Vicarage To The Church Of The Martyrs

The Vicarage to the Church of the Martyrs is a building constructed between 1902 and 1904 by Everard and Pick for the Harris family. It is designed in the Queen Anne Revival style, featuring red brick with stone dressings and a hipped roof made of Swithland slate, which has a mutule cornice and tall brick ridges, along with side and gable end stacks. The vicarage has two storeys, a cellar, and an attic, with a six-window range that includes 6/6 sash windows over 6/9 sash windows, three of which are in a canted bay on the left and three grouped on the right. The attic gable over the bay has a 2-light casement.

On the left side, there is a flat-roofed porch with a stone doorway inscribed 'The Vicarage' and a door inside. A projecting gable behind the porch features a tall 6/9 sash window above a casement, and there is a small oriel window behind this. The right side has a projecting stack and a curved-roofed dormer with a 4-light casement. The rear of the building has a gable with a triple arrangement of 4/4, 6/6, and 4/4 sash windows above a 4/6, 6/9, and 4/6 sash window, along with a 2-light casement in the attic gable. There is also a door and casement located between this and a two-storey and single-storey wing that projects to the rear on the right, which contains additional sash windows and casements.

Inside, the vicarage retains a fine, little-altered interior featuring an austere art-nouveau staircase that leads from the ground floor to the attic, complete with splat balusters and newels with carved tops. A careful glazed screen was added between the first floor and attic around 1970. The interior boasts fine austere fireplaces in rooms across all three floors, some with overmantels. Certain rooms feature wide embossed paper friezes above picture rails, while the study has a ceiling adorned with trailing foliage pattern plasterwork, and the library includes panelling with tall plain panels and a fitted bookcase. The cloakroom is tiled and features an art nouveau style frieze.

This vicarage is a notable example of its period, showcasing many well-preserved interior features, and it forms a significant group with the adjacent Church of the Martyrs.