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Listed Building record MDR362 - Nos. 1-3 Foxes Yard, Buxton

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  • (Stuart to 21st Century - 1687 AD to 2050 AD)

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Nos. 1-3 Foxes Yard, Buxton, built c1687. 'SK 06 74: Old Hall Cottages, Fairfield: The front, i.e. those houses alongside the green or common, Old Hall Cottages date to 1687, with gable and low, hood-moulded mullioned windows. They are two-storeyed, of coursed rubble.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'BUXTON SK07SE THE FRONT, Fairfield 616-1/2/100 (South side) 25/01/51 Nos.1, 2 AND 3 Old Hall Cottages (Foxes Yard) (Formerly Listed as: THE FRONT, Fairfield Old Hall Cottages (3) (Fox's Yard)) II House divided into 3 cottages, now 2 cottages. 1687, with C19 and C20 alterations. Whitewashed coursed rubble, with ashlar gritstone dressings and C20 tiled roof with various stone stacks. PLAN: hall, cross wing and rear wing, with single storey lean-to added between wings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Quoins. South front 6 irregular windows arranged 1:5, with projecting gable to left. Gable has 2-light window on each floor and doorway to right with C20 door, all with Tudor hoodmoulds. To right 3-light chamfered mullion window, doorway with chamfered ashlar surround and deep lintel, 4-light chamfered mullion window with central mullion removed, projecting gabled brick porch and single light fire window beyond. Above 4-light chamfered mullion window with central mullion removed and to right a similar single light window. To left a similar tiny 2-light window and 2 windows beyond. West front has central doorway with ashlar surround and to right single light window in similar surround, above 2-light window and to right single light window. North front has C20 central single storey range flanked by 2-storey gabled cross wings. Central range has central door and flanking 2-light windows. Right cross wing has 4-light chamfered mullion window with Tudor hoodmould and above similar window with outer lights blocked and whitewashed over and central mullion removed. Left cross wing has a restored 2-light mullion window and to right ashlar doorway with quoined jambs and C20 door and above C20 2-light window and to right 2-light window with ashlar surround. Almost all windows have C20 diamond leaded metal frame casements. INTERIOR: of No.1 has fine segmental, chamfered arched stone fireplace, approximately 2m high, with domed bread oven to left. Some of original roof timbers of main range re-used within C20 lean-to. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Derbyshire: Harmondsworth: 1953-1986: 214). Listing NGR: SK0687174069.' (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. NDAT: 3263.. 3263.
  • <2> Index: Evans, R. 1976. Some dated vernacular buildings in Derbyshire.
  • <3> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1257863?section=official-list-entry.

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Grid reference SK 06871 74069 (point)
Civil Parish BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Aug 2 2025 2:15PM

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