Description

ASHTON UNDER HILL CP off COTTONS LANE (south side)
SO 9838 - 9938
7/17 22/16 Orchard Cottage
30-7-59
- II

House. Dated 1642, with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Part timber-framed
with painted brick and rendered infill on coursed limestone rubble base,
part limestone rubble, with slate roofs: L-plan; main range of two framed
bays aligned north/south and on the north side is a large external ashlar
chimney with tiled offsets and a pair of square stacks with a frieze and
the date "1642" inscribed beneath the moulded cappings. At the north end
is an intersecting cross-wing of three framed bays which has a large chimney
between its central and west bays with a tall brick ridge stack. Part two
storeys and attic, part single storey and attic with dormers. Framing: three
panels from sill to wall-plate; cross-wing has a truncated collar and tie-beam
truss with four struts at its west end and a collar and tie-beam truss with two
collars and three struts to the lower collar at its east end. West front elevation:
windows are C20 leaded casements. Main part has two square stair lights; gable
end of cross-wing to left has three ground floor 2-light windows and an attic
light. In the angle with the main part is a 3-light window with a plank weather-
ing, a 2-light window, a single-light window and a raking-top dormer with a square
window. Attic light at south end of main part. Main entrance on north side of
cross-wing and has a lean-to C20 brick porch and C20 door. There is a C17 or
earlier door to the rear of the main range said to have come from the church.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO9956438232

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584605

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings