Former Presbytery (36 Victoria Grove) and gateway is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1974. Former presbytery. 2 related planning applications.
Former Presbytery (36 Victoria Grove) and gateway
- WRENN ID
- scarred-gallery-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1974
- Type
- Former presbytery
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-19th century former presbytery, originally linked to the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St Catherine, with subsequent alterations and extensions in the 20th century. The building is constructed of stone rubble, flint, and red brick, with some rendered areas, and ashlar and buff-coloured brick dressings. Slate covers the roof, with stone copings to the front.
The presbytery's original layout incorporated the former church vestry in its north-east corner, arranged on a rectangular plan. A single-storey addition was added to the south-east corner in the 20th century. The west front elevation has four bays, with two gabled sections linked by a narrow flat-roofed bay, and a single-storey flat-roofed addition to the right. Early 20th-century parapets with quatrefoil balustrades top the flat-roofed sections. The off-centre entrance has a chamfered surround with broach stops and a hoodmould, incorporating dogtooth decoration, a mid-19th-century timber door with ornamental hinges, and a fanlight. Windows are generally two- and three-light, with cusped heads, metal casements, hoodmoulds and stone sills; one window is transomed, and a single-light window is located above the entrance. The left return elevation is blank, reflecting its former attachment to the church, with a late 20th-century brick rebuild of the north-east corner. The rear (east) elevation is simpler, with a rendered stone ground floor and red brick with buff brick dressings above. Contemporary uPVC windows are present in the right-hand bay and a small uPVC window in the central bay. Later additions to the south return include uPVC windows and a timber sash window.
The interior retains much of its original mid-19th-century layout, with 20th-century openings providing access to later additions. Original features include mid-19th-century four-panelled doors, a staircase with turned newels and stick balusters, and original ironwork such as strap hinges and window catches. The fireplaces have been blocked and their surrounds removed.
A pedestrian entrance stands in front of the house, comprised of ashlar piers with caps and a pair of iron gates with spear finials.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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