The Rectory

THE RECTORY

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1144465
Date first listed:
03-Jan-1986
Statutory Address:
THE RECTORY
The Rectory, Boltongate
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1144465
Date first listed:
03-Jan-1986
Statutory Address 1:
THE RECTORY

Location

Statutory Address:
THE RECTORY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Boltons
National Grid Reference:
NY 22963 40636

Details

NY 24 SW BOLTONS Boltongate

6/24 The Rectory

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Rectory, now private house. Probably early C15 with early C17 and 1889 extensions. Cement rendered walls, with red sandstone string course and raised quoins, on chamfered plinth. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and kneelers; rendered chimney stacks. Low 2-storey, single-bay fortified vicarage to left; high C19 projecting 2-storey, 2-bay extension in centre with lower 2-storey, 3-bay C17 range to right. Fortified vicarage has extremely thick walls. End doorway has rendered-over shouldered arch. Small ground floor slit vent and upper floor sash window to rear. Centre portion has top-glazed panelled door and sash windows under hoodmoulds. Right portion has C20 door and similar windows. Upper-floor central window is smaller and is probably original. Interior: old part has barrel-vaulted lover chamber with blocked newel stair. Upper floor room has inside walls showing original steeply-pitched roof line. Central portion is wholly C19. Interior of right portion has Tudor-arched doorway from probable cross-passage. Inglenook with stone hood and heck partition. Garage adjoining to right is not of interest.

Listing NGR: NY2296340636

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