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Listed Building record MDR533 - Toll Bar Cottage, Sheffield Road, Chapel en le Frith

Type and Period (2)

  • (Georgian to Mid 20th Century - 1830 AD? to 1950 AD?)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Toll Bar Cottage, Sheffield Road, Chapel en le Frith, built c1830. 'This is a small stone cottage, built in a Gothic style by the Little Sheffield and Sparrowpit Turnpike Trust. It is a single-storeyed stone building with an end gable with a pediment and three light mullioned windows. It has a stone roof and a centre stack.' (1) 'It is situated on the Chapel-en-le-Frith to Sheffield turnpike road, which was opened in 1820.' (2) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 08 SE TOWN OF CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH SHEFFIELD ROAD 4/58 (North Side) Toll Bar Cottage GV II Cottage, formerly toll bar cottage. c1830s. Coursed squared gritstone. Gritstone ashlar dressings. Stone slate roof. Stone coped gables with moulded kneelers. Two central diamond sectioned ridge stacks. Single storey. South elevation - central door with four centred arch. Moulded hoodmould with return stops over. Studded wooden door. To either side, single lancet windows with square hoodmould over with return stops. To west gable wall, 3-light chamfered mullion window, pointed heads to lights, flat hoodmould over with return stops. Listing NGR: SK0758681934.' (5)

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 2700.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1984. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part I. Borough of High Peak. 13.
  • <3> Index: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card. Tollhouse, Chapel.
  • <4> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 507.63.
  • <5> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1088027?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 07586 81934 (point)
Civil Parish CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 10 2026 12:45PM

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