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Latitude: 53.2534 / 53°15'12"N
Longitude: -1.7468 / 1°44'48"W
OS Eastings: 416991
OS Northings: 372959
OS Grid: SK169729
Mapcode National: GBR JZ7T.MG
Mapcode Global: WHCD0.4HG7
Plus Code: 9C5W7733+97
Entry Name: Cressbrook Hall and attached terracing
Listing Date: 22 March 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1334987
English Heritage Legacy ID: 80955
ID on this website: 101334987
Location: Cressbrook, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, SK17
County: Derbyshire
District: Derbyshire Dales
Town: Derbyshire Dales
Civil Parish: Litton
Traditional County: Derbyshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire
Church of England Parish: Tideswell St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Derby
Tagged with: Architectural structure House Terrace
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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
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