Description

1.
1042 HILLWORTH ROAD
(South Side)

Hillworth House
SU 0061 3a/191
SU 0061 3b/191

II

2.
Circa 1840. Probably smaller early C19 house with later wings and alterations
now converted into flats.
2-storey stucco on projecting plinth. Wide flat eaves. Slate roof. Has
been a symmetrical design with flanking gabled wings. Entrance front - centre
part - 3 windows on 1st floor - 2 windows on ground floor and central 6-panel
door, arched fanlight with lantern and keystone to opening, moulded string
at springing of arch, and surround of 2 Doric pilasters, cornice and blocking
course. Bracketed eaves to gabled wings which have arched central window
and 2 smaller lst floor windows and 3 windows on ground floor, sashes, most
of glazing bars intact. Later 2 storey rendered wing projecting to east.
Hipped slate roof, shallow eaves band. 5 windows 1st floor, recessed sashes
glazing bars intact, block sills. Ground floor: 3 windows and 2 doors in
semi-circular arched recesses. Doors of 4 panels with semi-circular fanlights.
Garden front of main block is of similar general design to entrance front,
though windows are considerably altered. Tent roof verandah and fine conservatory
with cast iron columns. Extensive gardens with some fine trees, now a public
park.

Listing NGR: SU0041360983

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26541912

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)