NHER 46686 (Building record) - 26 Hungry Hill

26 Hungry Hill.

April 1989. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House. Circa late 17th century, extended in 19th century and restored in late 20th century. Flint rubble with red brick dressings, brick dentil eaves and moulded brick plinth. Pantile roof with gabled ends. Brick gable end stacks. Plan: small two-room plan house facing east. The large left hand (south) room is heated from a large gable end fireplace; the smaller right hand (north) room also has a gable end stack but this might be a later insertion. The present 20th-century straight staircase between the two rooms has an entrance lobby at the front. There is said to have been a winder staircase at the side of the large left end stack. The single storey wing behind the left hand room (and the pair of cottages not included in the listing adjoining at the right (north) end) are 19th-century additions. Exterior: two storeys. Asymmetrical two-window east front...20th-century flint end brick porch at centre…The rear (west) elevation has...brick buttress to left and single storey, flint and brick wing to right with gable-ended black pantile roof…On the opposite north end there is a 19th-century pair of cottages with a lower roofline.
Interior: altered in 20th century but the large left hand (south) room has a chamfered axial beam with bar-fluted stops, a stopped chamfer half-beam over the brick fireplace which has a large oak lintel with a scratch moulding on the lower edge. Chamfered ceiling beam in the chamber above and reused timbers used as joists. Original late 17th-century four-bay principal rafter roof structure..."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 August 2023.