The Rectory (EHER 30811)

A good mid 18th century timber-framed house beneath plaster, standing on a red brick plinth

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. The Rectory [NAT] <1> The Rectory (formerly listed as the Old Rectory), Rectory Road. A good mid 18th century red brick house with later additions and alterations. It is two storeys and attics. The north front has five window range double-hung sashes with glazing bars, in flush cased frames Above the centre three windows there is an open pediment supported at each end on a pair of console brackets, with a bulls eye window in the tympanum. A central 8-panel door with a semi-circular fanlight with ornamental glazing bars has a wood doorcase with Tuscan columns and a cornice. The 1st storey centre window has a swept and shouldered architrave which is united to the doorway by a panel of balustrading. A rainwater head has the initials I.L above the date 1765. Roof tiled, mansard, double pitched and half hipped with a modillion eaves cornice and two flat headed dormer windows on the north front. <2> The present owner calls the house "the Old Rectory" (the present rectory is a modern red-brick building immediately to the W) <2> is totally erroneous in describing it as red brick, although other- wise the description is accurate; the house is timber-framed beneath plaster, standing on a red brick plinth. The dated and initialled rainwater head was seen. The present owner has also found a lead bar during recent renovation work to the foundations, inscribed I Lewis, 1765" - I Lewis was rector of St Andrew's Church (TL 70 SW 6) at this time. <3> Photographs <4>