The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage is a former vicarage, now a house, dating back to 1699, with a significant addition and alterations made in 1853. It is constructed of red brick, with a pantile roof featuring raised tumbled brick coped gables, along with two brick gable stacks, two external wall stacks, and one ridge stack. The building has a parallel range layout; the rear section is the original 1699 construction, while the front was added in 1853 by a local surveyor, R. Cotton of Caistor. This later addition was built using reused materials to harmonise with the existing structure. The front facade is two storeys with a garret, and displays three bays. It features a central half-glazed panelled door, flanked by single full-height French windows with splayed ashlar lintels. The first floor has three glazing bar sashes with segmental brick heads. A later 20th-century door surround is found at the main entrance, which is situated in the left-hand gable end, featuring a half-glazed door and a traceried overlight. The fenestration of the rear wing is from the 19th century. The original, rear range displays narrower, redder bricks, with many showing purple burn marks. It includes a large external wall stack tapering to a gable stack at each end. During the 19th-century alterations, the internal wall within the stack was removed. A ground floor and first-floor glazing bar sash window was inserted into the base of the right-hand gable stack, and a similar window was added to the left-hand gable. The dates of the two phases of construction were confirmed through records at the Lincoln Archives Office.