The Chestnuts is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1952. A Medieval House. 1 related planning application.

The Chestnuts

WRENN ID
standing-courtyard-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Warwickshire
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1952
Type
House
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WATER ORTON OLD CHURCH ROAD SP19SE (South side) Water Orton 4/111 The Chestnuts 11/11/52 - II House. C15 with later alterations and additions. Timber-framed with brick infill panels and some brick rebuilding. Plain tile roof; brick ridge stack with toothed band and pilaster strips. 2-bay hall-house with flanking cross-wings. Mainly one storey and attic with 2-storey wing to the right. Irregular 5-window front: C19 glazing bar casements. The right hand cross-wing has the best preserved framing: large rectangular panels and curved braces; collar-and-tie-beam roof truss with clasped purlins. Smaller gables to left hand cross-wing and to left hand side of hall range. Central lean-to porch with C19 ribbed door and a carved stone head to each side. Interior not inspected but recorded as having a cruck truss. (N.W. Alock: Cruck Construction: (1981): C.B.A. Research Report No.42, p157)

Listing NGR: SP1764691394

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