1 Primrose Hill (Hill House)

Description

Historic England states: "Cottage. Late C18 (?). Timber framed, part exposed, and rendered. Long straw thatch roof and ridge stack, painted. Two storeys. Three small modern wood casements at both ground and first floors. Gabled and thatched modern porch. Exposed framing at first floor has slender upward bracing."

According to the 1826 Original Enclosure Award this property was owned by G. Wright.

Sited above the road on its north side and is aligned parallel with it. It comprises a two-storey timber framed cottage under a longstraw thatch roof, with part of the timber frame exposed at first floor level. The house is Grade II Listed from 3rd September 1986 and dates from the late C18. An undated post-WWII postcard indicates the occupier to be Mrs G. Henderson.

Offered for sale in October 2011 at a guide price of £550,000. The accommodation comprises: Entrance Hall, Living Room, Snug, Dining Room, Utility/Boot Room, Cloak Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, four Bedrooms, Dressing Room and En Suite, Bathroom, Double Garage, and grounds of c.0.40 acres.

Listing

Grade II. Listed No. 1330897. Listed on 3 September 1986.

Occupants

William Ellis in 1651.

G. Wright in 1826.

Ian Henderson and Mrs G. Henderson

E. C. Fields in 1944.

John Harold & Sheila Margaret Ramsay Barwell in 1949

A. H. Kitchener, tenant in 1952.

Marjorie Alice Phillips in 1955-56.

P. A. L. Gilmartin in c.1978-81.

I. M. Henderson in 1989-2003.