The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage is a house dating to the late 18th century, with alterations and extensions made in the mid-19th century and late 19th century. The front wall is constructed of brick in Flemish bond, featuring a plinth, rubbed flat arches, a first-floor band, and upper walls (dated to the late 19th century) in Flemish Garden Wall bond, with brick dentil eaves and ornamental Dutch gables with curved and moulded verges, curving kneelers, and pedimented caps. Other walls are of Flemish Garden Wall bond and flint with brick dressings, also featuring rubbed flat arches, quoins, and some cambered arches; stone sills are present. The roof is tiled, with two and four late 19th-century octagonal flues set on rectangular bases. Originally, the house was a symmetrical two-storey, three-window design with an attic, facing south. A central sash window of the 18th century remains, and below it is the arched opening of the original doorway, leading to a flight of stone steps. Early 19th-century sash windows and one French window are also present on the side elevations. The attic section was rebuilt in the late 19th century to include gables at each side and a central dormer with a pediment. A porch, similarly ornamented, was added at this time. The east-facing elevation demonstrates the three main phases of development, with two storeys and a three-window arrangement (3,3,2 windows) on each section, each with slightly different details but a consistently late 19th-century roof. The north and west elevations are irregular, with lower service wings on the west side. Walls on these elevations are a combination of flint and brick, with altered features. The interior retains a Georgian character, including the remains of the original staircase. An interior waterpump dates to the early 19th century.