Dince Hill And Former Service Wing (No 30 And 26)

This is a house, formerly a rectory, dating from the early to mid-19th century. It is composed of a main house (No. 30) and a service wing (No. 26), now in separate occupation. The walls are stuccoed, though the underlying construction may be brick or stone rubble, with brick stacks and chimneyshafts and a slate roof.

The main house has a double depth plan, with a front and back room on either side of a central entrance hall, containing a staircase to the rear. The principal rooms are at the front, and most are heated by lateral and axial stacks. It presents a symmetrical three-window front. The upper-floor windows are 12-pane sashes with shutters, while the ground-floor windows are tall 8-pane sashes, the one on the left acting as a French window. The central doorway features an original six-panel door with an overlight, panelled reveals, and a large, flat-roofed Doric porch with a moulded entablature. Plain, flat stucco clasping pilasters rise from the plinth to a band under the eaves at each end of the front wall; the eaves are supported by plain modillion-like brackets, and the iron gutter has lion's mask joints. The roof has a low pitch, hipped to the right and gable-ended to the left. The west end of the main house has a four-window front matching the main facade. The service wing is lower and plainer, with predominantly 12-pane sashes. The interior has not been inspected but is reported to retain significant original joinery and detail.