Description

SJ 78 NE, 7/48

BOWDON, GREEN WALK
(south side)

Hilston House

II

House, now old people's home. c.1880. Rock-faced stone with
ashlar dressings and slate roof. 5 x 4 bays; asymmetrically
planned with two storeys plus attic. Free Italianate style.
Stone plinth, moulded bands, rusticated quoins, blocking
course and projecting modillion eaves cornice. Bay 1
projects and has a bay window on the ground floor with
3-light segmental-headed keystone sash windows, three
semicircular headed windows to the first and two to the attic
which has an open pedimented gable. Bays 2 and 3 have a
total of four 2-light segmental headed windows with lugged
architraves. The entrance porch in bays 4 and 5 has three pairs
of Tuscan pilasters, entablature, baluster parapet, and two
semicircular openings (one now blocked) with fluted keystones.
A porch has been added to the left hand opening, above which
are two semicircular-headed windows and a projecting
pediment. The other elevations have various pediments,
oriel windows, bay windows and a balcony with good cast
ironwork.

Listing NGR: SJ7533887245

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26639157

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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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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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)