Building record 1310406000 - ORCHARD COTTAGE, TURVILLE

Summary

Sixteenth century timber-framed house with twentieth century extensions.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1310316: ORCHARD COTTAGE

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C16. Timber frame with whitewashed brick infill, the ground floor part rebuilt in whitewashed brick. Old tile roof, chimney of narrow brick to left. 1½ storeys. 2 bays. C20 paired barred wooden casement to ground floor left, C20 similar metal casement to ground floor right, paired C20 casements in gabled semi-dormers. Old board door off-centre to left in gabled timber porch. Flanking C20 single storey extensions, each of one bay, with half-timbering. Rear has older wooden casements, those to upper storey below the eaves. Interior: massive floor joists in right bay, stop-chamfered spine beam and joists in left bay; roof has queen strut trusses, and curved and ogee wind-braces. RCHM I p. 299 Mon. 7 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p80.

Location

Grid reference SU 76763 91100 (point)
Civil Parish TURVILLE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2009 6:57PM

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