Hillbourne

Hillbourne is a semi-detached house with origins dating back to the 15th century. It is constructed from local lias stone that is cut and squared, with one half featuring a banded design of thick and thin courses. The roof is made of double Roman clay tiles with plain verges, and there are brick chimney stacks, the central one having a massive brick base. The house has two storeys and consists of four bays. The windows are casement style with horizontal glazing bars; the upper windows are mostly 2-light, except for a single-light window in the second bay. The lower windows include 3-light bays in the first and third positions and a 2-light window in the fourth bay. In the second bay, there is a part-glazed door set in a deep plain recess, framed by an open rustic timber porch with a pitched tiled roof. Although the interior has not been seen, it is reported to feature a six-panel moulded beam and panel ceiling in the central lower room, some wattle and daub partitioning, and jointed cruck roof trusses. An early 20th-century shop, known as Spearings, is attached to the south-west corner but is not considered of special interest.