Hill House

Hill House is a house with origins in the medieval period, substantially altered in the 15th century, remodelled in the 16th, and restored heavily twice during the 20th century. The construction is of coursed rubble, with some ashlar mixed in on the right side. The roof is Cotswold stone, with 20th-century rubble end chimneys. The house is arranged in an L-shape and began as a hall house, later incorporating an inserted floor and a cross-wing (which, for a time, had a jetty). It is two storeys high, with a chamfered plinth. The window arrangement is irregular, with five windows on the first floor. These consist of four 19th-century glazing-bar sashes and a 20th-century three-light mullion window. On the ground floor, there are three windows with stilted labels, a six-light window with moulded mullions and jambs to the left (the outer lights featuring cusped ogee heads and cusped quatrefoils), and two 4-light and 2-light mullion windows to the right. An arched doorway, dating back to the 15th century, has a double hollow chamfer to its surround, leading to a 20th-century ledged door. Steps lead up to the doorway. Above the left-hand window are the sawn-off joists of a former jetty, and part of a common wood lintel is visible below the two right-hand windows. On the left-hand corner, above the ground floor, is a reset medieval figurine, possibly an eaves corbel. The rear of the building has been roofed in imitation stone-tiles. The interior was not inspected.