Description

1. CROMFORD HILL
1390 CROMFORD

Nos 171-173
SK 2856/2956 1/116

II GV

2.
Two houses, originally a farmhouse. Late C17 or early C18 with later alterations
and extensions. Roughly coursed rubble; tiled roofs. 2 storeys. Plan: one long
range with lower front wing to right; the former originally a 3-unit, baffle-entry
farmhouse of which the parlour survives (to right); vertical masonry joint to left
of entry indicates rebuilding of the late-C18 or early-C19 (see window openings);
low front wing (rendered) probably of similar date. 3 ridge stacks to long range
and end stack to wing, all of red brick. Front: irregular fenestration, 3-window
range; these and the three ground-floor windows with stone surrounds, the mullions
removed and casements. Wide doorway with planked door. Low wing with mullioned
2-light window to 1st floor and larger (sash) window below; wide doorway with
planked door. Rear with three small one and 2-light casement windows and a large
late-C20 glazed door and window (to kitchen). Some ceiling beams survive; not
properly inspected internally.
This building occupies a prominent position at the top of Cromford Hill and groups
with Nos 142-50 opposite. It is one of the small number of houses that remain from
the pre-Arkwright hamlet of Cromford.

Listing NGR: SK2918556334

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567084

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)