The Hob Hill

The Hob Hill is a house dated 1720, with alterations and a re-fronting that likely occurred in the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of hammer-dressed stone, with the front rendered and the rear water-shot, topped with a stone slate roof. The building has two storeys and seven bays.

The façade features a plinth, raised quoins, and window surrounds. The second and third bays project slightly and have quoined angles, with a large tripartite sash window on the ground floor. There is another tripartite window in the first bay. The fourth bay contains a doorway with an architrave, entablature, and cornice. The remaining bays have sashed windows with plain stone surrounds and slightly projecting sills. A cyma-moulded stone gutter runs along the eaves, and there are two stacks at the ridge: one with four coupled flues situated between the first and second bays, and the other on the right gable.

The rear of the house has four bays. The first bay features a 19th-century sash window with an original small 12-paned sash above it on the first floor. The second bay includes a doorway with 19th-century monolithic jambs and an original lintel with a chamfered soffit, displaying the date and initials "H S" (belonging to the Stirk family) in relief. To the right is a tall two-centred arched stair-window with Gothic glazing. The third bay retains original two-light flat-faced mullioned windows with plain stone surrounds and slightly recessed mullions on each floor, featuring 16-paned sashes on the ground floor and 12-paned sashes on the first floor. The fourth bay has 20th-century sashed windows and gutter brackets.

Inside, the staircase features simple turned balusters with the risers treated as imposts. Some doorways have archways with consoles, and plaster mouldings are decorated with egg-and-dart motifs and foliage.