Old Alresford Place

SU 53 SE OLD ALRESFORD OLD ALRESFORD

8/39 Old Alresford Place

II*

Rectory, now Diocesan Centre. Circa 1740 for Dr John Headley, rector. Brick with old plain tile roof. Original 5 by 3 bay building with similar block added to rear circa 1817 and door moved to centre bay of end of original block and mid C19 service wings added. Front 2½ storeys, 5 bays with central bay, and giant pilaster at ends, of blue brick with red brick dressings. Door replaced by sash with stone console brackets either side supporting stone slab porch roof. Sashes all 18-pane with louvred stone sills, blind boxes, lowered and rubbed brick arches. Moulded brick 1st floor string course and 5 12-pane sashes with blind boxes, rubbed brick arches and stone cills. Central window in raised panel with blind opening below, pilasters either side supporting elliptical rubbed brick arch. Moulded 2nd floor string course. 5 9-pane fixed windows, with blind boxes and rubbed brick arches. Moulded, toothed brick cornice and parapet with stone coping. Inside on ground floor at front large drawing room of 1817 with contempor- ary fireplace, plaster decoration to walls, with bracketed cornice and Ionic screen dividing off third of room. Plainer staircase hall has domed glass cupola, Other rooms have C18 fittings.

Listing NGR: SU5876034222