Wick Hill House

Wick Hill House is a detached house dating from 1835, with an unknown architect. It is constructed of red brick with distinctive vitrified headers, wooden eaves, and an obscured roof. The house is three storeys high and has a five-bay front. A projecting central bay is flanked by side pilasters, and a tall, Doric pedimented porch dominates the front. A lower extension sits to the left. The ground floor windows are now plate glass sashes set within moulded surrounds, featuring cills on console brackets and blind box covers to the left-hand windows. First floor windows are six-over-six pane sashes within matching surrounds, with the central window mirroring the ground floor details and continuous cills to each pair. Second floor windows are three-over-six pane sashes within surrounds. Deep eaves feature paired brackets between the window bays. The rear elevation incorporates a verandah with an upswept roof supported by paired iron columns, tall French windows and a staircase leading down to the lawn.

The interior includes a winding open string staircase with a mahogany handrail and stick balusters, along with panelled doors and shutters, and decorative plasterwork. The house was subdivided into seven flats in 1986. A plaque on the rear wall indicates the construction date of 1835. The house was originally occupied by Mr Francis Sewell, and later by St George Littledale, a Victorian explorer. Wick Hill House is recognised as a well-preserved, substantial and elegant house built before 1840, exhibiting a Late Georgian style influenced by Italianate detailing in the eaves cornice, window surrounds and porch.