The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1301062
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1301062
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH 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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Wilbraham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 54551 58448
Details
TL 5458 LITTLE WILBRAHAM CHURCH ROAD (South Side)
17/30 The Old Rectory
31. 8.1962
GV II
House, formerly the rectory, built late in Cl8 with a contribution from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1802 the front elevation was remodelled and the house re-roofed. Other alterations took place at the end of the C19 and in the 1960s and 1970s. Red brick with a hipped, pantiled roof and a wood modillion and dentil eaves cornice, restored. Two ridge stacks. Tile house is of two principal storeys and a smaller attic or second storey, but, at the rear, in the service part, it is of-only two storeys. Principal elevation is in five bays with finely gauged arches-to recessed hung sashes, restored, of twelve panes each. Tile windows at the attic storey are of six panes each only and the four full length casements at the ground floor are c1890. The central doorway has a doorcase with a broken pediment, fluted pilasters, and a Doric frieze. The doorway is round headed and has a door of six raised and fielded panels and swagged glazing bars to the fanlight. The rear wall has been rebuilt and redesigned by the present owner. Inside there is an original cut string staircase with square section balusters and turned and fluted newels. The plaster cornice decoration in the two principal ground floor rooms is original late C18 work. Charles Lamb a friend of Rev William Butt, Rector of Little Wilbraham is believed to have stayed here on a number of occasions.
R.C.H.M. Record card
Listing NGR: TL5455158448
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 50540
- 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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