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Listed Building record MDR18802 - The Manor House, Main Street, Great Longstone

Type and Period (1)

  • (Elizabethan to 21st Century - 1600 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

The Manor House, Main Street, Great Longstone, an early 17th and late 18th century building. 'The Manor House, Great Longstone. Partially extant 17th century farmstead. The farmstead is formed of a regular courtyard with multiple yards. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. The site is located within or in association to a village. There has been a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings.' (1-4) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 17 SE PARISH OF GREAT LONGSTONE MAIN STREET 3/28 (South Side) The Manor House GV II House. Early C17 and late C18, probably remodelled in 1920s. Rubble limestone with gritstone dressings. Stone slate roofs. Stone coped gables with plain kneelers to late C18 part. Two ridge and two gable end stacks. Two storeys. East elevation - lower C17 part of seven irregular bays. Left to right, low square window, a C20 doorway and window in stone surround, C20 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion window, 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion window, the sill lowered in C20. Then two C20 canted bays with stone mullions and a doorway between them with stone jambs and lintel. C20 plank doors. First floor has a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window and a window on each side, set in a gabled dormer with stone copings, plain kneelers and ball finials. That on the left is a 3-light, recessed and chamfered window, whilst that on the right is a 3-light recessed and chamfered window with transom. All windows with diamond leaded lights. Late C18 part to right, of three symmetrical bays. Central mid-C19 half glazed porch, the top in outline of a Venetian window, approached by four stone steps with curved walls and end piers. Doorway within with stone surround and half glazed door. Flanked on each side by glazing bar sashes in stone surrounds with three similar above. Inside the early C17 part a plaster ceiling with 'egg and dart' and Tudor Rose motifs which may be original. Listing NGR: SK1981671861.' (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 Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016.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/1311455?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 19816 71861 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT LONGSTONE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR4255

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2025 11:35AM

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