Little Orchards

1. 5403 TQ 23 NE 3/19 24.3.82

GATWICK ROAD Manor Royal No 39 (Little Orchards)

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2. C16 timber-framed house enlarged in C19 and more recently. L-shaped. The original range lying north and south is of 2 bays, the central truss with tie beam and one curved strut showing externally. At the north end is a fine chimney breast of local stone surmounted by a later brick stack. The ground floor room at the north end has an open fireplace with stone jambs at the sides and brick and ceiling with exposed chamfered joists. The front facing east was refaced in brick circa 1800. Tiled roof hipped at south end. Three modern casements. C19 2-storey wing, ground floor brick, first floor tile hung, added on the west side. The south end of the original range has been reconstructed and subsequently extended by a single-storey addition. Verandah on wooden posts added on east front. In a first floor room at the north end of the original range an original window with wood mullions and iron bars has been uncovered.

Listing NGR: TQ2844839055