Description

SE 34 NW KIRKBY OVERBLOW MAIN STREET
(west side, off)

6/27 The Old Rectory
(formerly listed as the Rectory)
30/3/66

II

House. Late C18 with C19 additions. Coursed gritstone with ashlar details
and stone slate roof. A double-pile plan of 2 storeys with 6 first-floor
windows. Central 6-panel door under a moulded, eared architrave with
pulvinated entablature over. A Venetian window to the left with moulded
architrave and 4-pane sash. To right of the entrance, a rectangular sash
with moulded architrave and glazing bars. To right again: a large canted
bay window with castellated cornice. First-floor windows. left to right:
3 sashes in plain architraves with linking band at sill level;
2 similar windows but set lower in wall; and a narrow sash with
plain stone sill and lintel above canted bay window to right. Moulded eaves
cornice, ashlar coping and shaped kneelers. 3 narrow stacks, at left gable
and on ridge, and a large stack at the right gable.

Listing NGR: SE3251649260

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26469099

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey