Orchard House

Orchard House is a house dating back to the 17th century, with early 18th-century elements, that was refronted and extended in the late 18th/early 19th century and again in the mid-19th century. The house is constructed of red brick and timber framing, with a plain-tile roof and brick ridge and rear stacks. It has two storeys and an attic, with a three-window front of 3-light casement windows beneath cambered brick arches. A door is situated in a single-storey extension to the far left, which has a Welsh slate roof. The section to the left of this extension dates to the mid-19th century and features a square bay window on the ground floor. A canted bay window is central, and to the right is a 3-light casement window belonging to a room that forms part of the adjacent Church House. The house has dentilled brick eaves and two 2-light dormers. To the rear there is a two-storey wing, probably from the early 18th century, along with later extensions. Visible are two 3-light leaded casement windows with wrought-iron latches, and a small section of original timber framing. Inside, square-panel framing and a stone plinth are visible, representing the rear wall of the original house, to which a two-storey passage extension was added in the late 18th century. There are also framed partition walls. A kitchen in the rear wing has an open fireplace (partly blocked), with a bressummer and hood above. A winder stair leads from the first floor to the attic. The roof is a 2-bay tie-beam truss roof with a central tie-beam cut for a doorway. The interior also features stop-chamfered spine beams.