Laughton Hills

Laughton Hills is a house built in 1920 and 1935 by C F A Voysey for William Taylor. The laboratory wing was constructed in 1920, while the main block was completed in 1935, with Taylor making some alterations to Voysey's original plans. The building features roughcast rendered brick with stone dressings and a Collyweston stone flagged roof, which has three ridge stacks and a blue-grey brick plinth.

The north front is asymmetrical with two storeys and nine irregular bays. It has an off-centre two-storey entrance porch with a parapet, an arched doorway, and a six-light stone mullioned window above. On either side of the porch are ranges of two-light and single-light mullioned casements on both storeys. To the right, there is a flat-roofed, parapeted wing with a four-light mullioned casement on the lower storey and a single-light casement above. To the left is a flat-roofed, parapeted single-storey laboratory and garage wing featuring a glazed and lead-covered cupola.

The south elevation includes ranges of two-light, three-light, and four-light casements on both storeys, along with an off-centre recessed entrance porch that has two plank doors. Inside, the design is either by or inspired by Voysey, featuring a principal staircase and gallery with square section newels and shaped and plain splat balusters, all made from locally grown oak. The interior also includes vertical board dados, walnut panelling, and panelled doors with cast-iron door furniture. The window latches are reputedly designed by William Taylor, and many rooms feature Art Deco semi-circular moulded plaster lampshades at cornice level. There is a brushed brick and tile chimneypiece. The site was chosen by Taylor in connection with his experimental designs for dimpled golf balls, and original drawings by Voysey are held in the RIBA drawings collection.