The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage is a house, built in 1846, possibly designed by Benjamin Ferrey. It is located in Castle Cary. The exterior is constructed of Cary stone, appearing almost as ashlar, with dressings of Doulting stone, and has Welsh slate roofs with coped gables and diagonally set stone chimney stacks. The house is two storeys high with an attic, with a five-bay north elevation; bays three and five are slightly projecting gables, while bays four and five are set back from the rest of the elevation. There are hollow-chamfered mullioned windows, primarily two-light with transoms, without decorative labels. An upper window in bay two is set within a small gable; bay three features a two-storey angled bay window with stepped stone roofing, lit by a rectangular gable window above. Bay one is blank and features a projecting chimney stack with a coat of arms. A projecting gabled porch occupies the lower bay two, featuring a cambered arched doorway with incised spandrils, part-glazed double doors, and a small rectangular light above. A shield displaying the diocesan arms is set at the apex of the porch gable. An east-facing end gable has a single-storey angled bay window with a flat roof concealed behind a pierced stone parapet, with details that match the north elevation. The interior remains unrecorded.