Description

SO 4967 ORLETON CP CHURCH LANE (north side)

10/88 Well Cottages (Nos 1 & 2)

GV II

House. Early C17, partly clad early C19, with some mid-C20 alterations.
Timber-frame with rendered infill almost entirely clad in brick with a
slate roof. Three framed bays aligned east/west. South front of two
storeys with two windows, 2-light C20 casements. Ground floor has two 2-
light casements under cambered brick heads flanking an entrance with wooden
architrave and ledged and boarded door. Second entrance to right has a lean-
to slated canopy, a 3-pane overlight and a ledged and boarded door. Framing
exposed to east gable end, formerly jettied with chamfered bressummer; two
square panels high to first floor with straight angle braces. Gable truss
has three struts to collar with king-post above and trenched purlins.
(RCHM, 3, p 158, no 150.

Listing NGR: SO4925767067

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584580

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House