Description

LITTLE RISSINGTON LITTLE RISSINGTON VILLAGE
SP 1819-1919
8/240 Orchard House
(formerly listed as St. Aldwyn's)
25.8.60
GV II
Detached house. Late C17-early C18. Coursed squared and dressed
limestone in alternate bands of orange and cream coloured stone
with dressed stone quoins. Stone slate roof, artificial stone
slate to the extension at rear. Ashlar stacks. 'T'-shaped plan.
Two storeys and attic. Symmetrical three-windowed facade lit by 2
and 3-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with stopped
hoods, three 2-light C20 raking dormers with leaded roofs and
sides. Stone-mullioned casements at rear and to gable ends.
Central C19 six-panelled doorway within a flat-chamfered basket-
headed dressed stone surround with a keystone, imposts and stopped
hood. Saddleback coping with moulded kneelers. Axial stacks
placed symmetrically towards the centre of the ridge, with moulded
cappings and skirtings. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP1919719779

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26446649

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)