Description

ST 76 NE SWAINSWICK UPPER SWAINSWICK

5/237 Hill House

1.2.56 II

G.V.

Detached house C16 - C17, altered c. 1720's-30's and early C19. Rubble with
freestone dressings and quoins; slate roof with coped raised verges and ashlar
stacks. 2 storeys with a cellar to the right and attics in hipped dormers. The
central part of the house has a paired glazing bar sash window in a moulded
architrave and under a plain frieze and cornice at the left and at the right are
2 similar but blocked and single windows flanking a French window which is in a
moulded architrave and under a flat stone hood on brackets. At the left are
French quoins and beyond is a 2 storey, single bay wing with a hipped roof and a
3-light casement window in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds. At the right is
a single bay section with a steep gable: early C19 sash windows and remains of
casement in ovolo moulded surrounds to the basement. The east elevation has
2 storeys and an attic in a steep gable: early C19 glazing bar sash windows on
the ground floor and casements in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds above; to
the right is a 2 storey bow window with early - mid C18, thick glazing bar, sash
windows in moulded architraves and a moulded cornice. Interior. The ground
floor centre room contains a fireplace in a moulded architrave and with a
pulvinated frieze; coved cornice. The right room has a further fireplace in a
moulded surround and the left room retains a C17 fireplace in an ogee and hollow
moulded surround with a 4-centred head. Rear winder stair with early - mid C18
panelled dado. The first floor, right bedroom, also retains a C17 ashlar
fireplace in an ogee and ovolo moulded surround with a 4-centred head and a
mantelshelf. The centre and left rooms have moulded cornices and the left room
has panelled doors and a fireplace in a moulded architrave and with a pulvinated
frieze. In the C17 the house was the binthplace and home of the Puritan
preacher, William Prynne - he was responsible for the condemnation of Archbishop
Laud.

Listing NGR: ST7581468444

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26526192

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Recommended Books

• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)