Description

TIDDINGTON-WITH-ALBURY
SP60NE
3/163 The Old Rectory
18/07/63 (Formerly listed as Albury
Rectory)

GV II

Rectory, now house. c.1819. By J. Ackermann for Hon Frederick Bertie. Limestone
ashlar; stone-slate roof and stone stacks. Front range plus 2 parallel rear
wings and subsidiary range. Tudor style. 2 storeys plus attics. Entrance front
has central porch with 4-centred archway and recessed spandrels with
quatrefoils. Above is a 2-light window and a blind gable supporting a broad
stone stack. To right are windows of one and 2 lights and a lower wing with
3-light windows. Garden front to left has projecting gable wall of front range
and a large canted bay. Further large windows at rear. All main gables have
stone parapets, and windows are mullioned with 4-centred lights and labels.
Small projecting rear wing has some possibly C17 brickwork. Interior: Large
stair hall with open-well stair; moulded cornices with Tudor ornament;
Tudor-arched fireplaces; vaulted cellar.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.V, p.14; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p. 420).

Listing NGR: SP6550405022

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26477250

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)