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St Cuthbert's Vicarage

A Grade II* Listed Building in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees

East Range (front) of St Cuthbert's Vicarage, Billingham

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Double span house, east range of C17 with alterations. Front of two storeys, five windows, very irregular with projecting chimney breasts and varying fenestration including some Yorkshire sashes and an early C19 tripartite sash with glazing bars in square bay projection. First floor band. Modern quasi-classical pedimented doorcase.
HISTORICAL REFERENCE
Billingham Terrier, June 18, 1629.—“A mansion-house, the church-yard, a garden, stackgarth, and three rood or thereabouts of arable land, in every of the three cornfields of Billingham, with two little lands in Volveston-field; two little dales in the medowes, the one in a place called Frogonel, contg half an acre; the other in the Milne Medow, contg another half acre, or a little more; with a horse or cow gayte, whether the Vicar shall make choice of, at May-day, when they stint. Also a sheep-gait one year, and two the second year, and three the third year, as the fallows goe in the townfields of Billingham. Further, there is belonging to the said Vicarage a piece of ground, called the tenth part of Pecker's, lying in the North-field. There are also belonging to the said Vicarage, the lesser tyths of Billingham, as lamb, wool, hay, calf, pig, goose, and hen; together with a little portion due for the milkens. The like in all respects in Volveston, Cowpon, and Newton, saving that in Cowpon and Newton he hath only a little portion of money for his tyth hens. Also he hath tyth of hempe and lyne when they have anie, and in Cowpon a little portion of tyth-salte when they make anie. There is also belg to the said Vicarage the tyth of calf, lamb, wool, pig, goose, and hens at Saltholme (saving only of those goods wh are Mr. Deane's own proper goods), for wh the Vicar has only four pasture-gaytes in the best pasture, and the like is due from Bewley Grainge (saving of the Prebend's own proper goods). He receiveth also yearly from Bellasys, in lieu of the tyth thereof, 26s. 8d.; but if any of his farmers by removal of goods do make inchace and outchace, thereby to defraud, then absolutely the whole year they can have no privilege at all. There are belg to the Vicarage all surplice fees, &c. There is also a farm, with the appurtenances, holden by lease of the Dean and Chapter, wh having been very antiently possessed by the Vicar, wee hope will hereafter be continued, which we much desire.”

Uploaded by Antony Cairns on 16 July 2011

Photo ID: 17507
Building ID: 101139272
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