Description

ST 69 NW HILL

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21.10.52 Hill Court
G.V. II

House. 1863-4 with late C20 single storey extension. Rendered brick, ashlar
porch, stone dressings, hipped slate roof. Classical style. 2 storeys and
6 windows, all 4-pane sashes with cills in plain reveal, central 2 bays broken
forward with tetrastyle Doric porch with cornice and parapet and ribbed panelled
ceiling, pediment above, central round-headed opening for panelled and glass
double door, plain fanlight, round-headed sash to each side, ground floor has
canted bay to each side of porch with cornice and parapet, plinth, band course,
cornice to eaves. South side has 3 windows as on front, central panelled and
glass door with transom and side lights, flat hood on brackets and transom light
over, canted bay to each side, north side has 5 windows, 2 to ground right
blind, 2 to 1st floor right blocked behind dummy windows, 2 to 1st floor left
have flat mullions, central Ionic porch with cornice and parapet, 4 panelled
door with transom and side lights, rear has 2 sashes as on front at ground and
1st floor left, single storey extension with pitched roof, 10-light stained
glass window and single light at 1st floor. Interior: plain stair with
wreathed handrail, panelling, in the hall a fine wooden Renaissance chimneypiece,
carved and gilt, with central panel representing Diana reclining on a couch with
stag and hounds nearby, emblematic carvings with heraldry indicating date c.1631.
(Sources: Verey, D. : Buildings of England, Gloucestershire : The Vale and The
Forest of Dean, 1970).

Listing NGR: ST6497895256

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607012

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper