The Rectory

THE RECTORY, TOGHILL LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1211822
Date first listed:
17-Sept-1952
List Entry Name:
The Rectory
Statutory Address:
THE RECTORY, TOGHILL LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1211822
Date first listed:
17-Sept-1952
List Entry Name:
The Rectory
Statutory Address 1:
THE RECTORY, TOGHILL 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE RECTORY, TOGHILL LANE

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

District:
South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Doynton
National Grid Reference:
ST 72103 73931

Details

ST 77 SW DOYNTON C.P. TOGHILL LANE (west side)

8/131 The Rectory 17.9.52 - II

Rectory, now house. Early C18 with later C18 and C19 alterations and C20 alterations. Coursed rubble, stone dressings, prominent long and short quoins, slate roof with raised coped verges and gable stacks. Classical style. 2 storeys and 4 windows, all sashes with horns in raised architraves with projecting keystone, central 8-panelled door in similar surround with recessed panels to sides and pediment on moulded brackets; plinth, moulded string course above heads of ground floor windows, cornice and blocking course; single storey addition to right with cornice. Right return has varied windows, ground floor has two 4-pane sashes with raised architrave and dripstone, first floor has 2 sashes to right with thicker glazing bars, smaller sash with margin glazing to left and two 4-pane sashes at attic level, coping ramped up to central stack. Left return has at ground and first floor 2 sashes with thick glazing bars, raised architrave, projecting keystone and floating cornice, 2 similar attic windows. Rear has central plate glass sash in recessed reveal lighting stair, blocked window at first floor right, C20 dormer, single storey addition with 3 sashes in raised architraves with keystone, 2 C20 doors. Interior: shutters to windows, open-well stair with wreathed handrail and turned balusters, front left room (formerly 2, now one) with panelled walls, fireplace to rear in moulded surround, cornices.

Listing NGR: ST7210373931

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
396364
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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