Description

CULMSTOCK HILLMOOR
ST 11 SW
10/55 Hillmoor House
-
5.4.66
- II
House. Circa 1840. Plastered walls, probably stone rubble; stone rubble stacks
with C20 brick chimneyshafts; slate roof.
Plan: the house is built across a hillslope facing downhill, north-north-west, say
north. It has a double depth plan comprising a front and back room either side of a
wide central through passage which also contains the staircase. The rooms are
heated by end stacks. Lower 2-room plan service block set back a little from the
front on the right (west) end. 2 storeys.
Exterior: the main house has a symmetrical 3-window front of 16-pane sashes
arranged around the central doorway which contains a panelled door, fanlight with
radial pattern of glazing bars, and gabled doorcase containing a shield in the
gable. Plain deep eaves and roof is hipped each end. Similar rear elevation except
here the central doorway contains a 6-panel door. The service block is blind at the
front but has a plank door and horned 12-pane sashes to rear.
Interior: not inspected but is thought to contain a great deal of original joinery
and other detail.

Listing NGR: ST1071413281

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400302

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)