Rectory Farmhouse

TURKDEAN UPPER TURKDEAN SP 11 NW 6/93 Rectory Farmhouse 23.1.52 II* Former rectory reputed to be on site of monastery. C14-C15, C17, C19 and C20. Coursed squared and dressed limestone, partly rendered, stone slate roof, ashlar stacks. Rectangular main body plan with mid C19 extension at rear. C20 single bay extension left of main body. Main body 2½ storeys with twin-gabled, 4- windowed garden front, C14-C15 undercroft at right end. Four- light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with king mullions to ground floor. Double-chamfered hollow-moulded casements to first floor, similar windows but with continuous hoods to gables. Stopped hoods over ground and first floor windows. Two double- chamfered single light casements lighting undercroft. All windows lighting C17 facade with horizontal glazing bars. C20 two-storey single bay extension at left end with canted bay, 2-light casement to first floor. C17 open-sided porch off-centre right supported by free-standing and engaged columns. Semi-circular arch with keystone and pierced spandrels at front of porch, decorative stone gable with moulded capping above. Four-centred archways either side. C20 plank door with moulded almost semi-circular headed surround with moulded imposts and keystone. C20 three-light casements lighting left-hand return of C20 extension. Stepped coping to gable ends. Twin diagonal stacks with moulded cappings at right gable end. Roll-cross saddle at left gable end. Interior; C14-C15 vaulted undercroft shows maximum use of ribbing branching out from freestanding cylindrical columns and responds with roll-moulded capitals and bases. Capitals of responds and piers indicate an earlier date suggesting possible rebuilding of vaulting. Plain recessed circular bosses at centre of each vault. Large moulded Tudor-arched fireplace with carved spandrels and overmantel with stepped mouldings in room above undercroft. Large open fireplace with flat-chamfered segmental-headed surround (formerly with bread oven) in far left-hand room on ground floor. Flat-chamfered Tudor-arched door surround in former left-hand return of main body now opening into C20 extension. Undercroft reputed to have once extended out under present front lawn and to have been infilled early C20. (David Verey, The Buildings of England, The Cotswolds, 1979)

Listing NGR: SP1075417390