Description

1. 1042 HILLWORTH ROAD (South Side) Hillworth House SU 0061 3a/191 SU 0061 3b/191

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2. Circa 1840. Probably smaller early C19 house with later wings and alterations now converted into flats. 2-storey stucco on projecting plinth. Wide flat eaves. Slate roof. Has been a symmetrical design with flanking gabled wings. Entrance front - centre part - 3 windows on 1st floor - 2 windows on ground floor and central 6-panel door, arched fanlight with lantern and keystone to opening, moulded string at springing of arch, and surround of 2 Doric pilasters, cornice and blocking course. Bracketed eaves to gabled wings which have arched central window and 2 smaller lst floor windows and 3 windows on ground floor, sashes, most of glazing bars intact. Later 2 storey rendered wing projecting to east. Hipped slate roof, shallow eaves band. 5 windows 1st floor, recessed sashes glazing bars intact, block sills. Ground floor: 3 windows and 2 doors in semi-circular arched recesses. Doors of 4 panels with semi-circular fanlights. Garden front of main block is of similar general design to entrance front, though windows are considerably altered. Tent roof verandah and fine conservatory with cast iron columns. Extensive gardens with some fine trees, now a public park.

Listing NGR: SU0041360983

External Links

• Wikidata Q26541912

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)