14, Hook Hill

This is a private house dating to approximately 1907, built for the Tillings family. The architect is not known. The house is constructed of brick, with roughcast rendering, tile hanging to the gables, and a tiled roof that is gabled at the front and rear, with hips to the sides and over the entrance porch. It has an 'L' shaped plan, with the street-facing side on the east and the main rooms overlooking the garden to the west. A large brick stack is located in the angle of the 'L' facing south, and a smaller stack is to the north. The house is two storeys high with a high attic space. It is an example of the Domestic Revival style, which was popular in the south east following the work of Norman Shaw.

The house is situated close to the road. The windows are tripartite casements with small panes in the larger rooms, and six-pane windows to the stairwell. Half-timbering is visible to a small attic gable above the eaves cornice. A string course links the ground-floor windows. The front door is set in a projecting porch with its own hipped roof, positioned between two windows. Garaging is concealed at the rear, also under a hipped roof. The garden-facing wing is nearly symmetrical, with projecting flat-roofed bays, tile hanging and half-timbering to the gable, and tripartite casement windows to the upper floors. A bracketed gable has windows. Five-light windows are found in the bays, with a small timber porch set between them. The same cornice moulding runs across these elements, with French windows set in the angle. The north elevation has a similar projecting bay and string course, with small windows on the ground floor except in the bay, where tripartite windows are present. The south elevation incorporates a blind service range and the rear of the garaging.

Inside, the hallway features a corner fireplace with decorative joggles to the surround. The stairwell has a fine splat baluster staircase with a timber handrail. There are numerous panelled doors throughout. The north-facing morning room retains a full-height wall cabinet built around the fireplace, incorporating a mantlepiece with joggles in the tilework. Simpler fireplaces are in the living and dining rooms, which are linked by double doors. The kitchen has an alcove for a range and a built-in dresser, with built-in cupboards in the pantry. The upper rooms are simple but retain their original doors and fireplaces.

The house is a good example of a Domestic Revival style property from the early 20th century, and it is clearly a design of an architect. It is largely unaltered, possessing attractive details both inside and out and featuring a particularly fine staircase.