Orcheston House and the Wing, Orcheston House
ORCHESTON HOUSE AND THE WING, ORCHESTON HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023987
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Orcheston House and the Wing, Orcheston House
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHESTON HOUSE AND THE WING, ORCHESTON HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023987
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Orcheston House and the Wing, Orcheston House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORCHESTON HOUSE AND THE WING, ORCHESTON HOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHESTON HOUSE AND THE WING, ORCHESTON HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Orcheston
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 05961 45573
Details
ORCHESTON ORCHESTON ST. MARY SU 04 NE (east side) 2/185 Orcheston House and The Wing, Orcheston House GV II House with attached service wing, now separate occupancy. C18, south range c.1830. Buff-coloured Flemish bond brick to 1830s range, English garden wall bond to C18 range, Welsh slate hipped roof, brick stacks. L-plan. 3-storey, 4-window entrance front, composed of 3-bay C18 range to left, The Wing, and 3-bay 1830s range to right. Orcheston House has door with 4 fielded panels in round-arched opening with fanlight, up stone steps which are covered by flat-roofed porch with round-arched windows, to right is blind arch rising through all floors, to left is 12-pane sash to basement, 16-pane sash to ground, 12-pane to first and second floors, all with flat arches. Deep eaves. The Wing to left of main house has glazed door to right and two 9-pane sashes to left, 2- brick plat band to first floor; three 12-pane sashes to first and second floors. Left return of The Wing has 2-storey lean-to with sashes, and rear has casements and half-glazed door to ground floor, with 12-pane sashes to first and second floors; the second floor was added c.1830 when main range built. Right return of main house is garden front of 2 storeys and basement, 4 windows. Basement has four square blind windows and is partly concealed by C20 steps to ground floor; four tall 15-pane sashes, first floor has four 9-pane sashes; all with flat arches, flanking pilasters with simple brick capitals. Deep eaves on brackets. Rear of main range has blind arch rising through all floors, as on front, two 2- light casements to basement and first floor, second floor to right has 9-pane sash. Interior not accessible at time of survey (October 1984), but said to have 4-panelled doors, plaster ceiling friezes and stairs of c1830 to main range. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England.), Salisbury)
Listing NGR: SU0596145573
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319821
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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