Description

LITTLE HEREFORD CP SO 56 NE 5/41 The Old Rectory (formerly listed as 11.6.59 Rectory Cottage) II

House. C16, with later alterations. Square-panelled and close-studded timber-framing with painted brick and plastered infill, sandstone rubble plinth, stone slate roofs. Central hall flanked by cross-wings, large axial stack, through-passage. Two storeys and attics. South front: gable end of cross-wing to left with projecting upper storey to west with moulded bressummer, small 2-light window in gable, 3-light window to first and similar window to ground floor, central hall block with irregularly spaced fenestration to first floor, one 3-light window and two 2-light windows, 3-light window to left of square-headed doorway with moulded frame and ledged door, gable end of cross-wing to right with two 2-light windows to first floor and three similar windows set alongside each other in square panelled framing to ground floor. The interior was not inspected but is said to retain triangular doorheads and fireplaces with moulded jambs. (RCHM, Vol 3, p 67).

Listing NGR: SO5535368324

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair