Description

SE0344 STEETON-WITH-EASTBURN C.P. CHAPEL ROAD
(south side)
12/186 The Hob Hill

II

House. Dated 1720 (rear) with alterations, and re-fronted, late
C18 or early C19. Hammer-dressed stone, rendered to front, water-
shot to rear, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 7 bays. Plinth, raised
quoins and window surrounds. 2nd and 3rd bays break forward and
have quoined angles with ground-floor single,large,tripartite sashed
window. Other tripartite window to ground floor of 1st bay. 4th
bay has doorway with architrave, entablature and cornice. All other
bays have sashed windows with plain stone surrounds and slightly
projecting sills. Eaves band with cyma-moulded stone gutter. 2
stacks to ridge, one of 4 coupled flues set between 1st and 2nd bays,
the other to right gable. Rear has 4 bays. 1st bay has C19 sash
window with original small 12-paned sash over to 1st floor. 2nd bay
has doorway with C19 monolithic jambs with original lintel with
chamfered soffit bearing date and initials "H S" (Stirk family) in
relief. Slightly to right tall 2-centred arched stair-window with
Gothic glazing. 3rd bay retains original 2-light flat-faced mullioned
windows with plain stone surrounds and slightly recessed mullions to
each floor. 16-paned sashes to ground floor, 12-paned sashes to 1st
floor. 4th bay has C20 sashed windows. Gutter brackets.

Interior : Stair has simple turned balusters the risers treated as
imposts. Archways with consoles to some doorways. Plaster mouldings
decorated with egg-and-dart moulding and foliage.

Listing NGR: SE0317944268

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26319541

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)