Listed Building record MDR3554 - Wye Cottage and Granby Cottage, Water Street, Bakewell

Wye Cottage and Granby Cottage, Water Street, Bakewell, a pair of early 17th century or probably 18th century buildings. 'A late 17th century or earlier pair of cottages forming an L-shaped building on the north side of Water Street. Wye cottage is rendered over limestone rubble and has a modern tiled roof. It is two storeyed with two windows and one end window, all mullions and leaded casements. There is an end chimney.' (1) 'In 1920 each cottage had an outside coalhouse and WC with joint use of an ashpit.' (2) From the National Heritage List for England: 'BAKEWELL SK2168 WATER STREET 831-1/4/180 (North side) 20/05/74 Wye Cottage and Granby Cottage GV II Includes: Wye Cottage and Granby Cottage WATER LANE. Houses now shops and restaurant; Early C17 and probably C18, altered. Roughcast and rubble limestone with some sandstone dressings and quoins; tile and stone slate roofs. EXTERIOR: C17 2-storey, 2-window range (Wye Cottage) with 2-storey, 2-window range side-wing to south-east (Granby Cottage). Wye Cottage: roughcast gabled facade (to Water Lane) has part-glazed door to right of transomed 4-light casement with leaded lights. Similar window above has diamond-section wooden mullions and transom and appears to be C17. Granby Cottage: rubble limestone; inserted window on left of quoined doorway with stone lintel; rock-faced sandstone ridge stack. Rear facing (Water Street): doorways into end and side of Wye Cottage. Angled stone-slated canopy above doorway into Granby Cottage. Scattered fenestration of various C19 and C20 wooden casements; leaded lights. INTERIOR: Wye Cottage: chamfered ashlar side-wall fireplace, chamfered transverse ceiling beam and large-section common joists with stopped chamfers. Collared principal-rafter truss with cranked tie beam and door-head cut out. Spine beam. Listing NGR: SK2184268512.' (3)