Description

YATTON KEYNELL THE STREET ST 87 NE (east side) 3/505 The Rectory

GV II

Rectory, C17 possibly earlier, with early C19 north end and alterations, north end possibly refacing a C18 house. Rubble stone with stone tiled roofs. 2 storeys and attic. North end has 2 parallel gables to west front, end wall stack to right gable and rear range gabled to north with ridge stack, overhanging boarded eaves with shaped purlin ends. Raised quoins and raised window surrounds. 2 attic pointed slits. 3 first floor 12-pane sashes and 4 to ground floor, 2 each side of Roman Doric ashlar porch and door with 2 fielded lower panels, glazed above. A painting of c1780 shows similar windows and porch but parapet above, ramped up to higher centre. Rear has tall projecting wing to left with later C19 2-storey square bay. South end, set back, has 2 gables, ridge and south end stacks. Left gable early C19, with boarded eaves and attic pointed slit. Tripartite 4-12-4-pane sash in stone surround and ground floor glazed conservatory with C19 inner glazed door. Adjoining, to right, c18 pedimented stone porch with window to front, doors each side and inner 6-panel door, 4 panels glazed. Casement pair over. Right gable has C17 2-light ovolo-moulded mullion windows, one with hoodmbuld to attic, 2 to first floor with continuouse hoodmould and 2 ground floor C18 8-pane sashes in moulded architraves with cornices on brackets. Rear of this range has wallface chimney gable to left, one first floor 2-light recessed chamfered mullion window with hoodmould and ground floor lean-to. Bell-turret on roof slope to right and projecting wing to right with east end stack and end wall lean-to. Sash windows to south wall, 12-pane to first floor, pair of 8-pane windows below. South of house range is 2-storey stable, C18, with upper 2-light and 2 Tudor-arched openings. Ground floor timber-lintel entry, door in chamfered doorcase. 6-pane window, timber-lintel entry and another 6-pane window. Interior: heavy beams to south end, massive bressumer between south east rear wall and lean-to. Regency-style doors, fireplaces and plaster mouldings. One rear room at north end with complete mid-Victorian decoration.

Listing NGR: ST8671076390

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• Wikidata Q26478973

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