The Hewletts

The Hewletts is a large detached house situated on the boundary between Prestbury and Cheltenham Borough. The main body of the house dates from the early to mid-18th century, with an earlier, probably 18th-century house incorporated at the rear. The exterior is of ashlar to the front facade, with the remainder constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone. The roof is covered with concrete tiles.

The house's basic form is rectangular, with the earlier building incorporated into the rear left-hand corner. A 19th-century, part-glazed porch is centrally positioned on the front facade and is not considered particularly noteworthy. The house has two and three storeys, plus a cellar. A flat-chamfered plinth runs along the base of the main body, and the symmetrical front facade is arranged with a 2:2:1:2:2 window rhythm. The central block is three storeys high and features a triangular pediment, while the two-storey subsidiary wings flank it on either side. Most of the original sash windows have been replaced with 20th-century metal casements. The ground floor has four 12-pane sashes. All windows are set within architraves with a roll-moulded outer margin. The central bay is marked by flat-chamfered quoins.

The cellar beneath the central block is lit by two 2-light stone-mullioned casements, one of which is now blocked. The two-storey wings feature flat-chamfered quoins at the corners, a band running above the first-floor windows, and a ramped parapet. A set of five stone steps leads up to the front landing and a central fielded 6-panel door, which features small oval lights in the upper panels. The door is set within a lugged architrave with a moulded stone hood supported on console brackets. 20th-century steel casements are found in the original window openings on the right-hand return, and a 20th-century glazed French door has been inserted in place of one window. The left-hand return may represent remnants of the earlier building, and contains large 2 and 3-light stone-mullioned casements, as well as a 15-pane sash window with wide glazing bars.

The interior is reported to be in good condition, though inaccessible. The main body contains a notable 18th or early 19th-century open-well staircase, which features a wreathed handrail resting on highly decorated turned and carved balusters. The house was sold to the Agg family by the Baghott family in 1797.