Orchard House, And Attached Wall, Railings, Gate And Gateposts To Front Garden

SE 68 SE NAWTON HIGH STREET (east side)

4/83 Orchard House, and attached wall, railings, gate and gateposts to front garden

GV II

House. Mid-late C18. Coursed, squared limestone to front; rubble stone to sides and rear; pantile roof; brick stacks. Central staircase plan, one room deep, with rear service wing. 2-storey, symmetrical, 3-window front. Raised quoins. Central C20 6-panel door beneath divided rectangular fanlight. All windows are 12-pane sashes with stone sills. All openings have raised surrounds. Raised first floor band; cavetto-moulded eaves course. Coped gables and shaped kneelers. End stacks. Interior: open- string staircase with shaped cheekpieces, stick balusters, moulded handrail and turned newel. Ground floor room to right has fireplace in square architrave, with a decorated frieze, enriched dentilled shelf; and a raised and fielded panelled overmantel. Round-headed cupboards in moulded architraves on either side of fireplace; moulded dado rail, and enriched frieze and ceiling cornice. C18 cast iron spiral railings and gate to front garden, raised on low stone wall, with urn finials. Stone gateposts with ball finials. Railings attached to house by stone coped wall with quoined corner pier.

Listing NGR: SE6553184879