Cloth Hill

Cloth Hill is a detached house dating back to around 1694, originally constructed as two separate dwellings. The central block was later refronted in the 19th century in a Neo-Georgian style. An early 18th-century wing extends to the north, and a further addition is located to the south.

The central block is constructed of multi-coloured stock brick, with a red brick band at first floor level, and features three storeys and four windows. A projecting, pedimented porch is present. The windows are flush-framed sashes with gauged red brick flat arches and exposed boxing. A parapet sits atop the structure.

The north wing is built of brown brick, also with a red brick band at first floor level. It has a tiled hipped roof with a segmental-headed dormer on the south side, two storeys, and three windows. Similar gauged brick flat arches and exposed boxing frame the flush-framed sash windows. The wing is finished with a timber modillion cornice.

The interior of the house was not inspected, but is noted to retain two original staircases with moulded rails and twisted balusters.

Historically, the central block was quickly combined into a single house and was later divided again in 1801. At the end of the 19th century, it served as the family home of Edward Bell, a publisher, while the rest of the property was used as The Mount School.