7, Hillcrest Road

No. 7 Hillcrest Road, originally named Ridgehanger, is a detached house designed in 1913 and completed in 1915 by Robert Atkinson. It is constructed with contrasting panels of red and buff coloured brick, accentuated by bands located below a stone sill band on the first floor and at the lintel level of the first floor. The roof is pantiled, with a hipped form, upswept eaves, dormers, and small pantiled gables supporting tall brick end stacks. The house follows an L-shaped plan.

The front elevation is symmetrical, with two storeys and an attic. It features three windows. The central entrance has double-panelled doors in an early 18th century style, set within a moulded doorcase. This doorcase is notable for bracketed hood forming a balcony, which incorporates a cast iron balustrade and a tall, architraved sash window with a scrolled pediment, drops and thick glazing bars. Small windows and oculi are located in the slightly recessed bays flanking the entrance. At the first floor level, shallow round-arched recesses are positioned on either side of the central window, with flush frame sashes and thick glazing bars in the penultimate bays.

The garden front is of particular interest, showcasing a canted entrance bay set diagonally across the corner of the L-shape. The doorcase features panelled pilasters, enriched brackets, and a frieze with a modillion segmental pediment, leading to French windows with a patterned overlight. Ground floor sash windows are segmental arched, while the first floor windows are flat-arched. A canted block on the right-hand side has a narrow window to each floor. The brick parapet curves upwards above the entrance, incorporating a panel.

The interior is believed to retain original features, including an open-well staircase with twisted balusters in an 18th century style. Robert Atkinson was Principal of the Architectural Association from 1913 to 1920, and its Director of Education until 1929, and was also an interior designer.