The Rectory

The Rectory is a mid-18th century town house located on Fore Street in Plympton St Maurice. The front features incised stucco, likely over rubble, with a plinth, a moulded mid-floor string, and a first-floor sill string. The upper part of the right-hand side has slate hanging, and the building has a very steep dry slate roof with sprocketed eaves, a moulded cornice, and modillions. There are brick stacks at the ends. The house has a single-depth plan and includes a late 19th-century wing at the rear right of center. It is two storeys tall with a symmetrical seven-window front. The original windows are 12-pane hornless sashes with thick glazing bars, and the first-floor sills are moulded over carved aprons adorned with swags. The central doorway is pilastered and features a central break in the moulded entablature, with panelled reveals and a similar door that has later glazed top panels. The rear wing includes a stone mullion bay window. The interior has not been inspected, but a previous description notes a good staircase with an open string, turned balusters, a moulded handrail, and a panelled dado. The hall has a panelled dado, and two ground-floor rooms feature dentilled cornices and panelled dados.