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On the west side lies the garden enclosed by a 
low stone wall. Beyond this is a broad stretch 
of turf with a circular pool and fascinating 
little lead figure fountain 
series of bed chambers above. This addition 
between the old house and the barn was uti¬ 
lized for a comfortable staircase and for cup¬ 
boards, and also afforded room enough for a 
little paved cross hall with doors opening, at 
one side, upon the west terrace and garden; at 
the other, upon the court. Up to that time, 
strange as it may seem, Orchard Farm had 
never boasted a staircase but, as in some other 
From the hallway, shown opposite, one goes 
through this door to the paved terrace of the 
south court. The entrance is pronounced by 
semi-circular steps 
early Cotswold dwellings, the upper floor was 
reached by what was virtually a ladder fixed 
against the wall. 
Before the restoration and remodeling took 
place, the western wing (at right of illustra¬ 
tion) had been made into a separate dwelling 
and a door with a sash window beside it 
had been crowded in, on the ground floor, 
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The old barn, now the southwest wing, was attached to the house. 
The outside stone stairs have been preserved. This wing contains the 
living room on the ground floor and bed chambers above 
A broad gravel path and two wide borders of turf separate the house 
from the road. Privacy is further given the house by a low wall 
which defines the property 
