Description

NZ 60 SW 649041 WESTERDALE

9/123 Keeper's Cottage
and Hill House

GV II

House, now being divided into 2 units. Early-mid C18, extended
early C19. Coursed squared sandstone, the older left part with
herringbone tooling, the right random tooled. Pantiled roof,
partly renewed. 2 storeys, 6 bays. Rebated doorway in 2-bay left
section (possibly once a barn door) and small modern casements
above. Main 4-bay house is of 2 builds, the C18 part raised and
re-windowed to unify it with the early C19 extension. Boarded door
with blocked fanlight in third bay. Heavy lintels and projecting
cills to late C20 small-paned casements in old openings. Plain
plinth. Roof has stone ridge, copings and curved kneelers; corniced
stacks at ends and junctions.

Interior: C18 part has complete early cottage fireplace, with oven,
boiler, racks and pulleys and a great cauldron. Later part has
good open-well staircase with ramped handrail, turned newels, square
balusters and carved tread ends. 6-panel doors, 1 marble chimney-
piece and 2 iron basket grates. Empty and being restored at time
of survey.

Listing NGR: NZ6487704080

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26441491

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