Hill Crest, Oldhamstocks

Later 19th century. 2-storey gabled house with 1st floor

breaking eaves and with single storey rear extensions. Rubble

with ashlar dressings, chamfered arrises to openings, raised

quoins.

N ELEVATION: asymmetrical 3-bay. Door at centre, panelled

door, flanked by window at ground to right and with 1st floor

windows to both bays breaking eaves in gabled dormerheads.

Outer left bay gabled and advanced, with projecting,

rectangular bay at ground with tripartite window, raised in

regrettable manner later, and given bipartite a first floor.

S ELEVATION: gabled bay to outer right, with single storey

gabled L-plan extension at ground, creating trio of gables.

Centre and left bay advanced slightly with re-entrant corner

formed at outer left.

E AND W ELEVATION: blank, with small 1st floor window to left

of E elevation.

Multi-small-pane glazing pattern to most sash and case

windows. Gable end stacks. Purple grey slates and swept

eaves; plain barge boarding.

RETAINING WALLS: low rubble parapet by recessed bays at N

front, with higher rubble walls to garden.