The Ruskin Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1972. Hall.

The Ruskin Hall

WRENN ID
tilted-facade-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 October 1972
Type
Hall
Address
The Ruskin Hall, Dale Road, Matlock Bath
OS grid reference
SK 295 592
Coordinates
53.13001, -1.5605
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ruskin Hall is an early 19th-century building located at 1390 Dale Road in Matlock Bath. It is constructed of stucco and has two storeys. The building features a gabled end with two windows that have later sash fittings. There are false quoins at the sides, ornamental bargeboards on the gables, and bold eaves. The roof is covered with slates. Originally, this hall served as the servants' hall for Tor House, which is now known as the High Tor Hotel.

Local climate

The Ruskin Hall 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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