Old Rectory

SWERFORD CHURCH END SP3731 9/190 Old Rectory

GV II* Rectory, now house. Late C17, probably incorporating earlier parts, extended c.1800. Coursed squared marlstone; Welsh-slate and concrete plain-tile roofs with ashlar gable stacks. Double-depth plan with added wings. 2 storeys plus attic and basement. Symmetrical 3-window front of main range, with moulded plinth and first-floor string, has a central doorway with a triangular wooden pediment on consoles partly covering a blocked overlight. Windows have flat arches and contain renewed 18-pane sashes. Stone-mullioned basement windows in plinth. Left end wall has oval stair windows and a further sash. Rear has renewed sashes and a central 7-sided conservatory dated 1810 on its lead roof. Double-span roof has gable parapets with triangular copings and has 3 roof dormers to front and rear. 2-storey right wing and single-storey kitchen wing to left are set back from the front and have sashes to rear. Interior: oak dog-leg stair with heavy turned balusters and moulded handrail; subsidiary winder stair rising to attic; early C18 panelled drawing room; chamfered beams on all floors; some heavy plaster cornices; much C18 joinery; remains of moulded stone doorway in cellar (probably C16). (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.799).

Listing NGR: SP3718731038