Description

ORTON KELLETH NY 60 NE

14/77 Kelleth Farmhouse 6.2.68 II

Large house. Probably late C17/early C18. Undated lead rainwater head has raised initials G. & E.W. Limewashed rubble on plinth with quoins. Graduated slate roofs with stone copings and kneelers. Double-pile plan with wings projecting to front. 2 storeys, 5 bays (1:3:1). Main block has central panelled door in segment-headed porch. 2-light window in C20 mullioned surround to either side on each floor. Panelled door in corniced doorcase in gable end of right-hand wing; 2-light window above, and similar window to each floor on gable-end of left-hand wing, have original stone mullioned surrounds with fake (incised) gauging to segmental lintels. All windows are square-leaded. Between floors, on inner face of each wing, is a semicircular-headed stone panel with incised paterae decoration. Ornate, octagonal wrought-iron lantern to outer corner of left-hand wing. Dentilled eaves cornice with concealed gutter. Stepped and corniced stone end chimneys.

Listing NGR: NY6611005228

External Links

• Wikidata Q26438544

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  For the Record
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)