Listed Building record MDR15170 - Garage, Swift's Hollow, Cromford Hill, Cromford
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Garage, Swift's Hollow, Cromford Hill, Cromford, c. 1790
Two storeyed, three bay building, constructed of coursed gritstone with a graduated stone slate roof. It was originally built as a terrace of three cottages in the mid to late 18th century. The north cottage consisted of two ground-floor rooms- a housebody and an unheated rear room. Above the cottage was a well-lit heated room, probably intended as a loom-shop, with separate external access. The centre cottage had a ground-floor plan similar to the north cottage, but incorporated a stair to a room or rooms on the first floor. In the late 18th century the centre cottage was altered to house a lock up on the ground-floor. This consisted of two cells opening off a larger heated room (the former housebody of the cottage). Probably in the early 20th century the wall dividing the upper rooms of the central and north bays was removed. The south cottage was altered by the insertion of a garage entrance on the ground floor and a first floor taking in-door. Latterly the first floor of the north and central bays was used as a meeting room. (1)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'CROMFORD 1390 CROMFORD HILL CROMFORD SK 2856-2956 1/78A The Old Village Lock-Up to rear of No.21 Swift's Hollow II
Lock-Up with keeper's accommodation above, now a garage and store. 1790. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. Slate roof with 2 brick stacks. 2 storey. 5 bay front. Right-hand doorway with plank door, reached up 2 steps with large square lintel. To the left a 2 light flush mullion window, and beyond another similar door and beyond again another 2 light flush mullion window. To the left an inserted pair of garage doors. Above to the right a 2 light window which has lost its flush mullion, and to the left 2 half glazed loft doors. The north-west gable front has an upper 3 light flush mullion window with its original wooden glazing bars. The interior on the ground floor contains 2 lock-up cells with iron doors.
Listing NGR: SK2947556807'. (2)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDR23178 Unpublished document: RCHME (Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England). 1994. Old Village Lock-up, Swift's Hollow, Cromford, Derbyshire, historic building survey.
- <2> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1248427?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 29475 56807 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| World Heritage Site | Derwent Valley Mills |
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- EDR3755
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2025 2:47PM