West Cottage and the Old Rectory House and Old Rectory Cottage
WEST COTTAGE AND THE OLD RECTORY HOUSE AND OLD RECTORY COTTAGE, BURWAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383263
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- West Cottage and the Old Rectory House and Old Rectory Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WEST COTTAGE AND THE OLD RECTORY HOUSE AND OLD RECTORY COTTAGE, BURWAY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383263
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- West Cottage and the Old Rectory House and Old Rectory Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST COTTAGE AND THE OLD RECTORY HOUSE AND OLD RECTORY COTTAGE, BURWAY ROAD
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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:
- WEST COTTAGE AND THE OLD RECTORY HOUSE AND OLD RECTORY COTTAGE, BURWAY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Church Stretton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 45159 93844
Details
CHURCH STRETTON
SO4593 BURWAY ROAD
1312-1/13/39 (West side)
15/03/74 West Cottage, The Old Rectory House
and Old Rectory Cottage
(Formerly Listed as:
BURWAY ROAD, Church Stretton
(West side)
The Old Rectory)
II
Rectory, now 3 houses. Early C19 incorporating earlier
structure. Painted render and painted brick. Low pitch slate
roofs with graduated slates to rear, with deep eaves with
coupled brackets, gabled to front and hipped to rear. Integral
brick ridge stacks and partly projecting brick eaves stacks to
east and west sides. L-shape plan with later side extensions
to the east and infill extensions to north.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. South front with central 2-storey,
3-window range of 3/3 sashes at first floor and two 6/6 sashes
at ground floor, flanked by advanced bays of two 6/6 sashes
surmounted by pedimented gables with coupled modillioned crown
mould. Ground-floor sashes are tall with low sills and have
carved wood upper sash hoods.
East return side with 6/6 sash and partly covered with 2
storey service wing which has C20 casements. West entrance
front: four 6/6 sashes at first storey; central partly
projecting Doric portico of pilastered sides and 2 columns
under flat entablature, panelled door with side lights and
fanlight with radial glazing bars, renewed 6/6 sash to left,
portico flanked by partly projecting stacks. Remaining sides
mostly covered with late C19 and C20 extensions.
INTERIOR: main ground-floor rooms have moulded cornices and
dado rails and moulded 6-panelled doors. Hall has helical
staircase with curtail step, wrought-iron balustrade with cast
lead details; and rotunda top light. Front room has Doric
moulded cornice, coffered ceiling with figurative centre
moulding and projecting door heads.
The grounds are reputed to have been laid out by Capability
Brown.
Listing NGR: SO4515093844
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483681
- 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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