Description

CODFORD HIGH STREET, Codford St Peter ST 93 NE (north side) 7/57 The Old Rectory (formerly listed as The Rectory) 11.9.68 GV II Rectory, now detached house. Early C17, altered mid C18 and extended early C19. Rendered timber-framing, partly tile-hung, C17 range has axial brick stack, Flemish bond early C19 wing with hipped tiled roof. Plan: Three-bay Cl7 range formerly baffle entry with integral outshut to rear, later wings added to rear and to left return. Two storey, 4-window. Six-panelled door with pediment and guilloche frieze to left of C17 build, 16-pane and 12- pane sash to right, early C19 build to left has segmental-headed 12-pane sash to ground and first floor. First floor C17 part has round-headed fixed central window with 16-pane sash either side. Right return has 16-pane ground floor sash with C20 casement to outshut, tile-hung first floor with 2-light attic casement. Left return has two French windows and two 12-pane sashes to ground floor, three sashes and blind window to first. Rear of C17 range has attached rubble stone C17 wing with ovolo or recessed chamfered mullioned casements to east side, extended late C18 in brick with planked door and leaded or wooden casements. Interior: entrance hall in C17 range has chamfered beam with ogee stops, east room has open fireplace with depressed arched stone lintel on chamfered jambs, west room has bolection-moulded fireplace with fielded-panelled cupboards either side. First floor has bedroom fireplace with egg and dart moulded surround and cornice. Roof of 5 unequal bays; 2 trusses with collars and interrupted tie-beams, 2 with diminished principals, 2 tiers of purlins. Early C19 wing has 6-panelled doors and marble fireplace. Large open fireplace in C17 kitchen wing with chamfered stone jambs and missing lintel. (Wiltshire Buildings Record, Devizes)

Listing NGR: ST9660939942

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