Hill Ash House

Hill Ash House is a house that likely dates from the early 18th century, with alterations made in the early 19th century and early 20th century. The front is rendered and lined to resemble ashlar, while the returns are made of Flemish-bond brickwork. The roof is slate, with tiles on the rear. The house features a four-window front, is three rooms deep, and has three storeys.

The front elevation has a central section that projects forward for its full height. On the ground floor, there is a four-bay open Doric portico supported by fluted columns with square bases. Behind the portico is an eight-panel door with a moulded surround and intersecting glazing bars on a rectangular fanlight. On either side of the porch are 16-pane sash windows with flat heads. There is a plain string course at the first floor level, where two 16-pane sashes with cambered heads are located in the projecting centre above the porch, along with an ordinary sash in the returns and a 16-pane sash with a flat head on each side. The second floor windows are similar to those below but are all two-light casements.

The house has a wide projection moulded stone cornice and a plain parapet set back behind. The hipped roof features rendered chimneys at the ends. To the left, there is a set-back single-window, two-storey projection with a flat roof and 16-pane sashes facing the front. To the right, there is a single-storey wing with a parapet and a 16-pane sash window.

Internally, the front has been altered to create a single room, featuring a Jacobean-style fireplace on the left and dogleg stairs on the right. The stairs have a cut string and three turned balusters per tread, including one spiral, one fluted, and one spiral fluted, all with gadrooned details. There is a wreath at the bottom, a moulded handrail, and square newels that may have been reset. The rear has six-panel doors.