Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Rectory. 3 related planning applications.

Rectory

WRENN ID
stranded-footing-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1987
Type
Rectory
Source
Historic England listing

Description

The Rectory, likely built in the early 17th century, was originally one of four prebendary houses associated with the Collegiate Church of St Endellion. It was significantly remodelled in the 1840s when the eaves were raised, again in the 1860s or 1870s with the addition of a cross wing on the right-hand side, and in the 1960s with partial interior remodelling and a rear extension.

The building is constructed of stone rubble with a slate roof, having gable ends and brick stacks. The cross wing, dated to circa 1870s, features a gable end to the front and a side lateral chimney stack. The original layout is uncertain, but it appears to have been based on a 2-room and through passage plan with a smaller room to the left and a larger hall to the right, although this evidence has been largely lost due to 20th-century remodelling. To the right, there is a further extension incorporating the 19th-century cross wing, which is of a single-room plan.

The front of the building presents a five-window facade. The original range on the left features a regular four-window front with raised eaves and a small buttress to the left of the entrance, showing some indication of rebuilding on the front and left-hand side elevation. The openings are hornless sash windows set within brick segmental arches. The ground floor includes a 12-pane sash on the left, a 20th-century part-glazed door with a stone rubble porch rebuilt in the mid-20th century by a former rector, and 3/6 and 5/10 pane sashes on the right. The right-hand opening has a dressed stone segmental arch. The first floor has four early to mid-19th-century 12-pane sashes, presumed to be contemporary with the raising of the eaves. The cross wing features a double sash window on both the ground and first floors, and a slit window in the gable end to the attic. A 20th-century extension is visible to the rear.

The interior was remodelled in the 1960s, involving alterations to partitions, renewal of the staircase, and rebuilding of chimney pieces. The larger, probable former kitchen hall to the right, within the 17th-century range, retains two fairly heavy chamfered and unstopped ceiling beams. A small niche is present in the rear wall, its original use uncertain, although it may have been a creamery. Several 18th-century two-panel doors remain on the first floor, retaining original HL (heart-shaped) hinges. The roof was replaced in the 1840s, with evidence of a steeper original pitch remaining on the gable ends. The building has group value with the Church of St Endellion.

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