Tansor Court And Attached Quadrant Walls And Gates

Tansor Court is a rectory, later a house, dating to 1858/59, built for Rev. H. Living by John Norton of London. Extensions were added in 1869 and during the early 20th century. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a Collyweston slate roof, set on an irregular double-depth plan.

The entrance front has three irregular bays. A large, five-light, Early-English-style stone mullion staircase window is on the left, topped with a gablet. A smaller two-light stone mullion window is centrally located on the ground floor, alongside a square, stone mullion bay window with a castellated parapet. A blank bay to the right features a large lateral stack. The doorway to the left of centre has a two-centred arch head. An attached covered way of three bays leads to a Gothic-style outer gateway with a four-centred arch head and decorated spandrels. Flanking this are gabled buttresses with a gablet over, containing a central coat of arms. Ashlar gable parapets and ashlar lateral and ridge stacks are present. Iron gates are attached to the outer gateway, and double quadrant walls extend from either side, forming an outer forecourt. A two-window range to the left of the entrance front, originally the service wing, repeats the style with stone mullion windows. A single-storey billiards room attached to the front left is dated 1869 on its return gable, and matches the style. A datestone inscribed D.L. 1676 has been reset into the rear left elevation.

The right elevation features two bays with a forward-projecting gable to the left. A two-storey, five-light stone mullion bay window with transoms is on the left, and a similar single-storey canted bay window is on the right. A small Early English style window with a gablet is centrally positioned on the first floor. The garden front, at the rear of the entrance front, comprises four bays with gables to the left and right, the left gable projecting forward. A two-storey canted bay window, like the others, is on the left. Two- and three-light stone mullion windows with transoms are placed centrally and to the right. A two-light Early English style window with a gablet is on the first floor to the left of centre, while a circular turret with a conical roof and stone mullion windows sits on the first floor to the right. A lean-to porch is on the left of centre. Ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, and ashlar stacks are at the ridge and ends. Two bays, similarly styled, were added in the early 20th century.

The interior features a staircase with a 17th-century style balustrade rising around an open well. The drawing room, study, and principal bedrooms retain their original Gothic-style fireplaces, along with panelled dados. An earlier rectory previously existed within the grounds to the east. Tansor Court ceased to be used as a rectory in 1903.