Description

ORTON B6260 (West side)
NY 60 NW
Front Street, Orton
13/70 Petty Hall (formerly
listed as Old Hall)
6.2.68
GV II*

Large house. 1604 date with initials G.B. & M.B. (for Birkbeck) on door
lintel. Reset stone panel on interior has 1689 date with initials C. & M.P. and
pseudo-heraldic device. Later alterations. Coursed, squared rubble with
quoins. 45° graduated slate roof with stone coping to south gable. Wing to
rear. 2 storeys, 6 bays. 2 plank doors, both with false 4-centred heads.
Right-hand door is main entrance with dated lintel and architrave; two 3-light
windows to right and one to left. 3-light window to left of 2nd door. 2- and
3-light windows to 1st floor. All windows are square-leaded casements in
stone-mullioned, chamfered surrounds under hoodmoulds with decorative
label-stops. Stone mid and end chimneys. Interior retains many original
features including-large segmentally-arched fireplaces, massive chamfered beams,
doors, partitions, and decorative plaster cornices.

Listing NGR: NY6222808118

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543794

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)