The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage is a manor house dating from the 16th century, situated on the west side of Church Lane, Great Doddington. The building is constructed of regular coursed limestone with lias dressings and follows a roughly H-shaped plan. It is two storeys high with an attic. The front elevation has three windows, with gabled cross wings projecting forward on either side. The ground floor windows are four-light stone-mullioned, while the first floor and attic windows are three-light stone-mullioned, decreasing in width at attic level. A 19th-century part-glazed door is located to the right of the centre, sheltered by a four-centred moulded stone head. A two-light cellar window is to the left of the door. Ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, and ashlar stacks are present at the ridge. An illegible tablet is set into the right gable. The side elevation, facing the road, features a four-window range of two- and three-light stone-mullioned windows. The rear elevation is similar, with a projecting cross wing on the left. Inside, the hall contains a 16th-century staircase with heavy turned balusters and panelling with incised decoration. A room to the right of the entrance has a 16th/17th-century fireplace with a four-centred moulded stone arch. It is believed to contain a datestone dated 1510. The house was used as the vicarage for a period.