Hinton House

Hinton House is a large house, now used as a private school, dating to the late 16th century. It is constructed of brick with a distinctive vitreous diaper pattern, and has an old tile roof with prominent chimneys. The chimneys have large rectangular bases and three octagonal shafts with moulded bases and dentil heads.

The north front features a large chimney to the left and two irregular gabled bays to the right, alongside a chimney with two shafts bearing the initials W.H. in vitreous brick. The east front displays a double gabled design, with a three-light mullioned attic window above each gable. Below, there are two-storey angular bays with a pent roof of old tiles and mullioned and transomed windows; the first floor windows have six lights, while those on the ground floor have nine, each two lights wide. A two-storey porch with splayed corners and moulded capping sits between the gables– the first floor window has six lights to the front and two to the splays, and the ground floor features an arched central opening with a stone surround.

The south front includes a bay of six-light mullioned and transomed windows to the right, a chimney similar to that on the north front, a small gabled bay to the left of the chimney with a three-light mullioned attic window, and a further large, irregular gabled bay to the left. All windows have brick mullions covered with Roman cement, and the leaded lights are mostly original, featuring a pattern of elongated octagons and lozenges.

Inside, the hall and 17th-century staircase retain an oak panelled dado, and the staircase has turned balusters and square newels with moulded finials. The ground floor drawing room is notable for its fine panelling, pilasters with flat ornament and moulded caps, a frieze carved with grotesque animals, and a dentil cornice. A 17th-century fireplace in the drawing room has small double shafts in the jambs and an elaborate carved overmantel containing circular wreaths and figures. The principal bedroom above the drawing room features painted oak panelling, a moulded cornice, a carved oak chimney piece, and an overmantel with panels separated by pilasters supporting a dentil cornice.