St Alfege'S Vicarage

St Alfege’s Vicarage is a rambling building incorporating elements from various dates, with a history linked to Henry VIII's palace of Placentia. The front appears as a sequence of different sections.

On the right is a building of around 1800, two storeys in height with three windows. It is faced with stucco, with an entablature and blocking course concealing the roofline. Rusticated quoins and rusticated, one-storey projecting end walls are present, each topped with ball finials on plinths. The first floor features recessed three-light sash windows with glazing bars, although all but the centre window have been replaced. The ground floor has round arched openings within an arcaded design, featuring a spring string and moulded architraves. Side windows to the ground floor are blocked, retaining their heads. A central doorway has a modern fanlight and side lights. A recessed garage entrance is located to the right, fronted by cast iron railings.

To the left of this section is a complex of roofs, predominantly low-pitched and slated, with walls forming several planes. The main stuccoed front wall transitions to a curtain wall enclosing a small courtyard. Behind the curtain wall is visible the original 16th-century brickwork of the house. The windows are irregular and of various types, including modern plate glass. A slightly projecting first floor suggests an early jettied front in the right-hand part of this section. A significant feature is a large moulded wreath, probably constructed of terra cotta, and now painted over, on the first floor. The arms of Henry VIII, formerly displayed on the front wall, have been removed for safekeeping.

A new front section is currently under construction on the left. Facing Park Vista, four sections are visible. A red brick canted bay is located on the left, topped with a parapet. The bay has been partly rebuilt, revealing a fragment of a curved gable end with a round, gauged brick eye to the right of the parapet. Next is a two-storey, three-window plain stucco facade with a parapet, likely dating to the late 18th century. This is followed by a five-window section of around 1800, constructed of red brick with gauged arches over sash windows with glazing bars. Finally, a two-storey, two-window section of very old brickwork, heavily restored, is seen. A new wing concludes the building on the right.