Springfield House — Hill Street

Detached three-bay (three-bay deep) three-storey over part raised basement house, dated 1791, on a rectangular plan. Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Hipped slate roof on a U-shaped plan centred on pair of pitched slate roofs (south), clay or terracotta ridge tiles, paired rendered chimney stacks (south) on cushion courses on rendered bases on axis with ridge having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to ends; slate hung surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Round- or segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps, cut-granite doorcase, and moulded rendered surround having concave reveals framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed central window openings (upper floors) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.