Hirst Grove

Hirst Grove is a house built around 1800 for Thomas Smith. It is constructed from coursed squared grey gritstone and has a roof made of small grey slates. The building is tall, with two storeys and three bays. The east front features a central six-panel door with a fanlight set in a round-arched surround. Flanking the door are 16-pane sash windows in stone surrounds on both floors, with a 12-pane sash window above the entrance. There are end stacks on either side of the roof. On the rear (west side), there is a tall round-arched central staircase window and additional sashes with glazing bars. A single-storey porch was likely added in the late 19th century. The interior has not been inspected recently. A stone with the date 1731 and the initials T S is noted to be part of the house premises. The house later became the residence of the Rev Benjamin Jowett, who was a Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford.