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The JESSOP Consultancy Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford The JESSOP Consultancy Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford Document no.: Ref: TJC2020.160 HERITAGE STATEMENT December 2020 NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Sir William Hill Road, Eyam, Derbyshire INTRODUCTION SCOPE DESIGNATIONS This document presents a heritage statement for the The building is not statutorily designated. buildings at the former Newfoundland Nursery, Sir There are a number of designated heritage assets William Hill Road, Grindleford, Derbyshire (Figure 1), between 500m and 1km of the site (Figure 1), National Grid Reference: SK 23215 78266. including Grindleford Conservation Area to the The assessment has been informed through a site south-east; a series of Scheduled cairns and stone visit, review of data from the Derbyshire Historic circles on Eyam Moor to the north-west, and a Environment Record and consultation of sources of collection of Grade II Listed Buildings at Cherry information listed in the bibliography. It has been Cottage to the north. undertaken in accordance with guidance published by The site lies within the Peak District National Park. Historic England, the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and Peak District National Park Authority as set out in the Supporting Material section. The JESSOP Consultancy The JESSOP Consultancy The JESSOP Consultancy Cedar House Unit 18B, Cobbett Road The Old Tannery 38 Trap Lane Zone 1 Business Park Hensington Road Sheffield Burntwood Woodstock South Yorkshire Staffordshire Oxfordshire S11 7RD WS7 3GL OX20 1JL Tel: 0114 287 0323 Tel: 01543 479 226 Tel: 01865 364 543 NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 Figure 1: Site location plan showing heritage designations The JESSOP Consultancy 2 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 SITE SUMMARY ARRANGEMENT The topography of the site falls steadily towards the east, with the buildings situated at around c.300m The site comprises a small group of buildings above Ordnance datum. including: The buildings are set back from Sir William Hill Road 1. Derelict rectangular house; situated within the centre of a series of rectilinear 2. Attached barn to the west; and enclosures. To the north and west of the site is Eyam Moor, and to is east is Sheriff Wood which descends 3. Detached outbuilding to the north. down the hill into the valley of the River Derwent. Figure 2: Site layout The JESSOP Consultancy 3 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 PLANNING CONTEXT INTRODUCTION states that development must conserve and enhance heritage assets and their setting. Change arising to the historic environment from the planning process is managed through legislation, DMC5: Assessing the impact of development on planning policy and practice guidance, and Historic designated and non-designated heritage assets and England advice to ensure affected heritage assets are their settings which states that applications must conserved in a manner appropriate to their describe the significance of affected heritage assets significance. and the effect of the proposal, going on to state that proposals resulting in harm will not be permitted LEGISLATION unless adequately justified. The principal legislation relevant to the protection of the historic environment comprise: DMC10: Conversion of a Heritage Asset which states that conversion will be permitted where it preserves Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 character and significance, including the effects of makes the effect of proposals on registered parks, domestication on agricultural landscapes. For new gardens, and battlefields a material consideration in housing for sale on the open market conversion will planning decisions. only be permitted where the building is a heritage Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act asset. 1979 which affords protection to Scheduled NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY Monuments and Areas of Archaeological Interest. The Government’s planning polices for England are Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) set out in the National Planning Policy Framework Act 1990 which provides planning controls for works (NPPF, 2019). For non-designated heritage assets, affecting Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas. NPPF recommends that the effect of the proposal is considered in determining a proposal, giving a LOCAL PLANNING POLICY balanced judgement in regard to the scale of harm The statutory development plan for the Peak District and the significance of the asset (para. 197). National Park comprises the Core Strategy (adopted October 2011) and the Development Management Polices (adopted May 2019). Relevant policies comprise: L3: Cultural Heritage Assets of Archaeological, Architectural, Artistic or Historic Significance which The JESSOP Consultancy 4 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The site was enclosed from moorland during the early 19th Century, illustrated on the 1813 enclosure award map for Eyam (Figure 4) as lying within the centre of a large rectangular plot of land formed at the edge of Eyam Moor. The land at this time was owned by the Duke of Devonshire. By the publication of the 1842 tithe map (Figure 5) for Eyam (surveyed in 1839), the land surrounding the site was owned by Peter Wright Esquire and subdivided into rectangular allotments, containing grass (plots 372-376) and plantations (plots 377- 378). The plan also shows a square building occupying the western part of the site. The first edition Ordnance Survey (OS) map of 1880 Figure 4: 1813 Eyam enclosure map (Figure 6) illustrates further development, as the © Derbyshire Record Office building doubled in size and an outbuilding added to its north. A subsequent edition of 1898 (Figure 7) names the site as Newfoundland Nursery. An advert placed in the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent on September 16th 1893 identifies the Newfoundland Nurseries as operated by Charles Smith. The article refers to plants being disposed of due to the sale of another of their nurseries at Padley: Figure 3: Sheffield and Rotherham Independent on Figure 5: 1842 Eyam tithe map September 16th 1893 © Geneologist 2019 The JESSOP Consultancy 5 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 Figure 6: 1880 Ordnance Survey map Figure 7: 1893 Ordnance Survey map A subsequent advert posted in Sheffield Daily Telegraph on Saturday 5th 1903 (Figure 8) provides further details of the type of plants Charles Smith was growing, and demonstrates they were also carrying out landscaping and forestry. Subsequent editions of the Ordnance Survey show the site remained in uses as Newfoundland Nursery until the late 20th Century, with changes to the site largely in relation to reconfiguring of the barns and outbuildings immediately west of the central house. The property is believed to have been reacquired by the Chatsworth Estate, who were subsequently led to sell it as part of the Highlow estate to cover death duties in 1957. The property was bought by the previous tenant who had rented it since 1938, and has since been latterly sold to the present owners. Figure 8: Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Sat. 5th 1903 The JESSOP Consultancy 6 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 BUILDING APPRAISAL HOUSE Exterior The house (Figures 9-12 & 17) comprises a three- bay wide structure built from rounded gritstone rubble, with dressed gritstone lintels to doors and windows. No roof timbers survived, although Figure 9: South elevation of the House fragmentary remains suggest it had stone slates. Elements of the external face of the south and west elevations have collapsed, and the rubble core of the walls fallen away, revealing the rear of the internal masonry walls. A structural break in the south elevation indicates two main phases of construction, corroborating the historic map evidence, with that to the west being Figure 10: East elevation of the House the earlier part. Scars in the west elevation (Figure 12) also indicate the presence of a former outshot, the end wall of which (including stone slates) has been incorporated in the adjoining barn. Interior Only the interior of the eastern part of the building was accessible at time of survey (Figures 13-16). This Figure 11: North Elevation of the House section comprised two rooms (G1-G2), with areas of flagstone floors surviving and two fireplaces, one with an unusual stone-built hob-grate and attached oven. The remains of a staircase were also present, corresponding with a break in an internal spinal wall at first floor level indicating the stairs turned south to a small first floor hallway at the rear of the chimney stack from where rooms to either side could be accessed. Figure 12: West elevation of the House The JESSOP Consultancy 7 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 Figure 13: G1, looking E Figure 14: G1, looking W, noting stairs to right Figure 15: Detail of fireplace in G1 Figure 16: Room G2, looking W Figure 17: Plan and elevation of the site (Note: Site plan is based on a roughly dimensioned sketch and is for illustrative purposes only) The JESSOP Consultancy 8 Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford NEWFOUNDLAND NURSERY, Eyam, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report Ref: TJC2019.158 BARN
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