Description

ORRELL ORRELL ROAD
SD 50 SW
(north side)
8/100 Nos. 160 and
162 (The Mount
15.12.77 Public House)
- II
House, now public house. Early C19. Stone with extension of
stucco with stone dressings, hipped roofs. 3-storey, 3-bay
centre with 2-storey, 2-bay bowed wings, and further
recessed 2-storey bay to left. Band over ground floor;
cornice over 1st floor with blocking courses to wings; attic
has cornice. Windows are mostly sashed with glazing bars;
some ground-floor windows altered. Plain central open porch,
probably later. Right return of 5 bays, 3-bay centre breaks
forward under pediment. Central porch has Tuscan columns,
pulvinated frieze to entablature and round-headed openings
to sides. Interior being altered (1986) so only partially
inspected, one hall said to have gone as have fireplaces.
Remaining hall has enriched barrel vaulted ceiling, open-
well stair with iron balusters and some 6-panel doors. Used
by exiled French Benedictine Nuns in early C19.

Listing NGR: SD5380504977

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26522269

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)