Redhill House

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Detached three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c.1850. Rectangular on plan, facing east with three-bay two-storey return forming an overall L-plan and U-plan range of two-storey arcaded rendered outbuildings to rear yard, built c.1930. Set within its own landscaped grounds on a large farm holding to the west of Bottier Road.

Hipped natural slate roof, black clay ridge tiles to apex, rolled lead ridges to remainder with pair of rendered chimneystacks having terracotta pots, further rendered stack to return. Cast-iron rainwater goods on iron drive-through brackets. Painted ruled-and-lined lime render walling with rusticated quoins. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills and 6/6 timber sash windows with no horns and some cylinder glass.

Three-bay symmetrical front east elevation with central elliptical-headed door opening having replacement hardwood panelled door, sidelights and fanlight, inserted c.1980, opening onto concrete steps to front bitmac area.

South side elevation running flush to rear return forming five-bay elevation having a central elliptical-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door, sidelights and fanlight, inserted c.1990.

Cement rendered rear elevation abutted by return having a single round-arched window opening to stairhall with Art Nouveau style stained glass window. Rear elevation also abutted by flat-roofed extension, built c.1980.

Two-bay two-storey north side elevation abutted by tall rendered screen wall containing elliptical-headed carriage arch opening into rear yard. Yard is enclosed by U-plan range of cement rendered outbuildings with series of elliptical-arched openings (some now closed) with pitched natural slate roofs, steel casement windows and vertically-sheeted timber doors and first floor loading bays.

Roof Natural slate
RWG Cast-iron
Walling Ruled-and-lined lime render
Windows 6/6 timber sash

Historical information

Built c.1850 within the Clanwilliam Estate, the house first appears on the 1858 OS map with two oblong outbuildings creating an open ended courtyard. The Annual Revisions 1867-29 identify the occupier as James Agnew and the house was valued at £15 and the associated land at £40. The Agnews added further outbuildings to the rear fully enclosing the courtyard, as identified on the 1903 OS map which also captioned the building as ‘Redhill Ho(use).’ The house remained in the Agnew name, until John McClelland in 1914 shortly followed by Moses Patterson in 1921 took up the tenancy.

The R.V Binders valuations 1933-57 record the tenant as Joshua Alex Trimble, who appealed the first revaluation of the house with; “The house is situated in a backward country place not convenient to town or bus ...” Following an inspection the valuer noted; “Inspection 8.5.35 – Appellant present. Old farm house…not a superior farmhouse.” The value was subsequently reduced from £69 to £63.

At time of survey 2010 the dwelling was still operating as farmhouse under the same family name.

References – Primary sources

1. PRONI VAL/12B/21/1A – Annual Revisions 1867-75
2. PRONI VAL/12B/21/1B – Annual Revisions 1876-88
3. PRONI VAL/12B/21/1C – Annual Revisions 1888-00
4. PRONI VAL/12B/21/1D – Annual Revisions 1901-08
5. PRONI VAL/12B/21/1E – Annual Revisions 1909-20
6. PRONI VAL/12B/21/1F – Annual Revisions 1920-29
7. PRONI VAL/12D/3/20A – Field Map 1860-78
8. PRONI VAL/12D/3/20C – Field Map 1878-90
9. PRONI VAL/3D/4/12A/6 – R.V. Binders 1933-57
10. PRONI OS/6/3/20/1 – OS map 1834
11. PRONI OS/6/3/20/2 – OS map 1858
12. PRONI OS/6/3/20/3 – OS map 1903
13. PRONI OS/6/3/20/4 – OS map 1916

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
J. Setting

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Three-bay two-storey farmhouse, dating from 1850, and retaining many of the characteristic mid to late nineteenth-century elements such as 6/6 timber sash windows, ruled-and-lined rendered walls and an impressive range of early twentieth-century outbuildings. Despite the loss of its original door case this house, with its plain but well proportioned façade and rural setting adds to the architectural interest of the locality.