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Listed Building record MDR18583 - Eccles House, Eccles Lane, Hope

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

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Full Description

Eccles House, Eccles Lane, Hope, built in 1814. 'Eccles House, Hope. Extant 19th century farmstead. The farmstead is formed of a loose courtyard with two sides of the yard formed of agricultural buildings and additional detached elements to the main plan. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. The site is in an isolated location. with one or more of the structural elements dating to the 19th century All the traditional buildings remain extant.' (1-4) From the National Heritage List for England: 'This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28 January 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards SK 18 SE 7/67 PARISH OF HOPE ECCLES LANE Eccles House Farmhouse (Formerly listed as BRADWELL LANE (West Side) Eccles House Farmhouse) GV II Farmhouse. Dated 1814. Coursed ashlar and gritstone with gritstone dressings. Welsh slate roofs with stone gable end stacks and stone eaves stack. Two storeys, double range plan. South elevation of three bays, ashlar faced with angle quoins. Central doorway with bracketed stone hood. Raised and fielded panelled door with glazed overlight. Flanked on each side by glazing bar sashes, set in raised stone surrounds. Three similar windows above. North elevation has a doorway with lintel dated 1814. To the right, a two-light square section flush mullion window, the lintel inscribed DAIRY ROOM. Similar window above missing its lintel, the sill inscribed CHEESE ROOM (these windows were inscribed Dairy and Cheese Room in order to avoid paying window tax). East elevation with two large four-light square section flush mullion windows. Listing NGR: SK1733182648.' (5)

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Digital data: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Digital Dataset.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Character Statements.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Project Report.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Design Guidance.
  • <5> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1121940?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 17331 82648 (point)
Civil Parish HOLMESFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR4255

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Record last edited

Aug 20 2025 12:43AM

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