Description

SU 75 NW HARTLEY WESPALL FROG LANE
7/8
Hill House Farmhouse

II

C16, C17, C20. A house of 3 parts, the largest tallest centrepiece being of the mid
C17, of 2 storeys and attic. Red tile roof, hipped to the south and 1/2-hipped to the
north, with a massive stack on the east side with shafted flues. The north wall of
English bond brickwork has a second floor band with cornice mouldings above dentils, a
first-floor band with a base moulding (broken in the centre). To the east is the older
lower block with a brick and tile exterior masking the partially-surviving timber
frame, and a stack at the east side (within are 2 Tudor fireplaces with plastered
mouldings). The recent west block is similar to the east in materials and form.
Casements. Old solid doorframe. Inside, there are main beams panelled on the
underside, a timber-framed cross wall, and much old flooring.

Listing NGR: SU7040358112

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26623753

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)