Description

SK0573SE
616-1/4/11

BUXTON
BROAD WALK
(East side)
No.18
Hartington Hotel

GV
II

Villa or boarding house, now house. Mid C19. Possibly by Sir
Joseph Paxton for the Duke of Devonshire. Coursed millstone
grit rubble with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof with
bracketed over hanging eaves and coped gables. 2 stone stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic. Plinth, first- and second-floor
sill bands. Double fronted, 3-window range. Central doorway
with C20 double glazed doors and a painted surround with
moulded hood supported on console brackets, and above a round
headed plain sash with keystone. Either side a single 2-storey
canted bay window with lead hipped roofs. Above 3
segment-headed plain sashes, and above again a single large
central circular dormer window.
Left return, 3 small sashes to attic, with central 2-storey
canted bay window with lead roof. Above a tripartite sash.
Right return similar with C20 fire escape.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
The Broad Walk comprises a series of Victorian villas and a
walk overlooking the Pavilion Gardens originally laid out by
Paxton c1850, though most of the surrounding houses were built
by speculative developers. Some are reputed to be designed in
detail by his pupil Edward Milner from 1871, and built by
Saunders and Woolcott of London for the 7th Duke.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Derbyshire:
Harmondsworth: 1953-1986: 117).

Listing NGR: SK0555373110

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26550540

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)