17,21 AND 23, RICKFORDS HILL

The buildings at 17, 21, and 23 Rickfords Hill date from the 17th and 18th centuries. They are constructed of vitreous brick with red brick dressings, and have a projecting plinth with a moulded capping, as well as a moulded brick eaves cornice and an old tile roof. Timber framing is visible at the rear and sides. Number 17 has one dormer window and two windows in total, including a late 17th-century four-light mullioned and transomed casement. Number 21 is similar, with one dormer and two windows, and each house has a four-panel door. Number 23 was originally two houses and now has two dormers, four windows with architrave frames on the first floor, two similar windows on the ground floor, and a four-panel door on the right-hand side. A similar doorway on the left-hand side has been blocked. The interiors feature moulded ceiling beams and joists, fireplaces with chamfered lintols, and oak staircases. There is no building numbered 19 on Rickfords Hill. Buildings 7 to 23 (odd numbers) are grouped together.