The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382612
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN STREET
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- Date:
- 2004-10-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/13299/27
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382612
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN STREET
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 STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Long Marston
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 15265 48358
Details
LONG MARSTON
SP1548 MAIN STREET
1912-1/13/103 (West side)
02/08/72 The Old Rectory
GV II
Rectory, now house. c1810 incorporating earlier parts. Brick,
mostly stuccoed, with some coursed blue lias rubble to rear
and some ashlar; hipped Welsh slate roof with brick
cross-axial stacks. Georgian style. H-plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 5-window range consisting of
3-window centrepiece with projecting single-window outer bays
right and left. Ashlar plinth and top frieze with fluting and
paterae, and modillioned cornice. Ground floor has central
French window with margin-light glazing over fielded panels,
and flanking windows with 4/4 margin-light sashes; 8/8 sashes
to 1st floor; outer bays have paired 6/6 sashes to each floor,
repaired 1991. C19 fluted bell-form rainwater heads and
downspouts to re-entrant angles.
Left return forms entrance front: Rubble to ground floor and
top modillioned brick cornice. Entrance has limestone aedicule
with Doric columns and Tuscan entablature, and heavy frame to
overlight and 6-panel door with narrow panel; to right a
round-headed stair window and to right end a bow window with
frieze and enriched cornice over small-paned glazing; to left
end a segmental-headed window with a 6/6 sash to each floor
and small segmental-headed window to 1st floor; small stack to
angle.
Brick rear has central lean-to outshut, large wing to right of
rubble with brick gable and lower, longer, wing to left of
coursed dressed stone, alternately wide and narrow courses.
Varied fenestration, mostly casements; right wing has narrow
leaded light to 1st floor and 2-light small-paned casement
with pegged frame to attic; right wing has partly-blocked
segmental-headed window and 3-light casement to return, with 3
1st floor windows with 2- or 3-light horizontally sliding
casements with leaded glazing; end stack and lean-to outshut
with single-storey service wing.
Stone and brick right return has hipped bay window with
small-paned and leaded glazing; some horizontally sliding
casements with small-paned or leaded glazing.
INTERIOR: stair hall to left end has modillioned cornice and
window with splayed panelled reveals, open-well stick-baluster
staircase with column newels. Front rooms with contemporary
cornices and fireplaces, one with round-headed cupboard with
fielded-panelled doors; room to rear left with long chamfered
beams. Secondary staircase to right end has probably re-used
C18 turned balusters on entablature; room to rear right has
chamfered beams and fireplace with bressumer.
Listing NGR: SP1526548358
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482996
- 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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