Hillcroft College Including Former Stable Block is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1983. College, stable block. 9 related planning applications.

Hillcroft College Including Former Stable Block

WRENN ID
upper-beam-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton MP: Ed Davey (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 October 1983
Type
College, stable block
Address
Hillcroft College Including Former Stable Block, South Bank, KT6 6DF
OS grid reference
TQ 182 672
Coordinates
51.39191, -0.30118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hillcroft College, including the former stable block, was built in 1877 by Sir Rowland Plumbe. It is a large house with outbuildings, constructed from red brick, featuring some tile-hanging and plastered gables with incised decoration. The windows are timber mullioned and transomed sash windows, with some bayed designs. The main facade boasts an elaborate porch made of turned wood, with a painted arched doorway. The roofs are tiled, with hips and gables, and there is an octagonal spirelet at the southwest corner. A short return to the south has a pair of two-storey bay windows, and there are many tall, red brick, ribbed chimney stacks. Inside, original panelling, fireplaces, and stained glass are still present. The former stable block on South Bank Road shares similar architectural details. There is a modern extension located between the stable block and the main building, as well as behind the main building, but these are not of special interest.

Local climate

Hillcroft College Including Former Stable Block sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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