Description

RIDLINGTON HOLYGATE ROAD
SK 8402 and SK 8502
3/6 No 4. The Old Rectory
(Formerly listed as
10/11/55 Old Rectory)
II
House, formerly rectory. C17, C18, C19. Rubble, ashlar, stone tile roofs. Low
C17 wing with large C18 addition and C19 heightening and bay windowed frontal
wing. Lowest section on left is one storey with 2 casements, one of stone. Large
C18 range dated 1721 under E&R heightened in C19 above ashlar string course.
3 storey. Second floor has two 2-light casements with ashlar surrounds. First
floor has 5 sashes with ashlar surrounds and keystones. Embedded ashlar work
with decorative quoins on extreme left. Ground floor has five re-modelled ashlar
dressed windows. Frontal wing of 1830 has one 2-light casement with ashlar surround
above 2-storey tripartite bay. 3 ashlar surrounded sashes with keystones on first
floor. Similar on ground floor but with C20 windows. Six ashlar stacks. Ashlar
coping. Ashlar quoins. Entry to left of frontal wing. Classical doorcase from
East Norton Hall. There is a water colour in the church of the house before the
alterations of 1830.

Listing NGR: SK8470302657

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26473095

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair