Upper Pepperhill

Upper Pepperhill is a house, originally built in the early 16th century, with substantial rebuilding occurring around 1700. Further additions and alterations were made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The house is constructed of red brick on a sandstone plinth, with plain tiled roofs that are gabled to the right. It features massive external brick end stacks on sandstone bases to the left and right, along with another large external sandstone stack behind to the right. The house is two storeys high and has 4 bays, with a slight break in the centre suggesting a former gabled section, and a projecting cross wing to the right. Windows are irregularly spaced, with 20th-century casements in recessed openings, featuring chamfered sills. The entrance is on the left, sheltered by a plain, flat-headed arch. The rear of the house includes a blocked window at ground level, likely illuminating a cellar, and another blocked opening visible next to the front right-hand end stack. Historical records indicate that in 1519, Sir John Talbot created a park at Pepper Hill, potentially indicating his involvement in the construction of the original house. In 1698, three chimney stacks collapsed, leading to rebuilding in 1699 by William Hill, steward to the Earl of Shrewsbury. The property was later, after 1880, divided into two cottages. The house is situated on a rock outcrop, providing extensive views of the surrounding countryside.