Evelyn Fison House

Evelyn Fison House is a house that has been converted into offices. It was built in the early 19th century, with extensions and alterations made in the early and later 20th century. The building is constructed of gault brick and features a slate hipped roof with gault brick ridge stacks. It is designed in a late Classical style, characterized by giant pilasters on the front. The house has two storeys and a cellar.

The main front has a six-window range on the first floor, featuring 6/6 sash windows, except for a two-storey canted bay to the centre right, which has 4/4 sash windows. The ground floor has similar windows that extend down to the plinth level. To the left, there is an imposing open Roman Doric porch with a late 20th-century access ramp and steps leading to a double-leaved glazed door. Originally, the house had a symmetrical design around the porch, but the right-hand side was added in the early 20th century, carefully replicating the original style. The left side of the original house has a three-window front with similar 6/6 and 6/9 sash windows, and there is a single-storey 20th-century extension that is not of special architectural interest. The rear of the house features additional extensions that also lack special architectural interest.

Inside, the spacious entrance vestibule leads to a staircase hall with tall semicircular arches at both the front and rear. The staircase features an elliptical stairwell and a curving stair with a balustrade that has stick balusters and carved ends to the treads. There is a plain service stair at the rear. The principal ground floor rooms have simple cornices and retain horizontal sliding shutters on the windows. Some original fireplaces can be found on the first floor. The main ground floor room of the early 20th-century addition has its original coffered ceiling and an elaborate chimneypiece. This is a fine early 19th-century house, formerly known as Hill House, which retains an impressive staircase and other fittings. It was expanded in the early 20th century, maintaining the same style, and this addition also includes a fine reception room.