The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1951. House. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
eternal-truss-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1951
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a wing of a rectory that has been converted into a house. It was built in 1828 by builder John Plowman for Reverend James Blomfield, although part of the structure may be slightly older. The building is constructed from coursed squared limestone with some ashlar dressings and features a Welsh-slate roof with brick stacks. It has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys tall.

The right bay of the four-window front is the earlier section and includes large tripartite sash windows on both floors. The other bays feature 12-pane sashes along with the entrance, which has a four-panel door, a rectangular overlight, and an inscription that reads "Pax Intrantibus Salus Exeuntibus" on the lintel of its pilastered ashlar doorcase. All windows are topped with ashlar flat arches. The roof is shallow-pitched and hipped, with overhanging boxed eaves and end stacks.

At the rear, there are full-height sash windows and a doorway with a fanlight. The entrance has been re-set from a contemporary section that has since been demolished. The main range, which dates from the 16th or 17th century and was home to Bishop Skinner during the Commonwealth, was demolished in 1965, but the fireplace from the study has been incorporated into a garage.

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