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Listed Building record MDR10858 - ST MARYS BRIDGE HOUSE, 86, BRIDGE GATE, DERBY

Type and Period (1)

  • (To 250 AD? and From 1600 AD?)

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Full Description

This is a brick house built onto the earlier chapel in about 1700, and refenestrated in the 19th century when other alterations were also made. Originally built for the master of a hosiery workshop established in the chapel itself in 1694, it was divided into cottages in the 1830s and restored to its present condition in the 1930s. (1) St Mary's on the Bridge Chapel and Bridge Chapel House. House with attached Chapel. By 1712 the Chapel had been converted into poor dwelling houses, combining the brick house, with coped gables and large chimney stacks (late 17th century origins). The house has sash windows with channelled stucco lintels, with raised triple keyblocks, inserted in the late 19th century. (2) From the National Heritage List for England: 'BRIDGE GATE 1. 5170 No 86 (St Mary's Bridge House) SK 3536 NW 2/38 II GV 2. Adjoins St Mary's Bridge Chapel. Cl7. A 2-gabled red brick house with moulded brick bands and mainly C18 fenestration. 3 storeys; modern doorway and much interior alteration; tiled. West side has gable and 2 sash windows with triple keyblocks and channelled lintels. St Mary's Bridge Chapel, No 86 and St Mary's Bridge form a group. Listing NGR: SK3532936758'. (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hutton, B. Derby Buildings Record. DBR 218, November 1997.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Morris, M (Mel Morris Conservation). 2004. Study to Identify Candidate Buildings for Grant Assistance and a Review of Conservation Area Boundaries, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Gazetteer: 15-004.
  • <3> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1287924?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 35329 36758 (point)
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE
World Heritage Site Derwent Valley Mills

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • EDR2203
  • EDR3895

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Record last edited

Jun 23 2025 2:59PM

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