Orchard House

Orchard House is probably a 17th-century house with alterations from the 18th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble, with the upper three courses and the first floor made of squared blocks of ironstone. The roof is tiled in red, and brick stacks rise from the end and ridge. The house has a three-unit plan and two storeys, with a four-window front. The entrance, positioned off-centre to the right, features a glazed door within a moulded wooden door frame, topped by a gabled hood with a bargeboard and finial. To the right of the entrance is a sash window with four large panes and a wooden lintel, and to the left a similar sash, along with a three-light wooden casement window, also with a wooden lintel. The first floor has three three-light and one two-light wooden casement windows, one of which has a wooden lintel. A single-storey addition to the right has a red-tiled roof and a 20th-century window. Limestone quoins are visible. Inside, there are stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, chamfered joists, a wooden winder stair, and a straight flight stair. The first floor also has chamfered beams and joists. There is an interior timber-frame partition with wattle and daub, with timber framing visible in the bay to the left. The building is included on the list for its group value.