Description

CORBY GLEN CHURCH STREET
TF 02 SW (south side)

6/79 The Rectory (former-
30.10.68 ly listed as the
Vicarage) wall and
gateway

G.V. II

Former house, now rectory, wall and gateway. Late C16 with late
C17 addition and in 1814 alterations to form a vicarage. Coursed
squared limestone rubble, ashlar quoins and dressings. Ashlar.
Collyweston slate roofs with stone coped roll moulded gables. 2
moulded stone gable stacks, a similar ridge stack with 4 shafts
and a large external wall stack to rear, all having moulded
cornices. 2 storey, 7 bay front, the central bay is advanced and
separately gabled and has in the side wall blocked C17 square
openings, this with the 3 bays to the left was a late C17
addition. Plinth. Central 6 panelled door with fanlight in
moulded stone architrave with impost blocks, to left 3 glazing
bar sashes to both floors. To right a full height glazing bar
sash with beyond a 2 light mullioned window and a 3 light similar
window both with cornices. Above the door are glazing bar sashes
to each floor, with to right a further similar window and a pair
of 2 light chamfered mullioned windows. All glazing bar sashes
have slightly cambered ashlar heads with raised keystones.
Interior retains early C19 stick baluster stair with wreathed
handrail and some early C19 architraves and fire surrounds.
Attached to the north wall of the rectory is a coursed limestone
rubble pantile coped wall, apparoximately 6'O" high, containing a
late C17 ashlar gateway with central planked doorway in segmental
headed chamfered surround with plinth and cornice over. Flanked
by square piers having moulded cornices and tall ball finials.
An ashlar gabled coping links the tops of the piers.

Listing NGR: TF0014224974

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595656

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Recommended Books

• 
  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  For the Record
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)