Description

WATER ORTON OLD CHURCH ROAD
SP19SE (South side)
Water Orton
4/112 Wakefield House
11/11/52
GV II
House. Early C16 with C17 addition. Timber framed with brick infill panels;
plain tile roof; brick ridge stack with lozenge shaped shafts. T-shaped plan:
C17 lobby-entry plan hall range aligned east-west facing north with an early C16
western cross-wing. 2 storeys: 4 tiers of square panels with straight braces.
The cross-wing has curved braces and a roof truss with raking queen struts and a
cambered collar carrying clasped purlins. 1:3 window front: mainly early C19
glazing bar sashes. Early C19 porch to left hand end of hall range in the
re-entrant angle with the cross-wing: 6-panel door with pilastered surround and
cornice hood. Gabled bay to right hand end of hall range with collar and tie
beam roof truss and trenched purlins. Interior: chamfered and stopped ceiling
beams.

Listing NGR: SP1759091362

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481502

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy