The Old Rectory and Old Garden Wall
THE OLD RECTORY AND OLD GARDEN WALL, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1331772
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory and Old Garden Wall
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY AND OLD GARDEN WALL, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1331772
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory and Old Garden Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY AND OLD GARDEN WALL, 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 AND OLD GARDEN WALL, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- East Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Snailwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 64208 67479
Details
TL 66 NW SNAILWELL CHURCH LANE
5/156 The Old Rectory 1.12.51 and Old Garden Wall
GV II*
Originally the rectory, early C18, including within the plan two separate medieval buildings, possibly wings of an C12 earlier house. C18 local brown brick, C19 gault brick, Barnack limestone, clunch and flint. Plain tile roofs. Main range two storeys with attics and basement and end stacks; flanked by two, two storey wings to north-east and south-west. Five 'bays' encasing in two 'bays' to north-east a two storey C12 building with round-headed arches to two openings now sealed over, and one introduced C15 doorway. C19 stucco to entrance facade with imitation rusticated stone quoins. Five first floor, twelve-paned hung sash windows in wooden cases, four similar ground floor windows. Band between floors. Entrance approached by stone steps; closed, gabled C19 porch with early C18 raised and fielded panelled door. Pedimented doorcase in original position with C19 half-glazed door. Wing to north-east with parapet gable and ridge stack has early C18 hung sash windows in rear elevation. Wing to south-west, medieval and cased in C19 gault brick, has brick buttresses with Barnack limestone offsets at rear, these may replace original; front elevation has a C18 four panelled door and rectangular fanlight with glazing bars. Interior details largely C19, closed string main staircase with turned balusters made by Mr Tharp in Queen Anne style.
Photographs of C12 openings in Cambs. Daily News, March 7, 1959 Snailwell Tithe Map, 1842
Listing NGR: TL6420867479
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 49068
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cambridgeshire Daily News in 7 March, (1959)
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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