19, The Square

ORTON THE SQUARE SP 87 NW (east side) 5/105 No 19 II Barn and 5 adjoining cottages, now a house and garage. 1652 and mid C19. Reroofed c1900 and remodelled 1961. Ironstone with brick dressings and slate roofs. 2 brick coped gables with kneelers, 3 brick ridge stacks. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Former barn, to right, has a near-central C20 door with hood on posts, flanked by single 3-light casements. Beyond, to right, a larger 3-light case- ment. Beyond again, on either side, a smaller casement set in a blocked door- way. All these openings have wooden lintels. Above the door, a datestone inscribed 'J P 1961'. To its left, a 2-light casement and to right, a 3-light and a 2-light casement. North gable has a datestone inscribed '1652'. Former cottages, to left, have 2 glazing bar casements on each floor, those below with wooden lintels. Rear elevation has mainly C20 openings and glazing. Interior, remodelled 1961, has remains of pole rafter roof.

Listing NGR: SP8355379025