Hagley House

Hagley House is an early 19th century house with later 19th century alterations, located on Hagley Hill, Lugwardine, Herefordshire. The house is constructed of brick with a stone slate roof, and includes an attached cider barn which retains some original timber framing with brick infill.

The house is roughly rectangular in plan, aligned east-west with its main, south-facing elevation. It comprises an early 19th century single-pile section to the south and a later 19th century extension to the north, which is connected to a north-south aligned cider barn.

The house is set back from the road, fronted by a low brick wall and a small garden. It is predominantly of three storeys with a symmetrical south elevation. The central entrance is flanked by a pedimented surround with a semi-circular headed doorway, a decorative fanlight and a six-panelled door. Eight-over-eight timber sash windows are found on the ground and first floors, while the second floor has four-over-four timber sashes. The cider barn has an outshot to the west, and the northern elevation retains visible elements of timber framing.

Internally, the original 19th century section retains six-panelled doors and an open-newel staircase. The fireplaces have been replaced throughout. The interior of the cider barn is open to the roof, revealing a king-post structure with struts and trenched purlins.

Hagley House appears on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1888, showing a footprint similar to the current structure. The map also illustrates a complex of outbuildings to the rear of the house. The house was constructed in three phases: the original early 19th century property to the south, a later 19th century extension to the north, and the attached single-story cider barn.

The building is designated at Grade II for its architectural merit as a good example of an early 19th century house with a prominent and intact principal façade, and for the 19th century interior features that remain, including the open newel staircase and six-panelled doors.