The Old Rectory

WESTHORPE CHURCH ROAD (NORTH SIDE) TM 06 NW 4/105 The Old Rectory 29.7.55 GV II

House. Late C16, altered and extended mid to late C19, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered; extended in whitewashed brick. Thatched roof. 6 bays, 3 cells; originally a cross passage plan, extended to rear to form a T on plan 5 window front. Ground floor central C19 garden doors with side lights, all margin glazed, architrave with cornice, to right a small 2-light leaded casement and a large 3-light casement with hexagon and diamond pattern glazing, to left a similar 3-light casement, first floor 2 and 3-light part opening leaded pane casements. Rebuilt stack on ridge to left of centre between original hall and parlour, right end C19 internal stack, both with cogged oversailing caps. Gable ends have mixed casements, traces of herringbone panelled pargetting, overhanging gables with curved brackets to exposed plates. To rear right a C19 lean-to with an entrance in return, part glazed, part fielded 6 panelled door, recessed in a chamfered surround. Extending to rear centre is 2 bay C19 addition, mixed casements, some lattice leaded, some segmental headed, towards rear a C20 porch, to rear an external red brick stack with a cogged oversailing cap, lean-to backhouse; left return has a further 1 storey and attic projection with a gabled half dormer stair window. Interior: frame concealed on ground floor, stop chamfered binding beams and joists, late C19 staircase. First floor exposed close studding, straight arched brace to cambered tie beam. Purlins clasped by cambered collars and halved principals in closed trusses and butted into chamfered principals in open trusses, arched windbraces.

Listing NGR: TM0432669236