Description

TL 7337 TOPPESFIELD THE CAUSEWAY, East Side
6/7 No. 1 (Orchard House)
7.12.76
GV II

House, C15 or earlier, extended in C18 and C20. Timber framed, plastered,
roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 2-bay hall aligned E-W with late C16 axial
chimney stack at W end. 3-bay entrance range to W, early C18, forming an L-
plan. External chimney stack at N end contains C16/17 bricks but appears to
be of early C18 construction. External chimney stack at S end rebuilt in C19.
Single-storey extension to N of hall range with lean-to roof of black pantiles,
C20. 2 storeys. Symmetrical elevation. C20 half-glazed door with moulded
architraves and shallow hood on scrolled brackets, 2 double-hung sash windows
of 12 lights on ground floor, 3 on first floor, C18. Some exposed framing on
rear range. The interior of the hall has jowled posts, tiebeams and stop-
chamfered end plates. The entrance range has original doors, architraves and
fittings.

Listing NGR: TL7390537308

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458788

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)