Description

SO 90 NE DUNTISBOURNE ROUSE DUNTISBOURNE ROUSE VILLAGE

6/88 Old Rectory

II

Large detached house. c1830 with late C19 additions. Coursed
and squared limestone; ashlar front facade; stone-slate roof;
ashlar chimney stacks with unmoulded string and cap. Main range
of 3 storeys with central staircase hall and 1 room laterally;
wing runs back at west end of 2 storeys with attic; 2 parallel 2-
storey wings at back, both C19. Front of 5 windows, all sashes,
9-pane to top floor; plain banding between windows at each floor
level; central doorway has partly glazed porch added in C20 with
weather-boarded gable; altered front door, partially glazed;
ridge chimneys at each gable end, with additional chimney towards
front at lower gable end. Single window to each floor of west
wing: all small-paned casements in segmental arches, attic window
in gable being smaller with slit vent over; projecting gable
chimney stack at rear end of wing. Scattered fenestration to
service wings: timber casements and stone flat arches over.
Front windows retain shutters; one Regency fireplace in principal
room to left of front doorway.

Listing NGR: SO9854706018

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26592244

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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