Description

BAINTON MAIN STREET
SE 95 SE (east side)

12/4 The Old Rectory

12.2.52

GV II

House. Early C19 with earlier origins and later additions and alterations.
Pinkish-red brick faced with pinkish-yellow mathematical tiles to front in
Flemish bond, with pantile roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays, with single-storey
screen walls to sides and with ranges to rear. Central-hallway plan.
3 steps to central entrance a 6-fielded panel door below fanlight with
radial glazing bars with pedimented Doric doorcase. 12-pane sashes
throughout under channelled wedge lintels. Wooden eaves. Hipped roof.
Side and rear stacks. To either side are single-storey walls with rounded
niches under flat arches of gauged brick. Ashlar copings. To rear:
staircase window has 12-fixed-lights and radial glazing to head. 12- and
18-pane sashes to sides. Interior: Neoclassical fireplace to sitting room.
Rear sitting room has probably C18 fireplace. Cantilevered staircase with
stick baluster and ramped handrail. Shutters to some rooms. Late C20 hand-
painted reproduction of the Chinese wallpaper at Nostell Priory by Lady St
Oswald to right bedroom. Panels of sangerie by Lady St Oswald to sitting
room. Pevsner N, Yorkshire, York and The East Riding, 1978, pp 165/6.

Listing NGR: SE9653752315

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26366644

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  For the Record
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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