Orchard Farmhouse
ORCHARD FARMHOUSE, ORCHARD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077639
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD FARMHOUSE, ORCHARD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077639
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORCHARD FARMHOUSE, ORCHARD ROAD
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:
- ORCHARD FARMHOUSE, ORCHARD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gayton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF7269219384
Details
TF 71 NW
6/27
GAYTON
ORCHARD ROAD
Orchard Farmhouse
II
House, former farmhouse, late C18 and C17. C18 range to road of chalk with gault brick dressings, flint base, hipped slate roof. 1 bay, 2 storeys. French window with flanking lights under wide skew back arch, flush sash with glazing bars above; left return to west with flush sashes with glazing bars to ground floor and to stair at first floor left, blank opening to first floor; right return with flush sash to ground floor, inserted sash first floor right. North face of brick dressed flint.
Low C17 range attached to rear: flint, some galletted with carstone, carstone, brick dressings, pantile roof, upper walls raised; chimney bay with cell to either side, additional cell to north; massive axial stack of gault brick below, red brick above. Facade to west: doorway to chimney bay with rustic gabled porch, boarded door; windows inserted c.1982, 3-light casements either side of doorway, 2-light casement to right, all under segmental heads, 4 casement dormers. Bay to north in flint with some dressed limestone quoins, low blocked opening; blocked attic opening to north return. East facade with doorways to left and casements to right of cells flanking chimney bay; 2 dormers of c.1982.
Interior: single rooms to ground and first floor of C18 part with reeded window frames and reeded surround to ceilings; duck's nest grates, that to first floor with silhouette of George III and one other. C17 range with large central stack of 5cm bricks, 2 fire places with canted interiors; ogee stopped tie beams, ceiling joists renewed.
Listing NGR: TF7269219384
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221959
- 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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