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Listed Building record MDR2744 - Biggin House, Hoonwell Lane, Biggin

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian - 1730 AD to 1770 AD)

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Full Description

A grade II listed house that was built in the mid 18th century with later additions. The east elevation is ashlar faced with a plain tile roof. The house has stone coped gables with moulded kneelers and brick gable end stacks. It is of two-storeys, five bays, and has a plinth with roll moulding. It has a central doorway with a stepped and moulded surround framed by Tuscan pilasters and entablature with metope frieze. It has a modern glazed door, flanked on each side by two glazing bar sashes (each sash with four panes) set within stepped and moulded surrounds. There are five similar windows above. The whole facade is framed by giant Tuscan angle pilasters and a metope frieze. It also has a moulded eaves cornice. The south elevation has an early 19th century bow through two floors. There is also a mid 19th century wing to the rear and a 20th century extension all in brick. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 3747. 3747.
  • <2> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. NHLE ref: 1109434.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 2596 4850 (32m by 19m) Centre
Civil Parish BIGGIN, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2023 4:09PM

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