The Retreat is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1984. House. 1 related planning application.
The Retreat
- WRENN ID
- spare-courtyard-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Retreat, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales
- OS grid reference
- SK 197 697
- Coordinates
- 53.22424, -1.70615
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Retreat is a house dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with gritstone dressings and quoins to the east, and features a moulded stone coping to the north gable wall. The house has stone gable end stacks, with a large, stepped, external stack to the south. It is two storeys high and originally had three bays. The central section features a flush doorcase with a 19th-century glazed and panelled door. Flanking the door are glazing bar sashes in flush surrounds. Above, there are two irregular two-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows. A 20th-century window in a flush surround is located to the north. An attic window, recessed and chamfered, is visible in the south gable wall. This building demonstrates group value through its significant architectural characteristics.
Local climate
The Retreat sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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 — 1 transaction since 2012
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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