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Listed Building record MDR5109 - The Wolds Farmhouse, Cavendish Road, Matlock Town

Type and Period (1)

  • (Stuart to 21st Century - 1634 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

The Wolds Farmhouse, Cavendish Road, Matlock Town, built in 1635. 'Stone farmhouse with stone tiled pitched roof, of two storeys. The east end is the earlier, with a date plaque of 1634. Its sides are marked by stone quoins. It has two and three light mullioned windows. The west end is early 18th century.' (1) 'Vernacular building dated to 1634 and extended in the 18th century.' (2) From the National Heritage List for England: '1. CAVENDISH ROAD 1390 MATLOCK Wolds Farmhouse SK 36 SW 8/153 15.6.71. II 2. C17-C18 stone farmhouse with stone tiled pitched roof, coped gable ends and end chimneys. 2 storeys, 3 windows. The eastern end is the earlier and has a date plaque, 1634, above the window. Stone quoins mark the sides of this earlier part. The upper window is of 2 lights with a dripstone mould, the lower window of 3 lights. Both have stone mullions. The western end is of early C18 date and has stone bands above and below the windows although the bottom window extends below. The door has a flat moulded hood and a frieze with band and central panel which continues as a shouldered architrave. Listing NGR: SK3039161074.' (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 3292. 3292.
  • <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/1263910?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 30391 61074 (point)
Civil Parish MATLOCK TOWN, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Jul 16 2025 5:25PM

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