The Vicarage

The Vicarage is a vicarage built in the late 17th century, with remodelling from the early 19th century and additions from the late 19th century. It is constructed of painted brick with a rendered plinth and features a plain tile roof, which has a partial catslide over an outshut at the rear on the right side. The building has two storeys and an attic, with a plinth and a toothed-brick string course. There are three segmental-headed eaves dormers with 2-light casements and a truncated external end stack on the left side. The façade consists of seven bays, with 16-pane glazing bar sashes; the third and fifth windows on the first floor and the second, third, and fifth on the ground floor are blocked. Flanking the central entrance door, which has six raised and fielded panels, are two late 19th-century inserted windows. The porch features pilasters and hexagonal columns that support a frieze and cornice. At the rear, there is a late 19th-century wing on the left and three gabled eaves dormers on the right.

Inside, the vicarage has a late 17th-century staircase that rises two floors, featuring a square well with three flights to each floor and landings. The staircase has a moulded closed string, pierced double lyre-shaped splat balusters, a deeply moulded grip rail, and square newel posts, with the one at the foot having faceted rectangular panels and a bulbous finial. The ground floor has a panelled soffit, which likely includes a carved panel depicting an owl and a grotesque figure with a forked tongue. There is also a shaped pierced frieze on the ground floor with bulbous pendants, probably from the 19th century. The carved panel on the staircase may represent the crest of Walter Waring of Owlbury, which was reportedly removed from the church in 1860. The Vicarage is included in the listing due to its notable staircase, which is comparable to that of No. 23 Welsh Street.