Orchard Farm

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Orchard Farm
Orchard Farm.jpg
Orchard Farm, c. 2018
Location Broadway, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England
Coordinates 52°02′10″N1°50′53″W / 52.0362°N 1.8481°W / 52.0362; -1.8481
Builtc. 1620
Restoredc. 1720
20th century
Restored by A. N. Prentice (20th century)
Architectural style(s) Cotswold
Listed Building – Grade II*
TypeHistoric England
Designated30 July 1959
Reference no.1215520
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Location within Worcestershire

Orchard Farm is a Cotswold farm and country house in Broadway, Worcestershire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and is at the centre of a private estate. The house was restored and extended twice during the early 20th century. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Wool merchants built Orchard Farm around 1620. Nearly a century later, in 1720, the Walker family restored and expanded the house, keeping with the traditional style. [4]

In the 19th century, the estate fell upon ill fortune and was divided into two smaller dwellings, until the farm was acquired by Lady Maud Bowes-Lyon. Bowes-Lyon hired architect A. N. Prentice to restore the residence, expand the home, and design an English garden around the property. [4]

Thomas E. Wells purchased the farm in 1904 and hired artist Alfred Parsons to redesign the gardens. In 1910, Wells died at the estate; the funeral was held at the home, conducted by Francis Xavier Morgan, and attended by then 18-year-old J. R. R. Tolkien. [5]

In 1945, nearly 9 acres of arable fields and orchards owned by Orchard Farm were compulsorily purchased under the Housing Acts 1936 to 1944 to provide extra houses for the village. [5]

Orchard Farm remained in the Wells family until 1953, when Professor and Mrs. Goiten purchased the estate. The house has since been split into two separate houses and the barns and outbuildings have also been converted into independent homes. [5]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Orchard Farmhouse (1215520)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. "Orchard Farmhouse". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. Q26510368. (2024, June 30). Wikidata. Retrieved 07:32, December 27, 2024 from https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q26510368&oldid=2192496524.
  4. 1 2 Weaver, Lawrence (1914). Small Country Houses; Their Repair and Enlargement; Forty Examples Chosen From Five Centuries. pp. 136–141. ISBN   1-341488-03-9 . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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