Description

TL 5174
24/24
5.2.52

STRETHAM
HIGH STREET
(East Side)
Orchard House

II

House. Circa 1823 extended late C19 on the north. Gault brick, Flemish bond
on the front and English to side and rear walls. Parapetted gable roof. End
stacks. Double pile plan. Basement, two storeys and attic. Symmetrical
facade of three first floor later four pane hung sashes in segmental arches.
Central doorway approached by four stone steps. Round headed arch has
pilastered doorcase and fanlight with radial glazing bars. Rear wall to two
storey porch with hipped roof. Round headed arch to first floor window.
Interior: Basement kitchen with original pantry and storage rooms. Reused in
partition walls of a secure room in the basement is early C17 run through
panelling with strapwork frieze and a grill formed of splat balusters. The
doorway to this room has similar panelling and coxshead hinges.

Listing NGR: TL5135774645

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26473331

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)