The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, PIRTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1347087
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, PIRTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1347087
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, PIRTON 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, PIRTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Holwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 16568 33047
Details
HOLWELL PIRTON ROAD TL 1633 (East side)
9/22 The Old Rectory - - II
Rectory house, now a private house. 1831 (dated shield plaque on W side) for Rand's Charity Trust (shield plaque with 'R/F.1706' on chimney to right of porch on N side, for Rand's [Charity] founded 1706). Lower service extension on E in 1870s. Red brick now painted, stucco bays lined as ashlar, elaborate stucco moulded Gothic ornament, crenelated parapets, finials, chimney corbels, etc. Steep pitched roofs. A tall 2-storeys house entered from N and facing onto garden at W and S. An early and unusually elaborate Gothic rectory house, with large casement windows, shafted chimneys, projecting chimneys some on decorated corbels, rectangular 2-storeys bay on S flanked by moulded finials, 2-storeys gabled N porch. Interior has Tudor arched openings to porch and staircase, and main rooms grouped round a central lobby. Sold as a private house 1959.
Listing NGR: TL1656833047
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163032
- 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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