Description

SP 80 NW LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER MEADLE

2/109 Orchard Farmhouse
(formerly listed as Brook
Farmhouse)

21.6.55

- II

House. 2 C16 bays with lower C17 wing to left forming L-plan, C17
extension to rear gable, and outshots to right and in rear angle.
Timber frame with colourwashed brick infill; thatch roofs, half-
hipped over C17 bay; central chimney of thin C17 brick with
pilaster; C19 chimney of flint and brick to left. 1½ storeys, 2 bays
to front. Left bay has wooden casements with single horizontal
glazing bars, 2 to ground floor, one in thatch. Taller gabled bay
to right has 2 3-pane sashes to ground floor and a paired barred
wooden casement above. Entry in C19 flint and brick outshot with
tiled roof in rear angle. Outshot to right has slight timber
framing. Interior: C16 bays have traces of curved braces in'central
partition, altered when C17 chimney inserted; curved wind-braces,
central queen strut truss.
RCHM I p. 261 Mon. 20

Listing NGR: SP8077106018

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26418832

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2