Hill House

NEWTON CP

NEWTON

SO 55 SW 5/91

Hill House GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Mid-C18, altered mid-C19. Sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings; slate roofs with gable-end parapets and finials and ashlar stacks at east end of main ridge, centre of west wing ridge and at west side of west wing roof. L-plan comprised of main three-bay range aligned east/west with cross-wing at west end projecting to south. Two storeys and attic with ashlar string at first floor level. Windows have hoodmoulds with returns. Main south elevation: main range has two ground floor and three first floor 12-pane sashes. Entrance at left end has a flat ashlar canopy on moulded ashlar brackets, a six-panelled door and a transom light. Gable end of wing to left has a ground and first, floor 2- light large chamfered mullioned window, each light containing an 8-pane sash. There is an attic light in the gable. A single-storey wing at the east end now forms part of the house and has a square window and C20 door in its south elevation. Main entrance door at rear of house similarly detailed to that in the south elevation; it is also situated adjacent to the cross-wing forming a through passage.

Listing NGR: SO5069753694