Description

SU 55 NW BAUGHURST RECTORY LANE 8/35 16.5.66 The Old House (formerly listed as Wolverton Rectory under Wolverton)

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Early C18, late C19. Queen Anne house (the nearby rebuilt church is 1717), with later extensions to the rear. The east front has 2 storeys and attic to the symmetrical main part, of 5 windows; and 2 storeys to the offices (south) wing, of 3 windows. Tile roof, hipped central dormer. The main front has a stone coping to a parapet red brick walling in Flemish bond, rubbed flat arches, sashes in exposed frames (those to the ground floor having floor level cills): the wing has a tile roof with brick dentil eaves, English bond walling with rubbed arches to the ground floor, sash windows (the central being a Venetian light). The substantial Victorian extensions have matching form, on a larger scale: the north front includes a columned porch with arched stone hood and simple mouldings. Within, the hall and a ground floor room retain C18 pinewood panelling.

Listing NGR: SU5665359212

External Links

• Wikidata Q26384842

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)