Rectory Farmhouse
RECTORY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383776
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Rectory Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- RECTORY FARMHOUSE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13505/19
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383776
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Rectory Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- RECTORY FARMHOUSE
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:
- RECTORY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Richard's Castle (Shropshire)
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 49483 70936
Details
RICHARDS CASTLE
SO47SE BATCHCOTT
482-1/8/160 Rectory Farmhouse
01/07/88
(Formerly Listed as:
Rectory Cottage)
II
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1828. Coursed squared stone with
some brick to rear; slate roof with stone lateral and rear
stacks with inset panelled brick shafts. Front range with
cross wing and rear wing.
EXTERIOR: 2-window range includes cross wing to right.
Restored casements with top lights under Tudor-style
hoodmoulds and with stone sills. Central plank door with open
porch supported on iron shafts with ornamental trefoiled
pendant cresting under flat hood. Tablet over with Tudor-style
hoodmould and inscribed "RFH 1828". Canted 5-light bay window
to left and 3-light window to right. Lean-to against left
return wall with 2-light window. Main gables have pendant
trefoiled bargeboards, lesser gables with pendant lobed or
plain bargeboards. Partly brick rear wing converted from
livestock accommodation. Restored 2-light casements with
segmental brick arched lintels to rear and side windows.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Reputed to have been built by the Rector, Robert Fitzwilliam
Halifax, in 1828 as a house with smallholding for his curate.
Listing NGR: SO4948370936
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484208
- 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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