Building record MDR16310 - Cromford Court, Derby Road, Matlock Bath
Type and Period (3)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Early 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1901 AD)
- MANAGERS HOUSE (Early 20th Century - 1901 AD to 1901 AD)
- FIELD CENTRE (Late 20th Century - 1980 AD to 1990 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1272275: CROMFORD COURT
- World Heritage Site
Full Description
A Grade II listed house, dated 1901 and originally built for J.T.W. Lawton, then the manager at Masson Mills. Restored between 1980-1990, the house is now a study centre. Built of ashlar, rendered brick and timber framed, the house has a plain tile roof with overhanging eaves and ornate barge boards, and twelve rendered chimney stacks with diagonal terracotta tops and terracotta tracery. The house has two storeys plus attics, with a deep chamfered plinth, moulded first floor band and ashlar ground floor. There are casement windows throughout. The main east front has a projecting central section with two canted bay windows flanking a single cross mullion window under a segmental arch, and to the left there is a projecting octagonal turret with a two-light casement and a copper spire. Please see list description for further details. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. NHLE No. 1272275.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 2928 5728 (27m by 38m) |
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Civil Parish | MATLOCK BATH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
World Heritage Site | Derwent Valley Mills |
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 9:27AM