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Listed Building: BABINGTON HOUSE (1335118)

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Grade II*
Authority English Heritage
Volume/Map/Item 812, 1, 20
Date assigned 24 October 1950
Date last amended

Description

Circa 1630. Coursed stone rubble; 2 storeys and attics; 2 three-light mullioned windows with drip-stones and fitted with early C19 casements; 2 moulded gabled dormers, each with two-light mullioned windows, one mutilated; advanced gabled wing on right-hand side with a three-light mullioned window as above; sundial affixed on gable face. A modern stuccoed embattled porch is an incongruous feature. The house contains an original fireplace and panelling and is associated with the Babingtons. (Anthony Babington led the attempted rescue of Mary, Queen of Scots).

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Location

Grid reference SK 28602 54132 (point)
Map sheet SK25SE
Civil Parish WIRKSWORTH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2013 4:43PM

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