Building record 805/0/30 - Orchard Cottage, Main Street

House. Late C17/early C18 with early C20 extension. Squared coursed limestone and rendered brick with thatch roof.

{1} House. Late C17/early C18 with early C20 extension. Squared coursed limestone and rendered brick with thatch roof. Originally probably 2-unit lobby entry plan. 2 storeys. 2-window range of C19 casements under wood lintels. Central plank door, under wood lintel, with C20 porch. Single-light window to left of door. Central rebuilt stone stack. Early C20 door and casement window. Rear elevation is similar. Interior not inspected but noted as having ceiling beams and probably has open fireplaces, now blocked. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p74)

{3} Two storeys, thatched roof, of two rooms with an internal stack, 17th century.

{4} Undated photo;

{5} Brief record made in 1978. Inside, the heated room has an axial beam and chamfered corners to the side of the large fireplace. [HER note: not entirely sure that this is the same house].

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/77 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.74/ Site 14 (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Fotheringhay (Photographs). SNN112503.

<5> Historic England, 1978, HOUSE, MAIN STREET , FOTHERINGHAY, BF084367 (Archive). SNN116551.

Record last edited

Aug 20 2024 2:54PM