Listed buildings in Horsley, Derbyshire, and Horsley Woodhouse

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Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse are civil parishes in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parishes contain eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parishes contain the villages of Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse and the surrounding area. The listed buildings consist of a church, a cottage, a farmhouse and farm buildings, the remains of buildings in the garden of a demolished house, a milepost, a water fountain, and a former post box.

Key

Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II Buildings of national importance and special interest


Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
St Clement's Church
52°59′48″N 1°26′32″W / 52.99654°N 1.44210°W / 52.99654; -1.44210 (St Clement's Church)
Early 14th century The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, and it was I
Grange Cottage
52°59′22″N 1°26′35″W / 52.98952°N 1.44305°W / 52.98952; -1.44305 (Grange Cottage)
Mid 18th century A
quoined surround, there is another doorway in the left return, and the windows are mullioned with casements.[4]
II
Castle Farmhouse
52°59′03″N 1°26′40″W / 52.98420°N 1.44446°W / 52.98420; -1.44446 (Castle Farmhouse)
Early 19th century The farmhouse is in
lintels, and there is one casement window.[5]
II
Farm buildings, Castle Farm
52°59′04″N 1°26′42″W / 52.98442°N 1.44493°W / 52.98442; -1.44493 (Farm buildings, Castle Farm)
Early 19th century The farm buildings are in sandstone with hipped slate roofs. There are two storeys and an L-shaped plan, consisting of two ranges, together with walls enclosing a yard. The buildings contain sliding doors, and windows, and in the upper floor are blocked hayloft openings. At the rear is a wide segmental arch.[6] II
Garden wall and towers,
Stainsby House
52°59′37″N 1°23′58″W / 52.99358°N 1.39957°W / 52.99358; -1.39957 (Garden wall and towers, Stainsby House)
Early 19th century The remains of the towers are in red brick with sandstone dressings, dentilled eaves bands, and conical slate roofs. Each tower contains a segmental-headed doorway with a segmental-headed window above. Between the towers is a doorway with a triangular-headed pediment, and attached to the north and south of them are coped garden walls.[7] II
Milepost
53°00′03″N 1°26′38″W / 53.00071°N 1.44402°W / 53.00071; -1.44402 (Milepost)
c. 1840 The milepost is on the west side of Derby Road (B6179 road). It is in cast iron, and has a triangular plan and a rounded top plate. The plate is inscribed with the distance to London, and on the side panels are the distances to Derby, Burton upon Trent, Alfreton, and Chesterfield, with some of the names abbreviated.[8] II
Sophia Water Fountain
52°59′47″N 1°26′26″W / 52.99643°N 1.44058°W / 52.99643; -1.44058 (Sophia Water Fountain)
1869 The water fountain, which was funded by
moulded hood and a foliage finial. In the eastern panel is a lion's head spout and an inscription, the north and south panels have corbels, and in the west panel is a lion rampant. Over each panel is a gabled roof.[9][10]
II
Old Post Box
52°59′46″N 1°26′18″W / 52.99611°N 1.43842°W / 52.99611; -1.43842 (Old Post Box)
1869 The post box is in
Coxbench sandstone, and consists of a tall square pillar with a triangular coped top. On the east side is a small opening covered by an inscribed plaque.[11]
II

References

Citations

Sources

  • Historic England, "Church of St Clement, Horsley (1109138)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Grange Cottage, Horsley (1109140)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Castle Farmhouse, Horsley (1158340)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Farmbuildings to north-west of Castle Farmhouse, Horsley (1109139)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Garden wall and Towers at Stainsby House, Horsley Woodhouse (1158346)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Milepost opposite Sewage Works Drive at Lower Kilburn SK 374 449, Horsley (1158343)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "The Sophia Water Fountain at SK 376 445, Horsley (1158300)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Old Post Box opposite Horsley School, Horsley (1335336)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
  • Hartwell, Clare; .
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 20 August 2022