The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1289258
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1959
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1289258
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-May-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN 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, MAIN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Drayton Parslow
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 83758 28352
Details
SP 82 NW DRAYTON PARSLOW MAIN ROAD (south side) 4/9
19.8.59 The Old Rectory (formerly listed as The Rectory)
- II*
House, former rectory. Dated 1753 over fireplace in ground floor right-hand room. N.W. front is of vitreous headers with red brick dressings: quoins, vertical strips through both storeys to frame windows, segmental window heads to ground floor and centre bay, and moulded plinth and eaves. Gables and rear are of chequer brick, the S.E. front with similar plinth and eaves. 2-span old tile roof with coped gables and flanking brick chimneys, that to left with moulded cornice top. 2 storeys and attic, cellar windows to left gable. N.W. front of 5 bays, the centre bay slightly projecting and carried up above the eaves with moulded gable forming minimal open pediment. Flanking bays have 3-pane sash windows. One hipped dormer with moulded cornice and C20 barred wooden casements to either side of centre. Centre bay has 2 staircase windows, the upper partly in the gable and round headed with radiating glazing bars. 4-panelled door to centre in panelled reveals and architrave with doorcase of wooden Doric pilasters, triglyph and roundel frieze and moulded pediment with dentils. S.E.front in Gothick style has 3 bays, the centre gabled. Flanking bays have 2-storey canted bay windows with wooden mullions and moulded cornices, transoms to ground floor and cast iron lattice glazing with curved bars above transoms. Dormers have paired leaded casements. Centre bay has 6-panelled door, the top panels with trefoil heads, and flanking single lights, all in painted stone surround of 4 semi-octagonal Doric columns on baluster plinths, entablature with coved frieze and cornice, and moulded pediment over door with glazed trefoil in tympanum. First floor has 2 ogee windows in moulded frames with impost blocks, shouldered bases and leaded lights. Roundel with moulded cinquefoil light in gable. Interior: C16-C17 doorcase to inner side of S.E.door. Entrance hall has round arch to C18 staircase with turned balusters and moulded handrail. N.E. ground floor room has re-set C16-C17 panelling, N.W. room has Regency dado panelling and chimney piece with flanking arched recesses. First floor N.W.room has good C18 wooden fireplace surround with shouldered architrave, pulvinated frieze and dentil cornice, one room with Gothick grate.
Listing NGR: SP8375828352
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 397576
- 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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