Description

LYDDINGTON MAIN STREET
SP 8697-8797
(west side)
8/99
10.11.55 No 111
(Hillcrest).
GV II

House. Possibly C17 in origin, dated 1744 on plaque to front, raised and altered
C20. Ironstone ashlar with Uppingham stone quoins, flush lintel band and
projecting first floor band course. Welsh slate roof, 2 stone chimneys with blue
brick caps. 2 storeys, 4 bays, the left bay at slight angle. C20 3-light wooden
casements with horizontal glazing bars and stone sills, upper windows with wooden
lintels. Small rectangular window with moulded surround to first floor left over
wide board door. Third bay has C20 door in C17 moulded and stopped stone
surround with 4-centred arch. Plaque above has chamfered cornice and date on
lozenge. Garage extension to right. Rear wall is of rubble stone with inset
carved stone heads. Left bay has stone window composed of chamfered mullions set
into re-used sill and lintel intended for ovolo mullions. House suffered severe
fire damage early C20 and has no surviving interior features.

Listing NGR: SP8724697534

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26530065

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)