Description

HILLINGTON HILLINGTON HALL
TF 72 NW
3/31 Dairy Farmhouse at
TF 7245 2619
GV II
Farmhouse late C17 remodelled c1830, carstone with brick dressings, black
unglazed pantiles, end external stacks, gable parapets that to west with
slate capping. 3 bays, 2 storeys and attic. T shaped plan with 3 cells
to front, rear wall of central cell recessed to front of rear wing. South
facade: shell carstone, plinth of galletted carstone rubble, dentil cornice,
central bay articulated by flush vertical brick stripes; tall central
doorway, rectangular light over door; windows with flat arches, casements
with Tudor grille cast iron glazing bars, of 3 lights to bays 1 and 3, those
to ground floor with transoms, of 2 lights to central bay of 1st floor.
Right return of carstone rubble with inserted windows to ground floor right
and 1st floor left, blocked window to ground floor left; one attic window
with cast iron glazing bars to each return. Rear of uncoursed carstone;
1st bay with brick single storey flat roofed extension of no special
architectural interest, inserted doorway to right with old brick to right
jamb, 2 C20 windows to 1st floor. Central bay projecting under hipped roof,
cellars, 2 windows to each floor. 3rd bay windowless. Interior: 3 tier
8 bay roof of stagggered purlins and collars, some curved, no ridge piece,
most timbers renewed; tie beams to ground and 1st floor with ogee stops at
one end; L hinges to door of central cell and to door across blocked opening
in return wall of left hand cell; 2 barrel-vaulted brick cellars under rear
wing.

Listing NGR: TF7245626184

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26626424

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