Listed Building record MDR3505 - Bakewell Pudding Shop, Rutland Square, Bakewell

Bakewell Pudding Shop, Rutland Square, Bakewell, originally a 17th century building. 'The Bakewell Pudding Shop is a grade II listed building, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a slate roof. It is two storeys high with three upper casement windows. It has two shop windows with glazing bars, one of which is early 19th century in date with a moulded wood with cornice.' (1) 'There is a passageway to the west of the shop, with the upper floor extending over it. In 1920 it was described as a house and shop, with bakehouse and WC outside.' (3) From the National Heritage List for England: 'BAKEWELL SK2168 RUTLAND SQUARE 831-1/4/155 (South East side) 13/03/51 The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop (Formerly Listed as: RUTLAND SQUARE (South East side) The Bakewell Pudding Shop) GV II Shop and cafe. Probable C17 origins, altered early C19. Coursed dressed sandstone, concrete tile roof. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3:1 windows to first floor. Large quoins to right. Central part-glazed door in ashlar surround beneath wooden cornice on shaped brackets. To left is a restored early-C19 shop window having original stone sill on shaped blocks and concave 18-pane casement in a pilastered and corniced wooden surround; matching reproduction shop window to right of door. First floor: renewed 2-light double-chamfered mullioned windows with leaded lights. Ashlar gable copings and end stack on right. Set back on right of main building is a later single bay with 2 side passage doorways beneath a 8/8 sash. INTERIOR: shop room to left has low ceiling with chamfered spine beam and other beams. At first floor in left gable is an exposed king-post truss with herringbone struts; apparently late C16. The cafe room spanned by curved encased beams. HISTORY: first true home of the Bakewell Pudding accepted as having been a fortunate culinary accident in the kitchens of the Rutland Arms Hotel (qv) but successfully exploited by the head cook Mrs Greaves in these premises from c1865. Listing NGR: SK2171568570.' (4)