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Summary

House, formerly a village farmhouse. It dates from the 17th century or possibly earlier, remodelled in early 19th century and restored around 1970.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1107346: HILL HOUSE, INCLUDING CROSS BASE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (Built, XVI to XVII - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Shown on the late 19th century historic map.

Copeland, G. W., 1953, Old Houses visited in 1952 by the Plymouth Branch, 246-247 (Article in Serial). SDV224889.

Former farmhouse which appears to have once been a double dwelling as there are two projections to at the rear, each containing a semi-circular stone staircase. The ground floor room at the east end has several moulded oak beams.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

'Hill House' is depicted on the modern mapping.

Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1107346 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.

House, formerly a village farmhouse. C17 or possibly earlier, remodelled in circa early C19 and restored in circa 1970. Cob refaced in early C19 in stone rubble now whitewashed. Concrete tile roof with gabled and hipped ends. 3 rooms and cross- passage plan. Stack at left hand lower gable end and large lateral stack at centre rear with 2-stair turrets left and right. 2 storeys. 4-window range. Circa early C19 casements with glazing bars, ground floor of 3-lights, first floor 2-lights, all with slate cills, ground floor with flat stone arches. To left of centre cross- passage doorway with C20 glazed door. Right-hand plank door to inner room a later insertion. Interior: Roof largely replaced. Principals at lower end are visible in first floor room. 2 stone newel stairs at rear. Screen at lower side of passage missing, the other screen if it survives is covered in later partition. The 2 rear stair turrets suggests original house had an open hall and therefore probably of early C16 or earlier origin.
(See related record of socket stone of cross).
Date first listed: 27th May 1986

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