STAPLEHURST HIGH STREET TQ 7843 (East side) 5/123 Hill House (formerly listed as Staplehurst Post Office), and steps and railings attached GV II House, formerly house and post-office. Early/mid C18, possibly with earlier core, and with C19 alterations. Buffish-red brick in header bond, with red brick quoins and dressings. Chequered red and grey brick to left gable end. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys, attic and cellar. Chamfered brick plinth. Plat band, broken over door and towards each gable end. Moulded wooden eaves cornice. Right end window bay slightly recessed, with deeper cornice soffit. Roof hipped to left with gablet, half-hipped to right, with moulded strip to soffit of half hip . Multiple brick stack towards right end and rear stack to left. Hipped and corniced dormer to left hip. Irregular fenestration of six 2-pane sashes in open boxes; 5 with splayed rubbed brick voussoirs, and sixth, to right recess, with segmental head. Similar windows to ground floor. Door of 6 fielded panels with flat floating hood under third window from left. 4 stone steps, on brick base and with decorative iron balustrade, rising alongside the house to front door. Rear wing to left with chequered red and grey brick ground floor, tile-hung first floor and plain tile roof. Interior not inspected. Listing NGR: TQ7860043042