Listed buildings in Idridgehay and Alton

Idridgehay and Alton is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 27 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Idridgehay and Alton and the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include former watermills, a public house, a church, a railway station, and the former stationmaster's house.

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Buildings

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Alton Hall 53°02′55″N 1°35′13″W / 53.04853°N 1.58687°W / 53.04853; -1.58687 (Alton Hall)	—	Late 16th century	A house that was later extended, it is in lintels, and a moulded eaves cornice.[2][3]	II
South Sitch 53°02′06″N 1°34′19″W / 53.03496°N 1.57182°W / 53.03496; -1.57182 (South Sitch)	—	1621 or earlier	The house was extended in 1842. The original part is lintel. Inside, there is much exposed timber framing.[2][4]	II*
Cliffash Farmhouse and outbuilding 53°02′07″N 1°34′54″W / 53.03516°N 1.58177°W / 53.03516; -1.58177 (Cliffash Farmhouse and outbuilding)	—	17th century	The farmhouse and outbuilding are in lintel. The outbuilding at right angles has four bays, and contains irregular openings with doorways, square windows, an overloft door approached by external steps, and slit vents.[5]	II
Mag Lane Farmhouse 53°01′45″N 1°35′08″W / 53.02904°N 1.58569°W / 53.02904; -1.58569 (Mag Lane Farmhouse)	—	17th century	The farmhouse, which was later extended, is in moulded kneelers. There are three bays, the right two bays with two storeys and attics, and the left bay lower with two storeys. The doorway has a rectangular fanlight, to its right is a tripartite sash window, the upper floor contains three-light mullioned windows, and in the attic are gabled dormers. The left bay has a sash window in the ground floor and a narrow casement window above.[6]	II
White House 53°01′34″N 1°34′23″W / 53.02611°N 1.57312°W / 53.02611; -1.57312 (White House)	—	17th century	The house was remodelled and extended in the 18th century. The original part is in quoined surround, and the windows in the front range are mullioned. In the rear wing is a doorway with a quoined surround, and the windows are casements.[7]	II
Alton Mill 53°02′48″N 1°34′24″W / 53.04667°N 1.57320°W / 53.04667; -1.57320 (Alton Mill)	—	1695	A water-powered corn mill, later an outbuilding, it is in lintel, and a loft doorway. In the south gable end are two-light mullioned windows, and on the front are two inscribed and dated stones.[8]	II
Wallstone Farmhouse 53°02′20″N 1°34′06″W / 53.03888°N 1.56821°W / 53.03888; -1.56821 (Wallstone Farmhouse)	—	Early 18th century	The farmhouse, which was later extended, is in lintel. The windows in the upper floor and rear wing are mullioned, and in the north wall is a doorway with a quoined surround and an initialled and dated lintel.[9]	II
Bridge House 53°01′42″N 1°33′49″W / 53.02823°N 1.56357°W / 53.02823; -1.56357 (Bridge House)	—	Late 18th century	The house is in lintel, and a hood mould, and the windows are mullioned with two lights and casements.[10]	II
Bridge over Sherbourne Brook 53°01′34″N 1°33′53″W / 53.02622°N 1.56480°W / 53.02622; -1.56480 (Bridge over Sherbourne Brook)	—	Late 18th century	The bridge carries Hillcliff Lane over the Sherbourne Brook. It is in string course and a parapet.[11]	II
Home Farmhouse 53°01′40″N 1°35′06″W / 53.02768°N 1.58493°W / 53.02768; -1.58493 (Home Farmhouse)		Late 18th century	The farmhouse is in red brick with dentilled eaves, and a tile roof with coped gables. There are two storeys and attics, and an L-shaped plan, with a main range of three bays, and a two-storey rear wing. In the centre is a doorway under a segmental arch, the windows have segmental-arched heads and small central opening lights, and the window above the doorway is blocked.[12]	II
Black Swan Inn and outbuilding 53°02′12″N 1°34′23″W / 53.03654°N 1.57315°W / 53.03654; -1.57315 (Black Swan Inn and outbuilding)		Early 19th century	The public house is in red brick on the front, roughcast on the sides and rear, and has a Welsh slate roof with overhanging eaves. There are two storeys and three bays. In the centre is a gabled open porch flanked by two-storey canted bay windows. The windows have four-centred arched heads and Gothic glazing. The outbuilding, recessed on the right, is in gritstone and has a tile roof. There is a single storey and attics, the openings have segmental heads, and there are three gabled dormers.[13]	II
Holme Farmhouse 53°02′14″N 1°34′25″W / 53.03720°N 1.57359°W / 53.03720; -1.57359 (Holme Farmhouse)	—	Early 19th century	The farmhouse is in moulded surround and a rectangular fanlight, and the windows are sashes.[14]	II
Rakestone Farmhouse 53°02′11″N 1°35′27″W / 53.03627°N 1.59092°W / 53.03627; -1.59092 (Rakestone Farmhouse)		Early 19th century	The farmhouse is in red brick with a dentilled eaves cornice and a tile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway and the windows have four-centred arched heads and Gothic tracery.[15]	II
Sherbourne Mill House 53°01′35″N 1°33′57″W / 53.02648°N 1.56582°W / 53.02648; -1.56582 (Sherbourne Mill House)	—	Early 19th century	The house is in gritstone on the front, rendered on the sides and rear, and it has a Welsh slate roof with coped gables. There are two storeys and three bays, a central doorway, and sash windows.[16]	II
The Cottage 53°01′41″N 1°35′08″W / 53.02803°N 1.58553°W / 53.02803; -1.58553 (The Cottage)	—	Early 19th century	The cottage is in lintel, above it is a narrow casement window, and in the other bays are windows with cast iron frames, deep lintels, and central opening lights.[17]	II
Ecclesbourne House 53°01′46″N 1°33′49″W / 53.02932°N 1.56357°W / 53.02932; -1.56357 (Ecclesbourne House)	—	c.1845	The house is in gritstone and has a Welsh slate roof with bracketed gables. There are two storeys and three bays, with gables at the east and west ends, the latter projecting. In the centre is a gabled porch, and a doorway with a chamfered surround, a four-centred arched head, and a hood mould. The windows are casements with four-centred arched heads and hood moulds.[18]	II
Alton Manor and stables 53°03′20″N 1°34′47″W / 53.05560°N 1.57986°W / 53.05560; -1.57986 (Alton Manor and stables)	—	1846–47	A small embattled parapet and grotesque spouts. Adjoining the house is a two-storey stable range with a gabled entrance bay containing a moulded four-centred archway, and on the corner is an ogee cupola.[2][19]	II
Lodge to Alton Manor, gates and gate piers 53°03′14″N 1°34′37″W / 53.05395°N 1.57683°W / 53.05395; -1.57683 (Lodge to Alton Manor, gates and gate piers)	—	1846–47	The lodge, designed by moulded kneelers. There are two storeys and a cruciform plan. The east front is gabled, and contains a canted bay window, and there is a gabled porch in the angle. The windows are casements, some with mullions. Flanking the entrance to the drive are square gate piers with ball finials, and the ornate gates are in wrought iron.[2][20]	II
Ice house, Alton Manor 53°03′23″N 1°34′50″W / 53.05651°N 1.58054°W / 53.05651; -1.58054 (Ice house, Alton Manor)	—	c. 1846	The ice house is a circular stone structure with a brick lining. There are three doorways that are entered through a straight passage.[21]	II
Iretonwood House 53°01′37″N 1°35′01″W / 53.02690°N 1.58359°W / 53.02690; -1.58359 (Iretonwood House)	—	c. 1850	A red brick house with weathervane.[22]	II
Gateway, Iretonwood House 53°01′39″N 1°35′04″W / 53.02738°N 1.58450°W / 53.02738; -1.58450 (Gateway, Iretonwood House)		c. 1850	The gate moulded caps, and ball finials. Between them are ornate wrought iron gates and a round-arched overthrow.[23]	II
House northeast of Iretonwood House, wall and railings 53°01′37″N 1°34′59″W / 53.02699°N 1.58313°W / 53.02699; -1.58313 (House northeast of Iretonwood House, wall and railings)	—	Mid 19th century	The house is in red brick with a tile roof, two storeys and four lintels. Enclosing the garden to the front is a low brick coped wall with iron railings.[24]	II
Wood Cottage 53°01′41″N 1°35′08″W / 53.02796°N 1.58553°W / 53.02796; -1.58553 (Wood Cottage)	—	Mid 19th century	The cottage is in red brick with a tile roof, two storeys and three bays. The windows are two-light casements with shallow arched heads and lattice glazing.[25]	II
St James' Church 53°02′16″N 1°34′33″W / 53.03776°N 1.57571°W / 53.03776; -1.57571 (St James' Church)		1854–55	The church is in quatrefoils in the middle stage, bell openings with pointed arched in the top stage, and a broach spire with lucarnes. The gabled porch is in timber and has decorative bargeboards.[2][26]	II
Idridgehay railway station 53°02′08″N 1°34′09″W / 53.03555°N 1.56928°W / 53.03555; -1.56928 (Idridgehay railway station)		c. 1867	The station was built by the moulded surround, and the windows are mullioned.[2][27]	II
Station Master's House 53°02′09″N 1°34′10″W / 53.03592°N 1.56946°W / 53.03592; -1.56946 (Station Master's House)		c. 1867	The house was built by the lintels. The west gable projects, and contains sash windows.[28]	II
Sherbourne Mill 53°01′35″N 1°33′58″W / 53.02650°N 1.56607°W / 53.02650; -1.56607 (Sherbourne Mill)	—	Undated	A former water-powered cornmill, it is in gritstone and red brick, and has a tile roof. There are two storeys and an overloft, a former wheelpit, plain doorways and windows, and a large curved buttress on the north side. The mill race is overgrown and blocked.[29]	II

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