Description

GATWICK ROAD
1.
Manor Royal
5403
No 39
(Little Orchards)
TQ 23 NE 3/19 24.3.82
II
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: TQ2843639058

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502540

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