Hillmoor House

CULMSTOCK HILLMOOR ST 11 SW 10/55 Hillmoor House - 5.4.66 - II House. Circa 1840. Plastered walls, probably stone rubble; stone rubble stacks with C20 brick chimneyshafts; slate roof. Plan: the house is built across a hillslope facing downhill, north-north-west, say north. It has a double depth plan comprising a front and back room either side of a wide central through passage which also contains the staircase. The rooms are heated by end stacks. Lower 2-room plan service block set back a little from the front on the right (west) end. 2 storeys. Exterior: the main house has a symmetrical 3-window front of 16-pane sashes arranged around the central doorway which contains a panelled door, fanlight with radial pattern of glazing bars, and gabled doorcase containing a shield in the gable. Plain deep eaves and roof is hipped each end. Similar rear elevation except here the central doorway contains a 6-panel door. The service block is blind at the front but has a plank door and horned 12-pane sashes to rear. Interior: not inspected but is thought to contain a great deal of original joinery and other detail.

Listing NGR: ST1071413281