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Listed Building: ENTRANCE BUILDING TO BUTTERLEY COMPANY WORKS AND ATTACHED STEPS, BOLLARDS AND PILLAR, BUTTERLEY HILL (1158931)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1284, 4, 63
Date assigned 21 July 1975
Date last amended 25 May 1988

Description

SK 45 SW RIPLEY BUTTERLEY HILL(south side) 4/63 Entrance building to Butterley Company Works and attached steps, bollards and pillar (formerly listed 21.7.75 as 'Butterley Post Office and steps, 2 bollards and 1cast iron pillar in the balustrade') GV II Entrance building and attached steps, bollards and pillar. Early C19 with minor later alterations. Ashlar sandstone with hipped octagonal pitched felt roof with central octagonal stone stack and projecting eaves course. Single bay, octagonal plan, two storeys but built into the hill so first floor at street level. South elevation, from the works, has C20 door below plain lintel to left angled wall, central fixed pane window below plain lintel and with projecting sill, and 3-light side sliding sash to right angled wall below large concave stone hood with drip- moulds to top. Above to centre a similar window to that below. Right return has stone steps up to street with crested cast iron pillar to balustrade and 2 thin, cast iron bollards with rounded heads to top step. Street elevation has two case- ment windows and door on angled wall to east. Butterley Works were founded by Benjamin Outram c1790 to exploit the coal reserves in the surrounding area. Source: Philip Rider 'The Butterley Company 1780-1830'. Listing NGR: SK3996650878.

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1158931.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 40127 51707 (point)
Map sheet SK45SW
Civil Parish RIPLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 15 2019 3:38PM

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