Listed Building record MDR5179 - Unthank Hall, Unthank Lane, Holmesfield
Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (Elizabethan to Victorian - 1564 AD? to 1900 AD)
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Full Description
Unthank Hall is a large two-storey gabled house of rubble construction. It is of 16th/17th century date with an L-shaped front and a rear elevation in three parts, set back from left to right. It is listed at Grade 2*. (1, 2)
Two-storeyed gabled house with mullioned windows and the remains of a once separate kitchen. (3)
Eight samples were taken from timbers relating to the king post roof, in order to carry out tree-ring dating. The results gave a felling date range of 1554 to 1579, with a likely felling date of 1564. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR5517 Bibliographic reference: DOE(HHR) N.E.Derby RD Derby May 1962 23.
- <2> SDR12891 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. 2nd ed., revised. p 247.
- <3> SDR11504 Index: NDAT. 3701. 3701.
- <4> SDR4471 Unpublished document: Nottingham University Tree-Ring Dating Laboratory. Dendro Sample Record and Summary. Initial report 10 July 1993.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3070 7606 (17m by 21m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLMESFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 17 2024 3:42AM