Description

ORCHESTON ORCHESTON ST. MARY
SU 04 NE
(east side)
2/179 Nos 1 and 2 Flood Cottages
GV II
Pair of attached cottages. 1842. Cob, Welsh slate roof with axial
brick stack. 2-storey, 4-window front; half-glazed doors with flat
hoods to left and right, with two C20 casements and two 2-light C19
casements, first floor has two C20 casements and two 2-light C19
casements. To rear is original continuous integral lean-to to
ground floor, first floor has two 2-light casements. Returns have
wavy bargeboards to gables, no windows. A large cast-iron plaque
on wall to centre of front first floor, commemorates the building
of the cottages in 1842, following The Great Flood of 1841. One
pair of two in Orcheston; others are in Tilshead (q.v.) and
Shrewton; the latter are not sufficiently unaltered to be
listable.

Listing NGR: SU0590345270

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26274926

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Recommended Books

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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (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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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)