The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, SHERNBORNE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153035
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, SHERNBORNE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153035
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, SHERNBORNE 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, SHERNBORNE ROAD
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:
- Ingoldisthorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 69146 32551
Details
TF63 SE INGOLDISTHORPE SHERNBORNE ROAD (south)
4/21 The Old Rectory.
- II
Former Rectory House, now divided into 4 separate dwellings. 1856-1858 by G.E. Pritchett, architect of Bishop's Stortford, for the Rev. William Philip Beckett, vicar, who also restored the church (q.v.) and built the school. Cost £2,000. Coursed, dressed carstone with freestone dressings, slated roofs. 2 storeys with attics, double pile plan. High Victorian Gothic. Entrance front to north of 6 bays, ground floor with 3 2-light and one 3-light casement cross windows. At west one 2 leaf French door. 6 first floor case- ment cross windows, all openings with freestone rusticated dressings. Off- centre wooden porch, stone plinth, arched centre, 2 side panels, much internal wooden bracing, barge board gable and slated roof. 2 leaf partly glazed Gothic arched-headed door. Attic with 2 2-light casement dormers with barge boarded gabled roofs. Roof hipped at east only, with one ridge stack, verged at west with single end gable stack springing from corbelled out first floor arch on return. Garden front of 4 bays has 3 ground floor 2-light casement cross windows and one 2 leaf French door, 4 first floor 2-light casement cross windows. Contemporary conservatory at right angles at east with hipped 5- sided gable to south. Roof hipped at east with one eaves level stack and 2 ridge stacks, 2 2-light dormers with barge board gables. West return has single ground floor dressed stone and slated 5-light canted sided bow window. Single storey stable and service wing attached at east is not of special interest.
Listing NGR: TF6914632551
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221406
- 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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