John H King And Sons Limited

This is an early 19th-century house and office building, altered later in the 19th century. Originally part of the Orchard Silk Mill complex, it was owned by John Hall from 1839 to 1863. It is likely that the building was constructed slightly earlier than this date. The building has an approximately square plan, originally facing southeast, with an office wing on the right and a later 19th-century wing connecting it to the mill at the rear (the mill itself is not included in the listing).

The front elevation and left return of the main house are constructed of gault brick in a Flemish bond pattern, while the rest of the building is red brick. It is roofed with slate. The front elevation and part of the right return of the office wing are of gault brick, and the rear wing is red brick. The building features gault brick stacks.

The front elevation has a three-window range of original sash windows, each with 12 lights and flat arches, fitted with crown glass and blind boxes. The central entrance has double doors, a fanlight, and side lights, all set within a semi-elliptical arch constructed of gauged brick. A stone step incorporates two scrolled cast iron bootscrapers. The building has long overhanging eaves and a hipped roof of shallow pitch. The front elevation of the office wing features an archway with a semi-elliptical head, leading through to an original four-light casement window with marginal lights; a plain parapet tops the wing, and it is capped with a hipped roof.

The left return has a full-height, splayed bay containing three sash windows at each storey, also with crown glass. There is one sash window of 12 lights at each storey, with flat arches. The rear elevation features a late 19th-century single-storey, splayed bay with a French window having a semi-circular head, and an original sash window of 12 lights with a segmental arch above. The right returns of both the main house and office wing have similar sash windows. The right return of the office wing is plastered on the lower storey, and on the upper storey contains one early 19th-century horizontal sash window with eight-over-eight lights and crown glass.

Inside, the large central entrance hall has a semi-elliptical arch with fluted pilasters, and a geometrical staircase with a wreathed moulded mahogany handrail. The staircase is balustraded with two slender twist-turned balusters to each step. A fluted newel is present, along with unusual fretted tread-ends. A recessed niche with a domical head is located in the rear wall of the stairwell. Original six-panel doors and other internal detailing remain.