Description

SP5829-5929
17/44

HETHE
MAIN STREET
(North side)
Old Rectory

II

Rectory, now house. Late C17 with C19 additions, dated JRS 1850 and C20
alterations. Squared coursed limestone. Steeply pitched slate roof. Brick end
stacks. Central range with later range added to rear forming T-plan with later
C19 single-storey additions. Main elevation. 2 storeys plus attics. 3-window
range. Original entrance in left gable now blocked, C20 entrance inserted with
window opening and C20 Tuscan porch added. C20 entrance is flanked by 2-light
wood mullioned and transomed windows with keyblock stone heads. First floor has
three 2-light wood mullioned and transomed windows with keyblock stone head,
lead cames, wrought-iron springs. 3 flat-roofed roof dormers. Interior has
chattered beam and fireplace with chamfered bressumer. Said to have a cellar.
The Old Rectory was mentioned in 1679 and suffered a fire in 1928 (VCH).
(VCH: 0xfordshire: Vol VI, p174)

Listing NGR: SP5926729457

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26487565

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Recommended Books

• 
  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas