The Rectory — Abbey Street

Detached three-bay two-storey rectory, c.1840, on a symmetrical plan retaining early fenestration with door opening to centre, single-bay two-storey flanking canted bay windows and two-bay two-storey side elevation to south. Extended, c.1890, comprising two-bay two-storey gabled end bay to right (north) with three-bay two-storey side elevation to north having three-bay single-storey flat-roofed advanced entrance bay to ground floor. Reroofed, c.1980. Gable-ended roofs on an L-shaped plan (gabled to end bay). Replacement artificial slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement timber bargeboards, c.1980, to gable. Replacement aluminium rainwater goods, c.1980. Flat-roofed to advanced entrance bay to north. Materials not visible behind parapet wall. Rendered walls. Painted. Cut-stone coping to parapet wall to entrance bay to north. Cut-stone walls to canted bay windows. Square-headed openings (including to canted bay windows). Stone sills. 1/1 timber sash windows. Square-headed door openings (including to entrance bay to north). Replacement glazed timber panelled doors, c.1980, with overlights. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds.Detached three-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic, c.1840, to west with square-headed integral carriageway to left ground floor. Gable-ended roof with slate (gabled to half-attic window). Clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed rubble stone walls. Cut-stone quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills and lintels. 2/2 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening. Stone lintel. Timber door. Square-headed integral carriageway. Stone lintel. No fittings.Section of rubble stone boundary wall, c.1840, to front (east) with pair of rubble stone piers having cut-stone capping and wrought iron gate.