Hillfield House
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Hillfield House
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 16 Mar 2019
Large house in Denmark Road, designed by John Giles and built by Charles Estcourt for local timber merchant Charles Walker (timber imports were a major element of Gloucester's trade in the mid 19th Century). Built in 1867 in Italianate style, it replaced an earlier villa on the site dating from 1820. It is described in the Pevsner guide as "the most elaborate Victorian house in Gloucester". For many years it served as local government offices but it has since reverted to residential use. Grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271659.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.869935
Longitude
-2.229767