Lovel Hill House

Lovel Hill House is a large house that has been converted into three dwellings. It dates from the mid-18th century and has undergone alterations and extensions in the early 19th century and mid-20th century.

The building is constructed with painted render and features a slate hipped roof that is concealed by a parapet at the front but exposed at the rear. It has a long rectangular plan with a former service extension on the right side. The front elevation is three storeys high, while the rear has two storeys with attics. Several chimneys with dentilled, corniced heads and clay pots are present.

The north-facing road front has a plinth, a moulded string course at the first floor, rusticated pilasters, and a plain parapet. The facade consists of seven bays with sash windows that have glazing bars, bracketed sills, and moulded architraves, which are shouldered on the first and second floors. In the third bay, there is a projecting, enclosed entrance porch with quadrant sides, paired pilasters, and an entablature. The double door consists of eight fielded panels and has a large brass rim lock behind it, with a blocked window above on the first floor.

Inside No. 1, there is a large, square entrance hall that extends the full height of the house. An oval lantern above features three-light, round-headed windows and a central acanthus rose. The staircase is a cast iron, curved open well design with a closed string and a balustrade that continues onto the landing. It has scrolled tread ends and guilloche moulding beneath. In the hall, there is an 18th-century marble chimneypiece with fluted pilasters and a frieze, featuring urns carved on the centerpiece and corner blocks. A similar fireplace is found in the sitting room, but it has paterae on the corner blocks and lacks a centerpiece.