Listed Building record MDR16314 - Nos. 86-94 Cromford Hill, Cromford
Type and Period (2)
- TERRACE (Victorian to 21st Century - 1900 AD? to 2050 AD)
- WORKERS COTTAGE (Georgian to Victorian - 1780 AD? to 1900 AD?)
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Full Description
Nos. 86-94 Cromford Hill, Cromford, probably built in the 1780s.
From the National Heritage List for England:
'1. CROMFORD HILL 1390 CROMFORD
Nos 86-94 SK 2856/2956 1/123
II GV
2. Row of five houses. Built 1780s in a single phase for Richard Arkwright to accommodate workers for his textile mills. The row rises up Cromford Hill under three roof lines. Coursed rubble; tiled roofs. 3 red and black brick ridge stacks. Plan similar to Arkwright phase I type: single unit with rear services under catslide; 3 storeys; side stairs against end and party walls; 2-bay front elevations, the entrance bay with no windows above, the other with 2-light stone- mullioned windows to all floors; doorway with large rectangular lintels and crude capitals and bases to imposts, all tooled. All doorways survive intact; the window surrounds survive also, but mullions to No. 86 only. C20 casements to all except No. 88 (top-hunt) openers) and No. 92 which has a bow window inserted into original opening to ground-floor. C20 doors throughout. The low raised pavements to the front of the row may be original and are included in this listing.
Listing NGR: SK2921756526.'
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Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1277689?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 29217 56526 (point) |
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Civil Parish | CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2025 10:50PM