Description

SX 69 SW BELSTONE

3/2 The Old Rectory Farmhouse

22.2.67
II

Farmhouse, former rectory. The main part is mid C19, said to be dated 1836,
modernised in the early C20; the west wing is said to be C16 but, if so, was
largely rebuilt in the early C20. Plastered granite stone rubble with some brick
dressings; granite stacks with plastered brick chimneyshafts to the C19 block and
granite ashlar shafts with moulded granite coping to the C16 (style?) block; slate
roof.
Plan and development: the house faces south. The main block is double depth with 2
rooms front and back. 2 axial stacks between front and back rooms but the rear
right room has a large rear projecting lateral stack. Front entrance hall in right
room. Rear entrance into single storey outshot on the right end which rises to 2
storeys at the front, a chamber over an open fronted space. It is lower than the
main block. To left (west) is a lower block on the same axis as the main block and
flush with the front. It has a 2-room plan each heated by a projecting rear lateral
stack. The left end room is conceived as a medieval hall open to the roof. Behind
it is an outshot and behind the passage and right room a pent roof. Since no
internal inspection was possible at the time of this survey it is not possible here
to outline the historic development of the house. The previous list description
described the west wing as C16 but, from the outside, there is no evidence for this;
it looks like an early C20 wing in C16 style. Except for the open hall the house is
2 storeys and there are attics in the--main block.
Exterior: irregular 3:2:3:1 - window front of C19 and C20 windows. From left to
right : the 'hall' 3-window section has full height windows a central 3-light window
with timber mullion and transom flanked by narrow triangular headed windows, all
containing rectangular panes of leaded glass. The 2-window section to right
contains passage front doorway, a granite elliptical-headed arch, and the windows
here are also timber-mullioned and contain leaded glass, the first floor ones are
gabled half dormers and that over the doorway broken forward a short distance on a
granite corbel course as far as the ground floor right. The 3-window section of the
main block includes a 2-storey projecting bay window, partly slate-hung, and
containing more timber mullioned windows with leaded glass. To right first floor 12
and 16-pane sashes over a French window and part-glazed double doors in a slate-
roofed porch. The right end outshot has a first floor horned 12-pane double sash
window over 2-bay arcade of segmental-headed granite ashlar arches. Irregular roof
levels hipped to right and half-hipped to left. Rear elevation of C19 and early C20
casements with glazing bars, those to main block with plastered brick segmental
arches over. Passage rear doorway a C20 Tudor arch with contemporary studded plank
door.
Interior was not available for inspection at the time of this survey. The previous
list descriptions describes the west wing containing "cambered granite doorways,
stop-chamfered beams and two open fireplaces" considered to be C16 but, if the
outside is anything to go by, they may be C20 in C16 style.
Rear courtyard enclosed by a high granite rubble wall containing a tall round-headed
archway from the drive.

Listing NGR: SX6116893764

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26462120

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