The Cavendish Hotel

The Cavendish Hotel is a hotel located in the parish of Baslow and Bubnell, constructed in the early 18th century, with later additions from the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is made of coursed squared sandstone with sandstone dressings and features a stone slate roof, coped gables with plain kneelers, and two brick ridge stacks along with two gable stacks.

It has two storeys and the south elevation consists of five symmetrical bays arranged in a 1-3-1 pattern. The west side has raised quoins, and the central doorway is framed by a moulded doorcase with bolection moulding and a hoodmould, leading to a half-glazed door. On either side of the doorway are two glazing bar sash windows set in raised ashlar surrounds. Above, there are four similar windows flanking a central round-arched window adorned with bead moulding, key, and impost blocks.

The north elevation also has five bays, featuring a central doorway with a plain stone surround and a bracketed hood, leading to another half-glazed door. This is flanked by two glazing bar sash windows in plain surrounds, with five similar windows above. The roof includes three round-arched dormers with glazing bar sashes. To the west gable, there is a projecting canted bay with a doorway and glazing bar sashes.

The hotel underwent extensive remodelling and additions around 1980 on the east side, which are not of special interest. It is reputed to have originally been built as a shooting lodge for the Manners family and became an inn known as The Cock in 1700.