Rock House (Flats Numbers 1-9) is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1972. A C18 Flat/house. 5 related planning applications.
Rock House (Flats Numbers 1-9)
- WRENN ID
- pitched-copper-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1972
- Type
- Flat/house
- Address
- Rock House (Flats Numbers 1-9), Mill Road, Cromford, DE4 3RP
- OS grid reference
- SK 299 569
- Coordinates
- 53.10891, -1.55429
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rock House, built around 1780 in Cromford, was constructed by William Arkwright. This substantial building, originally a house and now divided into flats (numbered 1 to 9), is built of ashlar stone. It is three storeys high and has five sash windows, lacking glazing bars. A single-storeyed bay extends from the right-hand side, featuring a central portico with Doric columns. A pier is located on the left-hand side. The building is finished with a moulded cornice and a parapet. A three-storeyed stuccoed wing is situated to the rear of the left-hand side, containing four sash windows. A high brick wall is situated on the west side, connecting to and extending beyond a former stable block, which has three later casement windows. The wall incorporates a sill band running its entire length. A plain pediment sits above, enclosing a stone-faced clock and bellcote, complete with a wind vane.
Local climate
Rock House (Flats Numbers 1-9) 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 19 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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