Southill House And Outbuildings

Southill House is an early 18th-century country house situated within an enclosed landscape. It is believed to have been refaced in the late 18th century by John Wood the Younger of Bath, and later extended in the 20th century with the addition of a billiard room at the rear. Some remnants of 17th-century construction also survive.

The house is constructed of ashlar, with hipped slate roofs concealed behind parapets and ashlar stacks. It is designed in a classical style, with three storeys and a three-unit facade. The central part of the facade projects slightly, and features a giant Ionic order, as well as twin pilasters on either side and between the windows. Sash windows with glazing bars are set within moulded architraves. The side units have panelled corner pilasters, a second-floor band with guilloche decoration, tripartite sash windows with glazing bars on the first floor, aprons to the first-floor windows, and a blank ground-floor window on the left. A cornice and parapet adorns the side units, while the centre has a raised cornice and a balustraded parapet.

The central entrance has a semi-circular head door opening, leading to a balustraded ashlar porch with three semi-circular head outer openings and a half-glazed inner door. Attached outbuildings to the rear include stables, with one wing showing evidence of 17th-century fabric.

The interior features a late 18th-century staircase, decorative plasterwork, panelling, and original doors and fittings. The house is considered an important example of John Wood the Younger’s work.