Description

SJ 37 SW PUDDINGTON C.P. PUDDINGTON LANE
(South Side)

3/13 The Orchards (divided
into lower and upper
flats and Orchard
Cottage)

GV II

Formerly service wing of Puddington Hall, now 3 flats: c1760 for
Stanley-Massey family with later alterations and addition. Flemish
bond. red brick, 2 sides, with red sandstone dressings. Hipped Welsh
slate roof and 3 ridge brick chimneys. Long rectangular plan
2-storey, 8-bay south-east front. Stone plinth and simple brick
cornice. Recessed 12-pane sashes with heavy glazing bars under
cambered brick heads and with stone sills. Addition at left end has
door at 1st floor approached by flight of steps between stone-coped
walls. This led to former Catholic Chapel. North-west front has
large number of altered openings.
Interior: Orchard Cottage has heavy ceiling beams. Chapel room has
lost its fittings, though sumptuous but hidden ceiling is reported.

With the item 3/19, built as wings of the now demolished Puddington
Hall.

Listing NGR: SJ3244973423

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26409265

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6