Hill House, Richmond

Hill House is a historic building in Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England.

The house was built in the 17th century, and was refronted in the 18th century. Historic England describe the front as "very fine".[1] It was owned by the family of Frances I'Anson, about whom Leonard McNally wrote "The Lass of Richmond Hill". Another resident was Anne Milbanke, to whom Lord Byron wrote frequently.[2] The building was grade II* listed in 1952,[1] and the garden wall, gates and gate piers are collectively also grade II* listed.[3]

The house is rendered. It has two storeys and seven bays, the middle three bays projecting under a pediment with a moulded band and two finials. The doorway has a moulded surround, a pulvinated frieze and a modillion cornice. On the ground floor are three large Venetian windows with Ionic mullions, and the other windows have moulded frames and sills. On the left is a single-storey extension, and there is a rear wing containing two doorways with moulded surrounds and triple keystones, and dormers.[1][4]

The 18th-century gates are made of wrought iron, and are flanked by rusticated stone gate piers with ball finials. The garden is enclosed by a stone wall that is ramped up to the piers, and contains later openings.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Hill House, Richmond (1260753)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "Garden wall at Hill House, gates and gate piers at Hill House, Richmond (1240977)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
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