The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. House.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
solemn-threshold-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1985
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a house, originally built in the 17th century, with significant alterations mainly from the mid-18th century. The building features squared and ashlar lias stonework and has a 20th-century concrete tile roof. It has an L-shaped plan and consists of two storeys with an attic.

On the garden front, there is a four-window range of sash windows with glazing bars. The two left windows have flat arch heads, while the two on the right are adorned with moulded stone architraves and keystones. The left side at ground level has double sashes, and there is a 19th-century canted stone bay at the far right. To the right, a 20th-century glazed door is framed by a moulded stone surround with a keystone and a pediment above. The right section of this facade is made of ashlar with rusticated quoins, and there is an ashlar string course running along the building. The roof is hipped and gabled, featuring an ashlar moulded cornice, gable parapets, and kneelers, along with brick and stone stacks at the ridge and ends. There are also two 20th-century dormers.

The facade to the right is constructed of ashlar and has three first-floor sash windows with moulded stone architraves and keystones, as well as a large central canted bay that is likely from the 19th century. Inside, the dining room and kitchen to the left of the entrance have a moulded ceiling beam with interlacing decoration. The dining room contains an open fireplace with a bressumer that still has remnants of a spit mechanism, indicating that this part of the house may date from the late 17th or 18th century. The staircase features quarter landings and a large early 19th-century window with stained glass. Several first-floor rooms retain early 19th-century fireplaces with cast iron baskets.

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