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The Parochial House — Main Street

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The Parochial House — Main Street
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Detached two- or four-bay two-storey over part raised basement parochial house, built 1863-66, on an L-shaped plan with single- or two-bay full-height projecting end bay; single-bay (north) or two-bay (south) full-height side elevations; two-bay full-height rear (east) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having cut-limestone stepped capping supporting mild steel-caged terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered gritdashed roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rendered flush quoined strips to corners. Pointed segmental-headed door opening approached by flight of steps between wrought iron railings with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two (basement) or one-over-one timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

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