Dryden House and Attached Wall
DRYDEN HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, THORPE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040318
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Dryden House and Attached Wall
- Statutory Address:
- DRYDEN HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, THORPE ROAD
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- Date:
- 2002-07-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/05856/29
- Rights:
- © Mr John Kirkpatrick. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040318
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dryden House and Attached Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- DRYDEN HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, THORPE 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:
- DRYDEN HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, THORPE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Aldwincle
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 01089 81564
Details
TL08SW
4/25
23/05/67
ALDWINCLE
THORPE ROAD
(East side)
Dryden House and attached wall
(Formerly listed as The Old Rectory)
GV II
Rectory, now house. C14 origins, but mainly C16, C17 and late C18. Squared
coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. L-shape plan. 2 storeys with
attic. Main front of 3 bays. 2-window range to right is rendered and has two-,
3- and 4-light leaded casements at ground floor under rendered heads with
keyblocks. 2 sash windows with glazing bars, at first floor, under similar
heads. Central part-glazed door, between windows, has a rusticated rendered
surround. Large polygonal stone bay to left is probably late C18. 3 sash windows
to first floor with glazing bars, and plain ashlar surrounds and keyblocks. C20
leaded casements to ground floor with similar surrounds. Gabled roof with
polygonal hipped roof over bay to left. Ashlar stacks at ridge and end. Garden
front to left of main front is a 4-window range of irregularly spaced late C18
plain and tripartite sash windows, all with glazing bars. Roof dormer to right.
2 bays to left are probably late C18. C20 extensions to rear. Wall attached to
left of garden front has 2 reset datestones, 1570 and 1631. Interior: room to
right of hall has remains of large open fireplace with bressumer, room to left
of entrance, has late C18/early C19 reset marble fireplace; some moulded spine
beams. Noted as incorporating C14 wall internally. Birthplace of John Dryden,
poet, born 1631.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.77; V.C.H.: Northamptonshire, Vol.3,
p.164).
Listing NGR: TL0108981564
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 232457
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1961), 77
Ryland, W, Adkins, D, Sejeantson, R, The Victoria History of the County of Northampton, (1930), 164
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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