Rectory Farmhouse And Rectory Cottage

SO 9005 BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT HOLLOWAY ROAD, Bisley Village (east side)

13/88 Rectory Farmhouse and Rectory Cottage

28.6.60

GV II*

Large house with small attached house. Late C17 small house; main house c1740. Ashlar and random rubble limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof. Main part 2-storey with cellar, attic to rear wing; small 2-storey house attached to north end also with rear wing. Front: fine ashlar facade to Rectory Farmhouse with 4- window fenestration of uneven spacing. Three-centred arched 4-pane sashes to ground floor with plain keyed architraves, keystones linking with moulded string course above. Square-headed 4-pane sashes above, with bull-nosed sills, keystones extended over moulded stone eaves coving. Three-centred arched doorway in wider space between 2 left sashes has segmental pediment porch on shaped brackets; multi-panel fielded door. Corner pilasters at each end of facade with echo in moulded eaves. Hipped roof. Rectory Cottage to left has 3-light recessed chamfered mullioned casement with hoodmould to each floor; further C20 altered fenestration to left. Ridge-mounted chimney with chamfered cap. South end: moulded eaves coving continued above rubble masonry; 12-pane sash in plain opening to each floor to right. Tall double-shafted eaves-mounted chimney with linking cavetto cap. Rear: mixed sash and mullioned fenestration. Gabled wing to rear of Rectory Cottage has projecting chimney stack and inserted mullioned fenestration. Interior of Rectory Farmhouse: fine panelled main room with fluted pilasters dividing up bays of fielded panels. Niche with shell hood to right of fireplace. C18 staircase has 2 turned balusters per tread, ramped handrails and bracketted open strings. Regency cornice and oval arch in kitchen. Tie beam in roof has crudely carved date 1744. Interior of Rectory Cottage not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO9047305846