Hillcrest House
HILLCREST HOUSE, 4, MARKET HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256570
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Hillcrest House
- Statutory Address:
- HILLCREST HOUSE, 4, MARKET HILL
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256570
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Hillcrest House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HILLCREST HOUSE, 4, MARKET HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HILLCREST HOUSE, 4, MARKET HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Maldon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Maldon
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 85084 07109
Details
MALDON
TL8507SW MARKET HILL 574-1/7/158 (East side) 02/10/51 No.4 Hillcrest House
GV II
Formerly known as: Hillcrest Temperance Hotel MARKET HILL. House, now offices. Late C18 or early C19. Timber-framed and rendered with half-hipped gambrel roof. L-plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attic, cellar and rooftop belvedere; 3-window range. The belvedere has hipped slate roof and is glazed on 2 sides with horizontal-sliding small-paned casements, and is of white weatherboarding on other 2 faces. Front has three C20 dormers with segmental tops and 9-pane sash windows. Painted timber dentilled eaves cornice. 1st floor has a 16-pane flush sash window, either side of a 12-pane sash. Ground floor has a central pedimented doorcase with pulvinated frieze, fluted Doric pilasters and 4 steps with C20 wrought-iron handrails; the pair of doors each have 2 raised-and-fielded panels over flush panels. Either side are flat-roofed bow windows with 16-pane sashes. The south flank is of white plastic boarding and there is one 12-pane sash window and metal escape balcony to attic; one 16-pane sash to 1st floor. The north flank of main block has one 12-pane sash window to 1st floor. The rear wing is of 2 storeys with gabled plain tile roof and has two 12-pane sash windows on each floor of north wall. To the rear is a parallel, 2-storey brick C19 block with slate roof. INTERIOR: entrance hall has original door architraves, and dogleg stair with column-on-vase balusters between 1st and attic storey. Southern ground-floor room has contemporary panelling with elliptical-headed keyed niches either side of fireplace, and overmantel with pulvinated entablature over eared and shouldered architrave. The northern ground-floor room has plaster cornice, simple panelling and early C19 marble fireplace. Some C17/C18 panelling in attic and on stairs.
Listing NGR: TL8508407109
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464783
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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