The Rectory is a Grade II* listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. A Georgian House. 3 related planning applications.

The Rectory

WRENN ID
rooted-gargoyle-raven
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Test Valley
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1960
Type
House
Period
Georgian
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rectory is a house built in 1716, with mid-19th century and 20th century alterations and additions. It features brick walls and a combination of tile and slate roofing. This Queen Anne style house was constructed around the same time the church was rebuilt, funded by Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt.

The symmetrical front (west) elevation has two storeys and an attic, with five windows. There are narrow windows flanking the central entrance. The steep hipped tile roof has pilaster coved and moulded eaves, and three flat-roofed dormers with casement windows. The walls are made of Flemish bond brick with blue headers and have rubbed flat arches on the ground floor, complemented by thin stone keys, a plinth, and a stone Gothic drip-mould serving as a first-floor band. The windows are sashes set in exposed frames.

A 'Tudor' brick porch features coping to the parapet, a brick dentil cornice, and a four-centred arch on an impost band with a plinth. Each side of the porch has an arched recess with a narrow window. At the north end of the house, there is a large tapered chimney stack.

The south elevation also has two storeys and is symmetrical with five windows, displaying similar details to the front. However, the two western bays were replaced in the late 18th century with a two-storey half-twelve-sided brick bay, which has a flat roof and a small coved eaves cornice, a central window above a doorway, and two ground-floor windows. The entrance features double glazed doors with narrow side panes.

On the east side, there is a single-storey half-octagonal projection from the mid-19th century, which has three large windows and a hipped slate roof behind a parapet. The north and east elevations have undergone significant alterations in the mid-19th century, resulting in a higher eaves line (three storeys) and a low-pitched slate roof with irregular window arrangements. The east side includes a two-storey wing, while the north side features a garage block that is continuous with the front elevation. These walls are also in Flemish bond brick, with rubbed flat arches, stone cills, sashes in reveals, and a neat porch with brick flank walls and a low-pitched gable.

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