
What is recorded here
Detached five-bay two-storey rectory over basement, built c.1820. Hipped slate roof with ashlar limestone chimneystacks. Roughly dressed stone walls with limestone string course between basement and entrance level. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Timber panelled door with flanking side lights and fanlight above, approached by limestone steps. Cast-iron double gates with ashlar limestone gates piers, set in rubble stone boundary wall. Three-ranges of outbuildings ranged around courtyard to the rear.
The architectural form of this rectory is enhanced by the retention of many interesting features and materials, such as the timber sash windows, ashlar chimneystacks and the timber panelled door. The related outbuildings to the rear and the piers and gates enhance the setting of the house.
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
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