The Old Vicarage

HILMARTON CALNE ROAD SU 07 NW (west side) 6/226 The Old Vicarage II Former rectory, 1841 by G. Salway of Chippenham, squared rubble stone with ashlar dressings, stone slate roof, coped gables and parapets. Two storeys and attic, L-plan, tall proportions. Raised plinth, band, moulded cornice and flush quoins. South front has two-window range to left with rear stack, and slightly advanced cross wing gable to right with coped shouldered gable and finial. Band and cornice carried around. Cross wing has 16-pane sash each floor in flush surrounds, smaller 16-pane sash to attic. Range to left has 16-pane and 12-pane sashes above, 16-pane and half-glazed door below. Door in ashlar enclosed porch with double doors in plain raised surround, cornice and parapet. Cross wing has ridge and north end stacks, east side originally 3-window range of sashes, 12-pane to centre, 16-pane each side, but left sashes are replaced by large shallow square bay with 16-pane sash, cornice and shouldered gable. Plans for house dated 1839 are in Wiltshire Record Office, though with cross wing to left rather than right. Built for £1281/16/10d. Canon F. Goddard records alterations of 1858-9 by H. Weaver, these mostly removed. (Wiltshire Record Office D/11/79; Canon F. Goddard, Reminiscences of a Wiltshire Vicar 1928)

Listing NGR: SU0179275270