THE OLD RECTORY

THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1181283
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:: THE OLD RECTORY
Statutory Address:: THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH ROAD

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Date:: 2004-11-05
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1181283
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:: THE OLD RECTORY
Statutory Address 1:: THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH ROAD

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Westhorpe
National Grid Reference:: TM 04326 69236

Details

WESTHORPE CHURCH ROAD (NORTH SIDE) TM 06 NW 4/105 The Old Rectory 29.7.55 GV II

House. Late C16, altered and extended mid to late C19, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered; extended in whitewashed brick. Thatched roof. 6 bays, 3 cells; originally a cross passage plan, extended to rear to form a T on plan 5 window front. Ground floor central C19 garden doors with side lights, all margin glazed, architrave with cornice, to right a small 2-light leaded casement and a large 3-light casement with hexagon and diamond pattern glazing, to left a similar 3-light casement, first floor 2 and 3-light part opening leaded pane casements. Rebuilt stack on ridge to left of centre between original hall and parlour, right end C19 internal stack, both with cogged oversailing caps. Gable ends have mixed casements, traces of herringbone panelled pargetting, overhanging gables with curved brackets to exposed plates. To rear right a C19 lean-to with an entrance in return, part glazed, part fielded 6 panelled door, recessed in a chamfered surround. Extending to rear centre is 2 bay C19 addition, mixed casements, some lattice leaded, some segmental headed, towards rear a C20 porch, to rear an external red brick stack with a cogged oversailing cap, lean-to backhouse; left return has a further 1 storey and attic projection with a gabled half dormer stair window. Interior: frame concealed on ground floor, stop chamfered binding beams and joists, late C19 staircase. First floor exposed close studding, straight arched brace to cambered tie beam. Purlins clasped by cambered collars and halved principals in closed trusses and butted into chamfered principals in open trusses, arched windbraces.

Listing NGR: TM0432669236

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Legacy System number:: 279561
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.