Description

SU 17 SE OGBOURNE ST GEORGE HIGH STREET (south side) 7/98 Old Rectory II Rectory, now house. c1885-1900. Flemish brickwork, tile hung to upper floor, and tiled roof. Two storeys and attics. The north, entrance front has central wide recessed porch with finely moulded 2-centred arch, the hoodmould terminating in a cross rising to first floor level. Ovolo-moulded timber windows, the stair window to left leaded with coloured shields and stone quatrefoiled panels below. Moulded mid-wall string and shaped tile hanging to first floor. Glazed entrance doors with side lights and arcaded overlights with stained glass. Rear elevation has 3-light transomed windows to Dining Room and Drawing Room. Coved eaves and hipped roof and internal ribbed brick stacks. Two large 4-light leaded dormers each side. To east, lower 2 storey wing containing kitchen and enclosed service yard. Interior has good contemporary fireplaces of wood and tiling to principal rooms. A good example of the Domestic Revival style.

Listing NGR: SU1975174454

External Links

• Wikidata Q26647260

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)