The Old Rectory

SE 81 SW GUNNESS DONCASTER ROAD (east side)

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GV II

Rectory, now house. 1864-6, with minor alterations of 1885-6, by the diocesan architect, James Fowler of Louth. Rock-faced limestone with ashlar dressings, plain tiled roof with lead copings and wrought iron finials. Gothic Revival style. 3 rooms wide by 2 rooms deep with rear services extension. 2 storeys, irregular fenestration. Balanced asymmetrical front: central full height bay containing entrance and stairs projects under a hipped roof, with another projecting bay to the right. Chamfered plinth, flush ashlar quoins, moulded string course. Plank door with decorative strap hinges in ashlar surround with flanking colonnettes and moulded lintel with small casements to left and right, the latter with leaded lights. To the right a 3-light window divided by colonnettes with foliated capitals. First floor has a large cross mullion and transom stair window and a narrow sash in the central bay, a smaller cross window on the left and a 3-light window divided by square foliated mullions on the right. Pointed relieving arches to openings in the central bay. llodi,,lli,on eaves cornice. Hipped roof with projections, crested ridge tiles and decorative finials. Axial chimneys have tumbled-in bases, octagonal shafts with carved roundels, cornices and tapered octagonal pots. Right return has ground floor bay with foliated jambs and a mullionqd oriel. Interior: main oak staircase with fret balustrade and carved Gothic details, and other original features.

Listing NGR: SE8431211098