The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, WOODBRIDGE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030772
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, WOODBRIDGE ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030772
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, WOODBRIDGE ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, WOODBRIDGE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Alderton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 34288 41970
Details
ALDERTON WOODBRIDGE ROAD TM 34 SW (East Side) 10/10 The Old Rectory 16.3.66 II Former rectory, now house. Late C18. Built for the Revd. Richard Frank D.D. Red Flemish bond brick with plain tile roof. Two storeys. Entrance front: 3 bays symmetrically disposed. Central tripartite Greek revival doorway which has a central door of 6 panels, the lower 2 flush, the upper 4 raised and fielded, with a decorated fanlight above. To either side of this are Doric 1/2-columns which are fluted and baseless and support a correctly moulded entablature. Immediately to either side of these are sash windows of 2x4 panes. To either side of this central feature are sash windows of 3x4 panes with ashlar sills and flat-arched heads. To far left is a further sash window of later date having 2x4 panes. To the first floor are three windows with flat-arched heads and ashlar sills of 3x4 panes. Hipped roof above with recessed chimney stacks each of 3 flues. To left of this and slightly recessed is a C19 service wing of 3 bays with cambered heads to the windows. The Garden front is of 3 bays symmetrically disposed. Central semi-octagonal bay window with central doorway formed of an upper sash window of 3x4 panes and a lower 1/2-door. Similar sash windows to the canted angles at ground floor level and 3 similar to the the first floor of the bay which has a hipped roof above it. The lateral bays at ground and first floor levels are also all of 3x4 sash panes, the first floor windows being of less height. The right hand return has 4 bays with sash windows of 3x4 panes to both floors. To the first floor at extreme right is a further window of 2x4 panes. To right of this is a C19 lower 2- storey service wing with outshut at left and cambered-headed windows. The rear of the house has 2 central bays with sash windows of 3x4 panes to both floors at either side of which are the projecting C19 service wings. Blocked windows to either side at first floor level show that the front was formerly of 4 bays symmetrically arranged.
Interior: The staircase hall has an open-well staircase of 2 flights with a smaller flight between the 1/2-landings, moulded tread ends and stick balusters with slender moulded vase-on-octagon newels and a wreathed curtail to the handrail. Moulded tread-ends. Decorated cornice. From this hall leads a spinal corridor with groin vaulting resting on wall brackets. the drawing room has wall panels with moulded surrounds and a C20 ashlar chimney piece with Tudor arch. Similar chimney piece and moulded cornice and C18 chimney piece having fluted columns to either side with acanthus leaf capitals. Cabled fluting to the shafts and moulded bases with a fluted frieze and maidens with garlands to the lateral projecting panels of the frieze.
Listing NGR: TM3428841970
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285372
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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