Listed Building record MDR4749 - Former Tithe Barn, Church Lane, Morley
Type and Period (4)
- DOVECOTE (Tudor to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- TITHE BARN (Tudor to Stuart - 1500 AD? to 1700 AD?)
- CART SHED (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- HOUSE (Victorian to 21st Century - 1900 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Former Tithe Barn, Church Lane, Morley, originally a 16th century building.
'At SK 3967 4095 is a fine example of a tithe barn in use as a parish hall, the original architecture being 16th/17th century in date. See GP's AO/67/5/1,2.' (1)
'The Recreation Room (former Tithe Barn and Dovecote) is a Grade II* Listed Building. It is probably 17th century in date. It was originally a building attached to the manor house or hall that was formerly here. It is two storeys high and built of coursed rubble. Part of the upper floor was designed as a dovecot and has nesting houses of brick. It has a tile roof.' (2)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'PARISH OF MORLEY CHURCH LANE SK 34 SE 1/81 (North Side) The Recreation Room 2.9.52 (formerly listed as Tithe Barn and Dovecote) GV II*
Tithe barn, converted into a house, now used for storage and recreation room. C16. Coursed squared gritstone with gritstone dressings and quoins. Plain tile roof with one brick stack in the pitch of the roof. Two storeys. North elevation of four bays. Central doorway with moulded round arch, ashlar spandrels and hoodmould. C19 doorway set in, with ashlar jambs and plank door. To the left is a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window, a segmental arched cart entrance and a similar 3-light window. To the right is a similar 3-light window, a C19 doorway with stone lintel and a C19 gabled cart shed attached to north. The first floor has four 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows and a C19 doorway with plank door. West elevation has a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window to each floor, the upper one altered and partly blocked. The south elevation has one similar window and two massive buttresses. The interior has a double purlin roof with diagonal queen posts and diagonal braces.
Listing NGR: SK3967540956.'
(3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR6181 Personal Observation: F1 FC 2-JAN-67.
- <2> SDR5287 Bibliographic reference: DOE (HHR) S.E. Derby RD Dec 1960 22.
- <3> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1140415?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 39675 40956 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORLEY, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR744
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2025 12:13PM