The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, RECTORY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077652
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, RECTORY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077652
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, RECTORY LANE
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, RECTORY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- North Runcton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF6413716196
Details
TF 61 NW
4/69
NORTH RUNCTON
RECTORY LANE
The Old Rectory
-
II
House, former Rectory, early C19, gault brick, hipped slate roof. 3 bays, 2 storeys, double depth; attached 3 bay 2-storeyed range en echelon to north-east, carstone. Principal facade to south: 3 bays, 2 storeys, hipped slate roof with wide eaves and modillions; stone plinth and platband, angle pilasters. Central bay breaks forward with pediment. Recessed sashes with glazing bars and flat arches; ground floor bays 1 and 3 with semi-circular headed recess containing sash now reaching to ground with lower panel of wood, 2 stone steps. Right return to east: 4 bays, 2 storeys, angle pilaster to left; windowless first bay with stone platband; second bay with forward 2-storeyed porch having hipped slate roof, platband, semi-circular headed doorway with double leaved panelled door and panelled wood tympanum, recessed sashes with glazing bars to ground floor returns and above doorway. Bays 3 and 4 with varied fenestration in renewed openings; wide stair window, c.1900, to bay 3 of 4 lights with two transoms, semi-circular light between two transoms over central two lights, grille leaded panes; 4th bay with recessed sashes with glazing bars. Left return to west of 3 bays and 2 storeys, pilaster strips at angles having recessed central panel. First bay with 2 storeyed canted bay window having polygonal slate roof, sashes with glazing bars to each floor, central window of ground floor bay with double leaved doors to flight of stone steps.
2-storeyed block to north-east in uncoursed carstone rubble with gault brick dressings, roof as to main range; recessed sashes with glazing bars, quoined surrounds and stone sills. Central doorway to east facade, rectangular fanlight over 4-panelled part-glazed door. Gault brick stack to left with shaft enclosed by 3-light roof dormer, 3 bulbous gault chimney pots. Similar pots to main house.
Interior: room to north-west with plaster ceiling rose, acanthus leaf frieze, white marble fireplace with 2 bound reeded columns to both left and right; room to south-west with plaster ceiling rose, plaster panelled walls and acanthus leaf frieze, grey marble fireplace.
Listing NGR: TF6413716196
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 222002
- 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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