Listed Building record MDR16268 - 78 and 80, The Hill, Cromford Hill, Cromford

Two Grade II listed houses, possibly 18th century (or earlier) and pre-dating the major Arkwright housing developments in Cromford. Built of roughly coursed rubble (there is no vertical masonry joint between the two houses), with a tiled roof to No. 78, concrete tile to No. 80. There are two rooflines, the end walls marked by prominent stone coping (indicating that the roofs where originally slabbed or thatched), rendered stone end chimney-stacks and one red and black brick roof-ridge chimney-stack to No. 80 in addition. Both houses have regular two-window ranges with two-light, mullioned windows with 20th century casements throughout. There is a large rectangular lintel to the doorway of No. 80, 20th century part-glazed doors, a stone extensions to the rear, and the interior of No. 76 has a large fireplace with a stone lintel. (1)