Listed Building record MDR10419 - 1-14 Lavender Row, Darley Abbey, Derby
Type and Period (2)
- WORKERS COTTAGE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- HOUSE (Victorian to 21st Century - 1900 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 402862: NOS. 1-14 (CONSEC) LAVENDER ROW
- World Heritage Site
Full Description
1-14 Lavender Row, Darley Abbey, Derby. Late C18 or early C19
Boar's Head Cotton Mill Complex and Associated Housing, Darley Abbey. Thomas Evans began the mill building programme in 1782, and in order to attract an adequate work force to his new enterprise he created a new village, complete with school and other amenities. The Workers Housing: Nos 1-14 Lavender Row were built about 1800, three storey brick with slate roofs, stone sills and lintels and represent the last major provision of housing for the Evans workers during the period of expansion at the mill. (1)
7 Lavender Row is an early 19th century terrace house of three storeys built of brick, reputed to be one half of a former school, now a private house. Lavender Row consists only of a terrace of 14 houses, apparently all built at the same time, in 1800 "in the old brickyard", according to Mill accounts. They are arranged in three blocks to accommodate the rising ground: the block nearest Mile Ash Lane has four houses, the central block six, and the remaining block four again. Nos 7 and 8, in the middle of the central block, are differently arranged from all the other houses, having been allegedly built as a school. No.7 only was surveyed. (2)
From the National heritage List for England:
LAVENDER ROW 1. 5170 Darley Abbey Nos 1 to 14 (consec) SK 33 NW 7/168 II GV
2. Late C18 or early C19 3 storey terraced range of mill workers houses. Roof line stepped as range built on sloping ground. Red brick with part of ground storey engraved stucco; 14 sash windows(plus one blocked) generally with glazing bars and with stone lintels, keyblocks and sills; plain doorways with similar treatment; dog-tooth eaves; slates.
Nos 1 to 14 (consec) form a group with Nos 5 to 27 (odd) Mile Ash Lane.
Listing NGR: SK3488838472. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR19527 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2003. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part VII. City of Derby.. p 55.
- <2> SDR19784 Unpublished document: Hutton, B. Derby Buildings Record. DBR 187, 5th June 1995.
- <3> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1228286?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 34888 38472 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE |
| World Heritage Site | Derwent Valley Mills |
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- EDR2173
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2025 2:31PM