Old House Museum, Bakewell

Bakewell Old House Museum
Old House Museum, Bakewell is located in Derbyshire
Old House Museum, Bakewell
Location within Derbyshire
LocationBakewell, Derbyshire
Coordinates53°12′49″N 1°40′47″W / 53.2135°N 1.6798°W / 53.2135; -1.6798
Websitewww.oldhousemuseum.org.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameOld House Museum including mounting block
Designated20 April 1954
Reference no.1247512[1]

The Bakewell Old House Museum in the town of Bakewell in Derbyshire is a typical 16th-century yeoman's house that now houses a museum. It tells the story of the house as well as the lives of people from Bakewell and this part of the Peak District.

History

The house was originally owned by the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield,[2] and was built as a tithe (tax collector's dwelling). Built in 1534 of vernacular construction it formed the four southern rooms of the present building. The house was extended in 1549 reflecting the growing prosperity from the tithe collecting.

The building is Grade II* listed.[1]

Admission

It covers the lives of its former inhabitants including Christopher Plant, the Tudor tithe collector; Sir Richard Arkwright who quartered his mill workers in the building; and the Pitt family who lived in one of the cottages in the Victorian era.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Old House Museum including mounting block (Grade II*) (1247512)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ Old House Museum, Bakewell at www.peakdistrictinformation.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ Welcome to the Bakewell Old House Museum at oldhousemuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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