1-12, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1977. Terraced housing. 11 related planning applications.

1-12, The Square

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Derby
Constituency
Derby North MP: Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1977
Type
Terraced housing
Address
1-12, The Square, Darley Abbey, City of Derby, DE22 1DY
OS grid reference
SK 352 384
Coordinates
52.94246, -1.47675
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

1-12, The Square consists of two three-storey terraced ranges of houses built facing each other across a square, linked by a similar range in West Row. Constructed in 1792 by the Evans family, these houses were originally intended for mill workers. They are built of red brick with slate roofs, the roofs being hipped at the east end. A brick header dentil course runs along the eaves, and the windows have been altered. The houses are among the earliest buildings constructed by the Evans family at Darley Abbey. The group of 18th and 19th century houses and schoolrooms built or acquired by the Evans family for their workers is notable for its historic significance, particularly when considered alongside the settlements established by Richard Arkwright at Cromford and Jedediah Strutt at Belper and Milford.

Local climate

1-12, The Square receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 12 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 11 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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