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Building record MDR9039 - Brook House, Kniveton

Type and Period (1)

  • (Stuart to Unknown - 1695 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Dated 1695 on the pediment over the front door. An asymmetrical design with mullioned windows. The house is still Jacobean in detail, but prophetic of 18th century vernacular architecture, especially the large gap between the upper windows and the eaves. (1-2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. 2nd ed., revised.
  • <2> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 3922.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 2071 4972 (11m by 12m)
Civil Parish KNIVETON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 10 2015 11:42AM

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