Building record 1911/1 - Hill Farmhouse

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1229369 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Hill Farmhouse, Wicker Lane. Farmhouse: late C17 with C18 and C20 alterations and additions. Washed and rendered English garden wall bond brick. Welsh slate roof and 2 brick chimneys, 1 lateral with zig-zag tilework between the flues. L-shaped in plan. 2-storey, 2-bay north front. Left end bay projects under gable and has a band at 1st floor. 3-light casements, the upper with glazing bars, under weak segmental heads. Similar window in other bay. Door in east side behind lean-to porch and remains of dentilated band to the rear. Interior: Kitchen has cambered chamfered oak fire beam over a low inglenook with a brick fireplace behind with small rectangular ovens to either side (doors lost). Main room has chamfered ceiling beam and cross beams with fillet and tongue stop. Firebeam is faced with bead moulds and has an added cornice. Repaired board doors with iron strap hinges.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ46NE16 1986 (Index). SCH2487.

Hill Farm farmhouse is an early 17th century two story red brick farmhouse wit alterarions and and old slate roof

<3> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, /230 1971 (Book). SCH3078.

HILL FARMHOUSE. It has a chimneystack of a type the Victorian architects of estate housing were to like. Recessed vertical panel up the whole height with a zigzag of tiles set in.
*another such chimney is on the Cock Inn at Barton near Stretton and on Lower Carden Hall, Clutton