Lea Hall, Gatepier and Boundary Wall to the North is a Grade II* listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1967. A Georgian House.
Lea Hall, Gatepier and Boundary Wall to the North
- WRENN ID
- hollow-eave-mint
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1967
- Type
- House
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Lea Hall, Gatepier and Boundary Wall to the North, Lea Main Road, Matlock, Dethick, Lea and Holloway
- OS grid reference
- SK 333 574
- Coordinates
- 53.11351, -1.50346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The house, gatepier, and boundary wall represent a significant example of 18th-century domestic architecture, with alterations spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. A lintel inscribed "PN 1754" suggests a construction date of 1754, though later modifications are evident. The front elevation is constructed of ashlar gritstone, featuring a stepped plinth, chamfered quoins, a modillioned cornice, and a parapet. Brick wings are set back from this main frontage, while the rear features coursed rubble gritstone, moulded kneelers, and gable copings. The roof is covered with stone slates, and ashlar stacks are positioned at the ridge and gable ends.
The north elevation, a seven-bay design with recessed end bays, showcases double-hung sash windows with glazing bars within moulded surrounds, and projecting keyblocks. The central five bays are articulated by fluted giant pilasters supporting a full entablature, and a modillioned cornice extending across these bays. A shallow flight of five stone steps leads to a central doorway with a Gibbs surround and a Gothic-glazed door. Semi-circular headed windows with keyblocks to the arches flank the central bay on the ground floor, while flat-headed windows are present above. The rear elevation exhibits a vernacular style with 2 and 3-light flush mullioned windows, also with glazing bar sashes, some of which have been replaced with 20th-century frames.
The interior features a fine 18th-century staircase with turned and twisted balusters, along with panelled doors and shutters. A rear pile includes a full-height splat-baluster stair. A dentilled plaster cornice is found in a ground-floor room of the western brick wing.
A boundary wall, approximately 70 metres long and 2 metres high, runs along the north front, constructed of coursed squared gritstone. A drinking trough is incorporated at the east end, and the wall terminates at a square gate pier topped with a shallow pyramidal cap at the west end. The inscription "PN 1754" is thought to refer to Peter Nightingale, a contemporary of Arkwright and owner of lead smelting works at nearby Lea Bridge.
Local climate
Lea Hall, Gatepier and Boundary Wall to the North receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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