Description

ORTON B6260
NY 60 NW (East side)

13/69 Orton Hall
6.2.68
II

Large house. 1662 date previously recorded on part of building. Present front
said to be C18 for Dr Burn. 1900 date, with initials H. & R.G. (for Goodwin) in
rear wing gable. Coursed, squared rubble with rusticated quoins. Hipped,
graduated slate roofs. Symmetrical: Mainly 2 storeys; 5 bays (1:1:1:1:1), with
adjoining pavilions. Central pedimented bay has steps up to panelled door in
pedimented Tuscan surround incorporating narrow, flanking windows; Venetian
window above. Full height canted bay window, with Tuscan columns at angles, set
back on either side. Band between floors and sill band to 1st floor windows.
Single-storey wing set back on each return has Venetian window in
semicircular-headed recess. All windows sashes, some with glazing bars, in
stone surrounds. Stepped wall adjoining each wing curves forward to terminate
in small pavilion with ogee-headed window. Main block has eaves cornice,
central lead-roofed cupola, and corniced stone end chimneys. Interior probably
remodelled when additions made in 1900: Good woodwork including panelling to
walls and ceilings.

Listing NGR: NY6252407808

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598107

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)