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Market House, Winster
The Market House is a historic building in the Main Street in Winster, a town in Derbyshire, England. The building, which is currently in use a visitor exhibition centre, is a Grade II* listed building. History The building was commissioned by the lord of the manor which, from 1570, was Gervase and Anthony Eyre of Newbold Manor. It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in coursed stone and red brick and was completed in the 16th century. It was originally open on the ground floor, so that markets could be held, with an assembly hall on the first floor. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of two bays facing north onto Main Street. There were short columns with imposts supporting stone arches on the ground floor, while the first floor was faced in brick, and fenestrated by cross-windows with stone surrounds. The end bays were similar in style except that the gables above contained oval-shaped oculi. Internally, the principal room was the assembly room on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winster
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about from Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock and from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately . It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry. The village lies within the Peak District National Park and The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village. History Winster has many listed buildings, including Winster Market House which was acquired by the National Trust in 1906. The 2021 census shows a population of 551, down from 633 in 2001 and 600 in 2011. The village has a primary school, two churches, two pubs, a village hall (The Burton Institute) and a village shop (owned by the community) which includes a post office. Winster was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 when it was owned by Henry de Ferrers.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.745 A workhouse at Bank Top () was opened in 1744. It had a rule that forbade any relief outside of the workhouse. By the 1770s it could ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trust Properties In Derbyshire
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Grade II* Listed Buildings In Derbyshire
The county of Derbyshire is divided into nine districts. The districts of Derbyshire are High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, South Derbyshire, Erewash, Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover, and Derby. As there are 460 Grade II* listed buildings in the county they have been split into separate lists for each district. * Grade II* listed buildings in Amber Valley * Grade II* listed buildings in Bolsover (district) * Grade II* listed buildings in Chesterfield * Grade II* listed buildings in Derby * Grade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire Dales * Grade II* listed buildings in Erewash * Grade II* listed buildings in High Peak * Grade II* listed buildings in North East Derbyshire * Grade II* listed buildings in South Derbyshire See also * Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Derbyshire, sub-divided by district. Amber Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Government Buildings
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Grade II* Listed Buildings In Derbyshire Dales
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire. List of buildings See also * Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire * Grade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire The county of Derbyshire is divided into nine districts. The districts of Derbyshire are High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, South Derbyshire, Erewash, Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover, and Derby. As there are 460 Grade ... ** Grade II* listed buildings in Amber Valley ** Grade II* listed buildings in Bolsover (district) ** Grade II* listed buildings in Chesterfield ** Grade II* listed buildings in Derby ** Grade II* listed buildings in Erewash ** Grade II* listed buildings in High Peak ** Grade II* listed buildings in North East Derbyshire ** Grade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Winster
Winster is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 68 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Winster and the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages and associated structures. The other listed buildings include a former market hall, a church and a chapel, a former workhouse, a public house, two mileposts, a schoolroom and a telephone kiosk. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Winster Lists of listed buildings in Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Manners, 8th Duke Of Rutland
Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland, (16 April 1852 – 8 May 1925), styled Marquess of Granby between 1888 and 1906, was a British peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Early life and education Rutland was born at Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, the only surviving child of John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, Lord John Manners by his first wife, Catherine Marley, daughter of Colonel George Marley of Belvedere House and Gardens, Belvedere House, County Westmeath, Ireland. Just before Rutland's second birthday, his mother died aged 23 from childbirth complications, weeks after giving birth to a daughter, Edith Katharine Mary, who lived only 12 days. In 1862, his father remarried to Janetta Manners, Duchess of Rutland, Janetta Hughan. He had four half-siblings from his father's second marriage, including Lord Edward Manners and Lord Cecil Manners. He gained the courtesy title of Marquess of Granby in 1888 when his father succeeded h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trust
The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the Nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest". It has since been given statutory powers, starting with the National Trust Act 1907. Historically, the Trust acquired land by gift and sometimes by public subscription and appeal, but after World War II the loss of country houses resulted in many such properties being acquired either by gift from the former owners or through the National Land Fund. One of the largest landowners in the United Kingdom, the Trust owns almost of land and of coast. Its properties include more than 500 historic houses, castles, archaeological and industrial monuments, gardens, parks, and nature reserves. Most properties are open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clotworthy Skeffington, 1st Earl Of Massereene
Clotworthy Skeffington, 1st Earl of Massereene Privy Council of Ireland, PC (I) (1715 – 14 September 1757) was an Anglo-Irish peer. Massereene was the son of Clotworthy Skeffington, 4th Viscount Massereene and Lady Catherine Chichester, daughter of Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall. He succeeded to his father's title in 1738 and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords. He was made a Member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1746, and on 28 July 1756 he was created Earl of Massereene in the Peerage of Ireland. He died suddenly just over a year later. Massereene married firstly Anne Daniel on 16 March 1738; however, she died two years later. He married secondly Anne Eyre (granddaughter of Sir Willoughby Hickman, 3rd Baronet) on 25 November 1741, and together they had six children. On his death he was succeeded by his eldest son, Clotworthy Skeffington, 2nd Earl of Massereene, also named Clotworthy Skeffington.John Lodge, Mervyn Archdal''The Peerage Of Ireland'' Volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oculus (architecture)
An oculus (; ) is a circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall. Originating in classical architecture, it is a feature of Byzantine architecture, Byzantine and Neoclassical architecture. A horizontal oculus in the center of a dome is also called opaion (; ). Oeil-de-boeuf An ''oeil-de-boeuf'' (; ), also ''œil de bœuf'' and sometimes anglicized as ''ox-eye window'', is a relatively small ellipse, elliptical window, typically for an upper storey, and sometimes set in a roof slope as a dormer, or above a door to let in Daylighting (architecture), natural light. These are relatively small windows, traditionally oval. The term is increasingly used for circular windows (in which case it could also be called an oculus), but not for holes in domes or ceilings. Windows of this type are commonly found in the grand architecture of baroque architecture, Baroque France. The term is also applied to similar round windows, such as those found in Georgian architecture in Great B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
