Tower House (Hinton House) And Wing Wall Attached To North Side

This is a house, originally the porte cochere for Hinton House. It was built in 1814 by Jeffry Wyatt (later Sir Jeffry Wyattville) for the fourth Earl Poulett. The external walls are of ham stone ashlar, with concrete slate roofs that are partly hidden by parapets. The building is single-storey, except for a tower which rises two storeys. The west elevation has seven bays, with the tower being the fourth bay. Features include a plinth, string courses, and battlemented parapets. Bays 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 have two-light, Y-traceried casement windows set in pointed-arched recesses. Bays 3 and 5 are positioned higher, with blank shield plaques above the windows. Bay 6 has a four-light, flat-arched window. The base of the tower contains a tall, moulded four-centre archway with a pair of boarded doors and an ornamental, leaded fanlight. The two-stage tower has side pilasters, a plaque over the doorway arch (depicting a device, not the Poulett Arms), a clock set into a recessed square panel, and a weathervane on top. A wing wall extends northwards, featuring a four-centre open arch close to the house. On the east side, the equivalent tower arch is blocked by a Y-traceried casement. The remaining windows and roofs appear to be from the late 20th century. The date 1814 is visible on the rainwater stackheads, which bear the Poulett arms. The interior has not been inspected. The building has important group value when considered with Hinton House. The design was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1814.