Range of outbuildings at Dimple Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1995. Outbuilding. 2 related planning applications.
Range of outbuildings at Dimple Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- tenth-forge-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1995
- Type
- Outbuilding
- Address
- Range of outbuildings at Dimple Farmhouse, Hurd's Hollow, Matlock Town, DE4 3JZ
- OS grid reference
- SK 293 608
- Coordinates
- 53.14357, -1.5631
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The range of outbuildings at Dimple Farmhouse consists of former farm structures that have been converted into storage spaces. They date from the mid-17th century to the early 18th century, with some alterations made in the late 20th century. The buildings are constructed from coursed squared gritstone, with the earlier section being evenly coursed. The roofs are covered with stone slate, Welsh slate, and blue tiles, with stone copings on the gables of the earlier part. The layout is 'L' shaped, with the earlier section running north-south and the later section at right angles to it. The earlier range has three bays, lacks overlofts, and features a taking-in door on the north gable. The central doorway on the courtyard elevation has been altered and now includes late 20th-century sliding door gear. The rear wall has an altered and blocked central opening, with a later inserted opening on the far right.
Inside, the earlier section has a three-bay double purlin roof supported by two queen strut trusses with collars and ties, along with trenched purlins and a diagonally-set ridge purlin. There is longitudinal wind bracing in the center bay. The later section has five bays, featuring a large inserted double doorway on the east gable and a late 20th-century lean-to on the north side wall. The interior of this section has a single purlin roof supported by three collar and tie beam trusses, with some longitudinal bracing. The two bays at the west end are replacements.
These outbuildings were functionally related to the farmhouse and are a significant part of its setting. They contribute to understanding the function of the building group and showcase many distinctive characteristics of the region's vernacular building traditions.
Local climate
Range of outbuildings at Dimple Farmhouse receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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