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TG 12 NW
3/47

HEYDON
THE GREEN
The Old Rectory

(Formerly listed as Heydon House, previously listed as The Rectory)

19-1-52

GV
II

Former rectory. C18 and C19; south-west gable dated 1861. Brick, partly plastered and colourwashed. West gable in knapped flint. Steeply-pitched pantiled roofs. One and a half and two and a half storeys, T-shaped plan. Range to north one and a half storeys; three-light casements, one at first floor level on east side. Three gabled dormers with two-light casements to west. Parapeted north gable with internal chimney stack; ridge stack off-centre to south. Main range of two and a half storeys: sashes with glazing bars, two-storey canted bay with sashes and lead roof. Two gabled attic dormers with two-light casements. Axial stack off-centre to south. C19 red brick range projects to west with flint gable. Large three-light window in gable with transom and leaded glazing. Square panel in gable apex with shield and the date 1861. Parapeted one-storey link in north-west angle with a west porch in knapped flint with stucco dressings; diagonal staged buttresses to west wall, entrance arch with engaged shafts and small niche above. Flat-topped parapet with coping. Chimney stack on south wall with two diagonal shafts. South gable of main range has square ground floor bay; five-light first floor window with ovolo-moulded mullions and transom and attic light. Gabled wing to east with C20 lean-to conservatory on south side, first floor casements, one with leaded glazing. Axial stack off-centre to east.

Interior: of west wing has C19 blind arcading with attached shafts to arches.

Listing NGR: TG1150627357

External Links

• Wikidata Q26653803

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings