No 42, (Hillview) With Front Railings

No. 42, known as Hillview, is a house dating to 1757. It is constructed of Flemish bond brickwork, with English garden wall bond to the return, and features flush stone quoins and dressings. The roof is pantiled, with raised gables. The building presents as three bays, with a central stair hall flanked by reception rooms. The front door has six panels, set within a bead moulded stone surround and stone canopy supported by shaped brackets. A mid-wall moulded string and a stone offset mark the plinth. The ground floor has sixteen-paned sash windows with wide, bead moulded architraves. A simplified Venetian window is centrally positioned on the first floor, framed by stone springers and a keystone, with eight-paned sash windows on either side, also with stone surrounds. Gable stacks are topped with moulded stone caps. A datestone in the centre of the front facade reads "E / H Potter / 1757". A 20th-century extension to the right is now a separate dwelling and is not of special interest. Inside, a mid-19th century fireplace and surround are located in the living room, alongside two stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops. The Potter family were manufacturers of sheep bells into the 19th century. The front garden is enclosed by early 19th-century spear-headed railings set on a flint wall, with a symmetrical gate inset and decorative stanchions. The interior includes a staircase in the rear range, with a cellar beneath the left bay.