Hill House, Including Cross Base Immediately South

UGBOROUGH - SX 6755

15/134 Hill House, including cross base immediately - south

GV II

House, formerly a village farmhouse. C17 or possibly earlier, remodelled in circa early C19 and restored in circa 1970. Cob refaced in early C19 in stone rubble now whitewashed. Concrete tile roof with gabled and hipped ends. 3 rooms and cross- passage plan. Stack at left hand lower gable end and large lateral stack at centre rear with 2-stair turrets left and right. 2 storeys. 4-window range. Circa early C19 casements with glazing bars, ground floor of 3-lights, first floor 2-lights, all with slate cills, ground floor with flat stone arches. To left of centre cross- passage doorway with C20 glazed door. Right-hand plank door to inner room a later insertion. Interior: Roof largely replaced. Principals at lower end are visible in first floor room. 2 stone newel stairs at rear. Screen at lower side of passage missing, the other screen if it survives is covered in later partition. The 2 rear stair turrets suggests original house had an open hall and therefore probably of early C16 or earlier origin. Including socket stone of large medieval cross in garden which is not the original site. Circa late C14 to C15, granite, square to octagonal, with large cushion-stops slightly keeled.

Listing NGR: SX6766255848