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Listed Building record MDR4801 - Queen's Head Inn and Former Coach House, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton

Type and Period (2)

  • (Georgian to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)

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Queen's Head Inn and former coach house, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton, an early 19th century building. 'A gritstone building of 1835, formerly known as the Delvers' Inn after the local 'delvers' who quarried scythe whetstones.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 34 SE 1/60 PARISH OF LITTLE EATON ALFRETON ROAD (West Side) Queen's Head Inn and attached Coach House II Public house. Early C19. Finely coursed and squared gritstone with gritstone dressings. Hipped Welsh slate roof to house, gabled Welsh slate and tiled roof to coach house. Stone coped gable. Rendered lateral stacks. Three storeys with plain first and second floor bands and moulded eaves cornice. East Elevation of three bays. Off-centre round-arched doorway, stone doorcase with pilasters and bracketed hood. Blocked door with window set in and fanlight above. To the right is a glazing bar sash under a keyed and channelled wedge stone lintel. Two similar windows to the left. Three similar windows above. Three similar glazing bar sashes above again, beneath the eaves. C19 wrought iron inn sign bracket. Coach house to right has a doorway with plain bracketed stone hood and C20 door. to the left, a C20 window. To the right a segmental carriage entrance with keyblock and double doors. Later bay to right again has a doorway with stone lintel. One square opening above with stone surround and plank door. Listing NGR: SK3632441423.' (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash. 21.
  • <2> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280573?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 36324 41423 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE EATON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE

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Nov 16 2025 1:19PM

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