Listed Building record MDR10789 - Somerville, No. 17 Main Street, Findern
Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (Georgian to 21st Century - 1750 AD? to 2050 AD)
- PRIVATE SCHOOL ? (Victorian to Edwardian - 1890 AD? to 1910 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Somerville, No. 17 Main Street, Findern, of mid-18th and 19th century date.
'This two-storey L-shaped brick house with attics has a roofed cart entry to the east, with beyond it an outbuilding backing onto the street, providing gig-house, stable and loose-box. The house has been built onto a pre-existing 18th century brick outbuilding, and is almost certainly not the first house on the site. It appears to be of one build, probably in the late 18th century. A private school was held in the house around 1900. A spring rises into the cellar, now controlled by an electric pump.' (1)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'PARISH OF FINDERN MAIN STREET SK 33 SW 1/29 (South Side) 30.6.82 No 17 Somerville House and attached out- building GV II
House and outbuilding. Mid C18 and C19. Red brick with plain tile roof. Brick gable stack and a stack just off the ridge. Dentil cornice. Two storeys. Symmetrical north elevation of five bays. Central C19 brick porch. Inner doorway has wedge brick lintel and a C20 door and overlight. Flanked on each side by two glazing bar sashes with wedge lintels. Five similar windows above. Low C19 wall and iron railings running the length of the front. Inside is an open string staircase with two turned balusters per tread, with a moulded and ramped handrail. Carriageway attached to left with pitched tiled roof, linked to a brick barn with Welsh slate roof. This has to the north, four tiers of blocked breathers, a window at half height with a door above, and two windows beneath the eaves.
Listing NGR: SK3076830385.'
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 30768 30385 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FINDERN, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR2130
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2026 12:31PM