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Hills House is a 17th Century Tudor residence located on the Village Road in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, it was the home of Merle Oberon and her husband Sir Alexander Korda. In 1975 the house was purchased by Sir John and Lady Mills. ==Description== The house is built of red brick with a tile roof. It has four gables facing the street, alternately shaped and stepped, and features three storeys. The sections of the house frontage differ. The left section has six double-hung, flush windows with glazing bars, flat brick arches and small brick cornice mouldings. The right section windows have cambered brick relieving arches. The ground floor has an entrance door with wooden architrave and hood on carved brackets. The gables have brick copings and the ground and first floor have brick bands. The interior is reported to feature a semi-circular recess with fluted pilasters and moulded cornice and newel staircase in oak. The exterior is partially covered with wisteria vine. The house is listed as Grade II * by English Heritage,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hills House, Denham )〕 and features a blue plaque because of its historical significance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Showbusiness Charity The Heritage Foundation Will be Staging a Special Tribute to the Late Sir John Mills CBE on Sunday 9th April )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hills House, Denham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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