Description

1. CROMFORD HILL
1390 CROMFORD

Nos 86-94
SK 2856/2956 1/123

II GV

2.
Row of five houses. Built 1780s in a single phase for Richard Arkwright to
accommodate workers for his textile mills. The row rises up Cromford Hill under
three roof lines. Coursed rubble; tiled roofs. 3 red and black brick ridge stacks.
Plan similar to Arkwright phase I type: single unit with rear services under
catslide; 3 storeys; side stairs against end and party walls; 2-bay front
elevations, the entrance bay with no windows above, the other with 2-light stone-
mullioned windows to all floors; doorway with large rectangular lintels and crude
capitals and bases to imposts, all tooled. All doorways survive intact; the window
surrounds survive also, but mullions to No. 86 only. C20 casements to all except
No. 88 (top-hunt) openers) and No. 92 which has a bow window inserted into original
opening to ground-floor. C20 doors throughout. The low raised pavements to the
front of the row may be original and are included in this listing.

Listing NGR: SK2921756526

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567086

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)