Description

RUSS HILL
1.
5387
(west side)
Hillands
TQ 24 SW 1/49
II
2.
Late C15. Three bay open hall-house with parlour wing of 2 bays. Two storeys
timber-framed with square framing. Painted brick infilling, the south front refaced
with painted brick. Hipped tiled roof with gablets and off central C17 chimneystack.
Four casements windows, cross-shaped iron ties. Crown post over the centre of the
solar. Framing for a smoke vent remains in the smoke blackened rafters over the open
hall. There is evidence of a smoke bay before the chimney was inserted. Evidence
of a spere truss remains. Grain was said to have been stored in the upstairs rooms
and the farmer guarded it by sleeping on a flat door over the stairs. (See Domestic
Buildings Research Group Report No 68. Joan M Harding "Four Centuries of Charlwood
Houses" 9 52).

Listing NGR: TQ2271440051

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567268

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas