Description

SETTLE CONSTITUTION HILL
SD 8263
(north side)
11/9
Hillside
20.2.58
GV II
Formerly house with Lower Hillside (q.v.) now cottage. Dated 1694 with C18 and C19
alterations. Rendered, stone dressings, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays, that
on right is an addition. Entrance to left of centre has chamfered surround with
decorated lintel inscribed with date and initials W Round headed wooden hood
suported on shaped stone brackets. RE
Early C19 6-panelled door. Late C18/early C19 3-light window to left on ground
floor and first floor: Outer lights are 8 paned and fixed, central lights have
sashes and are stepped with milled stone surround. To right of entrance is early
Victorian window with 20 pane sashes, and 3-light double chamfered window above
with fixed lights. On extreme right is tall chamfered casement windows which
probably marks position of former stairs. 2 ridge stacks, the right hand stack
marking the junction of former gable and additional bay. At rear is mid-late C18
extension containing open-string dog-leg stair with turned and fluted balusters and
wreathed handrail.

Listing NGR: SD8204563738

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603007

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  For the Record