The Clock House

SK 43 SW 2/40 5.12.85

PARISH OF ELVASTON MAIN STREET (West Side) The Clock House, Nos 15-19

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Purpose built flats for the old retainers of Elvaston Castle. c1852, built for Lady Harrington, with some later alterations. Red brick with stone dressings and stone bands at ground floor lintel level and first floor sill level, those to west facade moulded and those to east facade flush. Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles and stone coped gables on moulded kneelers plus brick ridge stack, and external brick gable stacks which have been capped at ridge level. Two storeys plus attics and three bays. West elevation facing Elvaston Castle, is the main elevation and has a central moulded four-centred arched doorcase with incised spandrels, flanking single light windows, a large lintel, formerly inscribed 'Refuge for the poor' and a returned stepped hoodmould over. To either side there are two storey bay windows with 4-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows to front and single light windows to sides. Above, similar windows and to centre, two single light recessed and chamfered windows with linked returned hoodmould. Above to centre is the Harrington coat of arms in a moulded stone surround and above- again there are three half dormers, that to centre with tall shaped gable surmounted by flame finial and those to sides with simple eared gables. Centre dormer has a 2-light window with cusped headed lights and incised spandrels below a returned hoodmould and to either side there are 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows with taller central lights and stepped returned hoodmoulds. Street elevation has three gabled bays with narrower central bay recessed. This has a moulded doorcase with flanking side lights and to either side there are 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows. Above there are three similar windows and above again there are three similar, smaller windows. Below the central attic window there is a clockface, set in stone surround with a returned hoodmould. All fenestration is two pane casements or fixed lights. Original panelled doors inside but otherwise very plain. Partly listed for historical interest as an early example of purpose built flats for the poor.

Listing NGR: SK4100432560