OUTBUILDINGS AT ROCK HOUSE FARM, CHELMORTON, DERBYSHIRE: HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING 2021 M. Hurford Project Code: RCD Report Number: 001/2021 Matt Hurford Historic Buildings and Archaeology Services Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire Contents Contents 2 List of Figures 2 Acknowledgments 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Planning Background 4 3. Report 4 4. Bibliography 4 List of Figures Figure 1: Site location. Scale 1:10,000 at A4 Archival Report Photographic Register Figure 2: Photographic viewpoints 1-5, based on a map provided by the client. Scale 1:2500 at A4. Figure 3: Figure 3: Photographic viewpoints 6-10, based on a drawing provided by the client. Scale 1:200 at A4. Figure 4: Figure 4: Photographic viewpoints 11-62, based on a drawing provided by the client. Scale 1:50 at A3. Figure 5: Digital photographs 1-12 Figure 6: Digital photographs 13-24. Figure 7: Digital photographs 25-37. Figure 8: Digital photographs 38-50. Figure 9: Digital photographs 51-62. Appendix 1: Heritage Statement Appendix 2: Written Scheme of Investigation 2 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire Acknowledgments The project was managed and the fieldwork undertaken by Matt Hurford. Monitoring was by Natalie Ward, Senior Conservation Archaeologist at the Peak District National Park Authority. Thanks are extended to Mr & Mrs Skidmore for commissioning the work. 3 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire 1 Introduction 1.1 During 2021 Matt Hurford Historic Buildings and Archaeology Services was commissioned by Mr & Mrs Skidmore to undertake a historic building record of outbuildings at Rock House Farm, Main Street, Chelmorton, Derbyshire centred on National Grid Reference SK 11366 70172 (Figure 1). The work was carried out in advance of the conversion of the former agricultural outbuildings into self-catering holiday accommodation (Planning Application No. NP/DDD/0820/0751). 1.2 Rock House Farm is situated within the village of Chelmorton which is surrounded by an area of S pattern enclosed fields, probably formed through post-medieval enclosure of former common fields. The land around the farm was enclosed in 1809. The buildings are not listed though are included as a non-designated heritage assets on the HBSMR (MPD11468) as a partially extant nineteenth century farmstead. 2 Planning Background 2.1 Mr & Mrs Skidmorea propose to convert the outbuildings into self-catering holiday accommodation (Planning Application No. NP/DDD/0820/0751). 2.2 The outbuildings comprise four buildings divided into five sections for the purposes of the project (G1-G5) that form a range oriented north-west to south-east though for ease of reference it is described as being oriented west to east along its long axis within the report. The buildings are non-designated heritage assets, recorded as being part of a partially extant nineteenth century farmstead on the HBSMR (MDR11468). They are also within Chelmorton Conservation Area. The buildings were subject to a detailed Heritage Statement (Slatcher and Jessop 2020) which concluded that they were constructed in around 1882, probably a cowshed and a pigsty, though they have been subject to considerable modernisation including re-roofing, new doors, windows and floors with twentieth century extensions. As the buildings have been extensively altered it was judged that they had a low level of architectural significance. 2.3 Due to the status of the site the Peak District National Park Authority requested a photographic survey of the outbuildings to supplement the Heritage Statement produced by the Jessop Consultancy (Appendix 1). The photographic survey adhered to the 2020 Written Scheme of Investigation Rock House Farm, Main Street, Chelmorton, Derbyshire produced by Hurford Archaeology (Appendix 2) and approved by Natalie Ward, Senior Conservation Archaeologist at the Peak District National Park Planning Authority. 3 The Report 3.1 The building recording has involved a basic visual record of the exterior and interior of the outbuildings comprising of 62 digital images and prints from part of two films, comprising 62 negatives and prints held in archival quality sleeves. The report includes copies of the digital images together with plans showing their viewpoints. 4 Bibliography Hurford, M., 2020 Rock House Farm, Main Street, Chelmorton, Derbyshire: Written Scheme of Investigation for an Historic Building Record. Slatcher, D. and Jessop, O., 2020 Rock House Farm – Outbuildings Chelmorton Derbyshire Heritage StatementThe Jessop Consultancy Report No. 2020.130 4 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 1: Site location. Scale 1:10,000 at A4 Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database right 2020 Archival Report 1 2 3 4 5 3 Photographic viewpoints RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 2: Photographic viewpoints 1-5, based on a map provided by the client. Scale 1:2500 at A4. 7 G5 G3 6 G2 9 10 G1 G1 7 0 5m Photographic viewpoints 9 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 3: Photographic viewpoints 6-10, based on a drawing provided by the client. Scale 1:200 at A4. 25 27 26 28 16 15 33 44 43 55 54 56 18 17 47 45 46 59 52 51 32 29 39 40 38 31 30 48 41 42 53 14 57 58 36 21 12 13 22 24 37 23 50 35 60 20 62 11 19 34 49 61 0 5m Ground floor photographic viewpoints 31 59 Loft photographic viewpoints RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 4: Photographic viewpoints 11-62, based on a drawing provided by the client. Scale 1:50 at A3. 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 5: Digital photographs 1-12 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 6: Digital photographs 13-24. 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 7: Digital photographs 25-37. 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 8: Digital photographs 38-50. 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 RCD.1 Rock House Farm, Chelmorton, Derbyshire. Figure 9: Digital photographs 51-62. The JESSOP Consultancy Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford ROCK HOUSE FARM - OUTBUILDINGS Chelmorton, Derbyshire Heritage Statement October 2020 Document No: 2020.130 Planning No: NP/DDD/0820/0751 OASIS No: thejesso1-405740 The JESSOP Consultancy Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford Northern Office Cedar House 38 Trap Lane Sheffield South Yorkshire S11 7RD Tel: 0114 287 0323 Midlands Office The Garden Room Coleshill House (No.3) 75 Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B72 1SH Tel: 01543 479 226 Southern Office The Old Tannery Hensington Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1JL Tel: 01865 364 543 Disclaimer This document has been prepared with the best data made available at the time of survey and research. It is, therefore, not possible to guarantee the accuracy of secondary data provided by another party, or source. The report has been prepared in good faith and in accordance with accepted guidance issued by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. Digital versions of this document may contain images that have been down-sampled and are reduced in quality. Copyright The copyright of this document is assigned to the Client, however the JESSOP Consultancy must be acknowledged as the author of the document. The JESSOP Consultancy (TJC Heritage Limited) The JESSOP Consultancy is the trading name of TJC Heritage Limited, a United Kingdom Registered Company - No.9505554. ROCK HOUSE FARM - OUTBUILDINGS, Chelmorton, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report 2020.130 SUMMARY OF PROJECT DETAILS TJC Project Code: D67 OASIS ID: thejesso1-405740 Project Type(s): Heritage Statement National Grid Reference: SK 11366 70172 (centred); S32 1BA County: Derbyshire District/Unitary Authority: Derbyshire Dales District Council National Park Peak District Parish: Hillmorton Elevation: c. 350 m above Ordnance Datum Planning Reference(s): NP/DDD/0820/0751 Designation Status(s): Chelmorton Conservation Area Site otherwise undesignated Fieldwork/site survey by: Dan Slatcher MCIFA Prepared by: Dan Slatcher MCIFA and Oliver Jessop MCIFA Reviewed by Oliver Jessop MCIFA Date: 16.10.2020 Version: Final ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to acknowledge Mr and Mrs Skidmore for commissioning this report, providing information on the site, and for coordinating access. Andrew Schofield is thanked for additional details concerning the site. The staff of the Derbyshire Record Office and Derbyshire Historic Environment Record and PDNPA are thanked for providing background records. The JESSOP Consultancy Sheffield + Lichfield + Oxford ROCK HOUSE FARM - OUTBUILDINGS, Chelmorton, Derbyshire Heritage Statement - Report 2020.130 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 3 SITE LOCATION ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4 UNDERSTANDING THE SITE – BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 9 5 UNDERSTANDING THE SITE – BUILDING