Description

SD 66 NW TATHAM

2/91 Old Rectory
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GV II

House, formerly rectory, probably C17th, altered mid C18th and C19th.
Pebbledashed rubble with stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Windows have
glazing bars. Those on the 1st floor have stone surrounds with a slight
chamfer and were originally of 2 lights except for the left-hand one which
was of 3 lights and now has a central flat-faced mullion. To the left of
the 1st bay on the ground floor is a window with cement surround. The
window of the 1st bay is similar to those on the 1st floor, but taller and
with a central flat-faced mullion. The 3rd and 4th bays have C19th plain
stone surrounds, with a 3rd similar window between bays. The left-hand one
has a central flat-faced mullion. In the 2nd bay there is a C19th gabled
porch whose chamfered door surround has a latin inscription around a
pointed arch. Chimneys on gables, with projecting stacks, and to left of
porch. Interior has dog-leg stair with closed string, turned balusters,
and moulded handrail. The left-hand room has exposed axial main ceiling
joists. The right-hand rooms were altered in the C19th and have boxed
beams.

Listing NGR: SD6054769485

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26326795

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)