Listed Building record MDR3531 - Eight Cottages, Arkwright's Square, Mill Street and Buxton Road, Bakewell

Eight cottages, Arkwright's Square, Mill Street and Buxton Road, Bakewell, of late 18th century date. 'Southwest of the Milford Hotel, Arkwright Square consists of limestone built cottages, originally built for millworkers. The cottages are grouped around a central courtyard with an arched entry.' (1, 2) A map of 1799 shows a building, or buildings, along the Buxton Road frontage and along a small part of Mill Street only, suggesting that the list description of the cottages as late 18th century is incorrect. (3) 'The southernmost cottage on Buxton Road was a sweetshop in the early 20th century.' (4) From the National Heritage List for England: 'BAKEWELL SK2168 MILL STREET 831-1/4/132 (East side) 07/01/70 Arkwright Square (Formerly Listed as: MILL STREET (North side) Arkwright Square: Premises occupied by Mrs D Wheeldon and 5 others) GV II Includes: Arkwright Square (Arkwright Cottage and two unnamed cottages) BUXTON ROAD. Small group of industrial housing now 8 dwellings including Corner House, Corner Cottage, Arch Cottage, The Cottage, Arkwright Cottage, Rose Cottage and 2 un-named houses. Late C18, altered. Rubble limestone with sandstone dressings; graduated slate roof with rolled-lead ridges. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 5-window range facing Mill Street, 3-window range facing Buxton Road. The houses set around 3 sides of a courtyard. Large quoins; flush sills and plain lintels; various C20 part-glazed and boarded doors. Mill Street front: quoins to near-central segmental archway. 2 doorways to left and one to right; 30-pane casements to right of door and small casement to each floor on left. Buxton Road front: 3 doorways; 30-pane casement to ground floor of Arkwright Cottage on left otherwise 3-light and 2-light casements with glazing bars. Rebuilt facade to unnamed house on right, the openings without glazing. Hipped angle to the roof; brick ridge stacks and end stacks with coved ashlar cornices. Corner House adjoins rear of Corner Cottage and is taller: stable-type door and casements with glazing bars; red tile roof with brick end stack having coved cornice. Rose Cottage is to rear of the yard: door to left of 3 casements to each floor in the style of horizontally-sliding sashes. INTERIOR: not inspected. Listing NGR: SK2165968732.' (5)