Description

PYTCHLEY ORLINGBURY ROAD SP 87 SE (north west side) 8/60 Pytchley Grange Farmhouse and short flanking fences and gates II Farmhouse. 1768 and mid C19. Coursed and squared limestone with hipped slate roof. Chamfered plinth, first floor band, quoins. 2 grouped coped stone ridge stacks. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Symmetrical south front has central C20 reeded doorcase and 5-panel door with C18 fanlight. On either side a mid C19 scrolled cast iron post. Above the door the first floor band is inscribed 'Pychley (sic) 1768 Grange'. Above again, a 6/6 sash. On either side a flat-roofed 2-storey bow window with a C19 tripartite sash on each floor. Beyond again, on either side, a mid C19 cast iron double gate and wicket, with skeleton piers and a short railing, altogether 7m long. West front has a near-central glazed door and to its right, 2 6/6 sashes, all with keystoned heads. To the left, a large C20 canted bay window and beyond it, a round window. Above, an off-centre 6/9 sash, flanked to left by 2 6/6 sashes and to right by a C20 sham sash. All with keystoned heads.

Listing NGR: SP8532373387

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)