The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253292
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253292
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH 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, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Welby
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 97538 38101
Details
SK 93 NE WELBY CHURCH LANE
2/67 The Old Rectory
II
Former Rectory, now House; 1834 by Cornelius Sherborne of Grantham, with C20 alterations. Ashlar with stone coped gables and kneelers to south side, slate roof, stone ridge stack and pair of diagonally set stone stacks on project- ing stack corbelled out from front wall at 1st floor level. Parallel range with single storey wing on north aide. 2 storey with plinth and 1st floor band. Entrance front of 3 bays with central "Gothick" traceried door and adjacent single light under one hood mould, flanked by to left single and to right double lights under hood moulds, in Tudor style with glazing bar case- ments. Above a central 2 light window with similar single light window to left, all as ground floor. To right corbelled chimney and just below that a datestone "1834" and an inscription around a coat of arms recording its construction by C. B. Oatley, Rector. The south front in matching styles has similar single and 2 light windows and a canted bay window. The interior has shutters and plain moulded cornices with simple decorative ceiling corner details; one contemporary 'Tudor' stone fireplace with leafy spandrels and a fine swept staircase with plain balusters. From information supplied by the owner a porch was removed and the single storey wing reduced to that height from 2 storeys by the Church Commissioners' Architect in the 1950s.
Listing NGR: SK9753838101
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436463
- 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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