Listed buildings in Little Longstone

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Little Longstone is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the village of Little Longstone and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of houses and cottages, a public house, a set of village stocks, a barn, a chapel, a former stable range, and a railway viaduct.

Buildings[edit]

Name and location–49 Photograph Date Notes
Cosy Cottage and adjoining cottage
53°14′46″N 1°44′08″W / 53.24601°N 1.73555°W / 53.24601; -1.73555 (Cosy Cottage and adjoining cottage)
17th century A pair of cottages in limestone with gritstone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, and an L-shaped plan, with two ranges at right angles. Some of the windows in the cottages are sashes, and others are mullioned.[2]
Manor House
53°14′36″N 1°42′55″W / 53.24320°N 1.71526°W / 53.24320; -1.71526 (Manor House)
17th century The house is in limestone with gritstone dressings, quoins, a floor band, and a stone slate roof with coped gables, moulded kneelers, and ball finials. There are two storeys and an H-shaped plan, with a front of three bays, the outer bays gabled and projecting. In the centre is a lean-to verandah on two columns, and the windows are mullioned, containing sashes.[3][4]
Village stocks
53°14′38″N 1°42′47″W / 53.24379°N 1.71299°W / 53.24379; -1.71299 (Stocks)
17th century (or earlier) The stocks are in an enclosure on the north side of Butts Road. They consist of two limestone piers with curved tops, and slits for the wooden restraints.[5]
Stocks House
53°14′38″N 1°42′47″W / 53.24390°N 1.71318°W / 53.24390; -1.71318 (Stocks House)
17th century (probable) The house is in limestone with gritstone dressings, and a stone slate roof with coped gables, plain kneelers, and ball finials. There are two storeys and three bays, the left bay gabled and projecting. The windows are mullioned, and in the gable apex is a re-set datestone dated 1578.[3][6]
Pack Horse Inn
53°14′32″N 1°42′59″W / 53.24230°N 1.71648°W / 53.24230; -1.71648 (Pack Horse Inn)
Late 18th century The public house is in limestone, and has a Welsh slate roof with coped gables and plain kneelers. There are two storeys and four bays. The right two bays are symmetrical and contain a central doorway and mullioned windows. The left two bays also have a central doorway, garage doors to the left, a mullioned window to the right, and sash windows in the upper floor.[3][7]
Dutch Barn
53°14′52″N 1°43′01″W / 53.24764°N 1.71683°W / 53.24764; -1.71683 (Dutch Barn)
Early 19th century The barn is in limestone with gritstone dressing, quoins, a floor band, and a stone slate roof. There are two storeys and six bays. In the upper floor are four round-arched openings, the ground floor contains various openings, and all the openings have quoined surrounds.[8]
Congregational Chapel
53°14′29″N 1°43′13″W / 53.24145°N 1.72040°W / 53.24145; -1.72040 (Congregational Chapel)
1844 The chapel is in limestone with gritstone dressings, quoins, and a Welsh slate roof with moulded kneelers. The entrance front has a round-arched doorway with a chamfered and quoined surround, and recessed doors. Above it is a circular opening with a chamfered and quoined surround, and at the top is a gabled bellcote. The entrance is flanked by slit windows with circular heads, and along the sides are three round-headed windows with chamfered surrounds.[3][9]
Stable block west of Manor House
53°14′34″N 1°42′56″W / 53.24285°N 1.71564°W / 53.24285; -1.71564 (Stable block west of Manor House)
Mid 19th century The stable block, which has been converted for residential use, is in limestone with gritstone dressings, and a Welsh slate roof with coped gables, moulded kneelers, and square finials. There are two storeys, and a central projecting part with a coped embattled parapet containing a doorway and a carriage entrance with segmental heads. The outer bays are gabled, and each contains segmental-headed openings.[10]
Monsal Dale Viaduct
53°14′27″N 1°43′41″W / 53.24096°N 1.72805°W / 53.24096; -1.72805 (Monsal Dale Viaduct)
1862–63 The viaduct was built by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway to carry its line over the valley of the River Wye. It is in limestone with Staffordshire blue brick dressings, and repairs in gritstone and red brick. The viaduct consists of five round arches with blue brick voussoirs, and is 300 feet (91 m) long and 70 feet (21 m) high. It is now used as a footpath and cycleway.[3][11]

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  • Historic England, "Cosy Cottage and adjoining cottage, Little Longstone (1311410)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Manor House, Little Longstone (1109912)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Stocks, Little Longstone (1109911)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "The Stocks, Little Longstone (1311426)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Stocks, Little Longstone (1109911)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Pack Horse Inn, Little Longstone (1109914)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Dutch Barn belonging to the Manor, Little Longstone (1311433)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Congregational Chapel, Little Longstone (1311405)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Stable Block to West of Manor House, Little Longstone (1109913)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Historic England, "Monsal Dale Viaduct, Little Longstone (1109915)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 August 2022
  • Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (2016) [1978]. Derbyshire. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-21559-5.
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 29 August 2022