
Building to West of Gate House and Butterley Company Works
Statutory Address 1:
BUILDING TO WEST OF GATE HOUSE AND BUTTERLEY COMPANY WORKS, BUTTERLEY HILL

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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
BUILDING TO WEST OF GATE HOUSE AND BUTTERLEY COMPANY WORKS, BUTTERLEY HILL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Derbyshire
District:
Amber Valley (District Authority)
Parish:
Ripley
National Grid Reference:
SK 40117 51700

Details

SK 45 SW RIPLEY BUTTERLEY HILL (south side)

4/64 Building to west of gate house at Butterley Company Works

GV II

Offices, now lavatory block. Early C19 with later alterations. Coursed squared stone with stone dressings and hipped Welsh slate roof with projecting eaves band. Two storeys and four bays. Ground floor has central doorcase, now partly blocked in brick and with C20 door, flanked to left by three segment headed windows with stone voussoirs that to centre partly covered by steps, and to right by C20 window and flight of iron steps up to wide first floor plank door below segmental voussoired arch. Inserted doorcase with plank door to left to top of other flight of steps flanked to either side by two short windows below segmental voussoired arches, with projecting sills. Sills have been considerably raised and windows filled in below. Butterley Works were founded by Benjamin Outram c1790 to exploit the coal reserves in the area. Source: Philip Rider 'The Butterley Company 1780- 1830'. Included for group value only.

Listing NGR: SK4014451706

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
79108
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Nixon, F, Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire, (1969)

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Building to West of Gate House and Butterley Company Works

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