West Hillside And Hillside East is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1987. Pair houses. 1 related planning application.

West Hillside And Hillside East

WRENN ID
haunted-solder-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1987
Type
Pair houses
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Hillside and Hillside East are a pair of houses built in 1889. They are constructed from local red brick with yellow brick decorations, using Flemish bond and featuring Ham stone dressings. The roof is made of Welsh slate with plain terra-cotta ridges, and the gables are overhung with decorative bargeboards. The prominent central chimney stack has four flues set diagonally.

The houses are two storeys high, with the north elevation displaying six bays of irregular fenestration. The main block consists of bays 2, 3, and 4. There is a stone plinth, colored brick banding, and quoins along with dressings to the openings. Bay 1 forms an east crosswing that is two storeys tall but is cut into the hill, making the first floor a garage with doors in the north gable. The main block has segmental-arched, two-light casements, with bays 5 and 6 being narrower and set lower, all designed to match. Doorways are located between bays 2 and 3, and there is a lean-to against the lower bay 5. A single-storey projection is situated between bays 3 and 4, featuring a large chimney stack at the north end. The east end gable has a projecting chimney stack and a shield-shaped datestone reading "VP/1889." The south elevation matches the north.

The houses were built on the site of brickworks and sawmills, located on a prominent hillside overlooking the village. They were likely intended to promote the use of brick in an area that predominantly features stone. Some remnants of the brickworks still exist to the north of the houses but have been adapted and are not of special interest. The Haselbury Brickyard was owned by the Portman family, and the initials "VP" likely refer to a member of that family.

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