Sidney Hill Cottage Homes
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Sidney Hill Cottage Homes, whose official name is Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes, is a Grade II listed estate of Wesleyan cottage homes in the village of Churchill in North Somerset. It was opened in December 1907 to provide furnished accommodation for people in need. Designed in an Arts and Crafts Vernacular style by Thomas Ball Silcock and Samuel Sebastian Reay of Silcock and Reay, architects at Bath and London, twelve cottages were constructed on three sides of a quadrangle, with landscaped gardens. The third, or south side, is enclosed by a low terrace wall with wrought iron gates. A large stone sundial, with a spreading base, is set in the centre of the quadrangle. In their original form, each house had a living room, with a small scullery, larder, coal house, and one bedroom with a large storeroom.
Sidney Hill Cottage Homes | |
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Alternative names | The Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes |
General information | |
Type | Wesleyan cottage homes |
Architectural style | Arts and Crafts Vernacular style |
Location | Front Street, Churchill, North Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51.335258°N 2.804740°W / 51.335258; -2.804740 |
Construction started | 1906 (1906) |
Inaugurated | December 1907 (116 years ago) (December 1907) |
Client | Sidney Hill |
Governing body | The Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Silcock and Reay of Bath and London |
Main contractor | Isaac Ford and Sons, Cheddar, Somerset, England |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | |
Designated | 19 January 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-01-19) |
Sidney Hill, a wealthy local businessman and benefactor, paid for the construction costs and endowed a fund to maintain the homes. Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes, a registered charitable trust and a member of the National Association of Almshouses, continues to manage the homes and provide accommodation for local people in need. The trust also funds the maintenance of the communal garden and operates the heating system which services the houses.