Listed Building record MDR15169 - No 142-148 The Hill, Cromford

No 142-148 The Hill, Cromford, late C18 Stone built terrace of four houses built probably in the late 18th century as part of Sir Richard Arkwright's development of Cromford as an industrial settlement comprising cotton-spinning mills on the River Derwent and new housing for an immigrant workforce. The houses in the terrace are similar in plan and accommodation to many others in the settlement, the type identified as 'Arkwright Phase 1'. In each house ground and first floors have two rooms accomodated in an original outshut , but the top floor has only a single chamber. The doorway is set in from the end wall in each house, allowing room for a stair internally. The terrace has two chimney stacks, each serving a pair of houses. (1) From the National Heritage List for England: '1. CROMFORD HILL 1390 CROMFORD SK 2856/2956 1/133 Nos.142-148 (even) GV II 2. Four houses. Probably 1780s or 1790s; built for Richard Arkwright to accommodate workers for his textile mills. Coursed rubble; tiled roofs under two levels. Two black and red brick ridge stacks. Plan similar to Arkwright phase I type; single unit with services to rear under catslide; 3 storeys; side stairs against end or party walls behind and to one side of front entrance. 2-bay front elevation, the entrance bay with no windows above, the other with 2-light stone-mullioned windows to each floor; doorways with large rectangular lintels and crude capitals and bases to imposts, all tooled. Doorways survive to all houses; window intact to No. 148 (all floors) and 146 (upper floors only); window openings altered to Nos 142 and 144 (which are included for group value. Rear with some original window openings; various small C20 extensions. NB No. 148, Cromford Hill, Cromford was listed on the 3rd of November 1986 with the serial number 1/15q. Nos 142-148 now have the serial number 1/133. ---------------------------------------------------- 1 CROMFORD HILL 1390 (West Side) SK 2856 and 2956 No 148 1/15Q GV II 2. Terrace cottage. Late C18. Gritstone with gritstone dressings. Plain tile roof with single shared red and blue brick gable stack. Single bay, 3 storey. Doorway has flush dressed jambs and lintel, and a C20 half-glazed door. A single 2 light flush mullion window to each floor with C20 casements. Built as part of the millworker's cottages to serve Richard Arkwright's Cromford Mill. Listing NGR: SK2917256379'. (2)