The Rocks is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1972. Villa. 4 related planning applications.
The Rocks
- WRENN ID
- cold-facade-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1972
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- The Rocks, St John's Road, Matlock Bath, DE4 3PQ
- OS grid reference
- SK 295 595
- Coordinates
- 53.13213, -1.55949
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rocks is a pair of early 19th-century villas designed in the "cottage orne" style, which were formerly known as Rock Villa. The building is constructed of stucco and has two storeys, featuring advanced gabled wings on each side. The central section has three windows with cast iron "Gothic" glazing bars, while each wing contains a later sash window. The villas are adorned with ornamental bargeboards that have drop finials, bold lined eaves, and stone stacks that are set diagonally. The roof is covered with slates. On the right-hand side, there is a two-storeyed wing that includes a two-light window with a balcony above an open arcaded loggia. A large conservatory is located on the left-hand side.
Local climate
The Rocks 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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