The Old Parsonage

The Old Parsonage is a house dating from the late 17th century, with later alterations, built for the Whartons of Gillingwood. The structure is made of rubble with pantile roofs and features a cruciform plan. It has two storeys and is composed of three bays, with a central projecting two-storey porch and a matching rear stair turret, along with later 20th-century rear extensions. The main range and porch have quoins, and the openings are topped with brick flat arches. The ground floor of the porch has a four-panel door with an overlight above. The windows are sash type, featuring glazing bars and exposed sash boxes. An old wrought-iron lamp bracket is located on the left-hand corner. The porch has a hipped roof and ashlar coping. There are end stacks, with the left stack being external and extended outwards in brick. To the right, there is a small single-storey extension that is recessed, featuring a stone slate roof and ashlar coping. The building was rented by successive 18th-century vicars from the Wharton family, who were patrons of the living at Gilling.