The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, THE SHALLOWS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384677
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, THE SHALLOWS
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384677
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Jul-2000
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, THE SHALLOWS
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, THE SHALLOWS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Saltford
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 68678 67334
Details
SALTFORD
ST6867 THE SHALLOWS
739-1/6/95 (West side)
19/06/75 The Old Rectory
(Formerly Listed as:
KEYNSHAM
THE SHALLOWS, Saltford
(West side)
The Rectory)
II
Rectory, now house. 1814 with c1840 and later C19 alterations.
Render and coursed rubble stone dressings, ashlar bays and
copings; shallow-pitched slate roofs with end and ridge ashlar
stacks.
PLAN: irregular L-shaped plan with staircase in the angle of
the two ranges.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey; 3-window ranges face south and east. South
facade of 3 elements: two 3-light outer bay windows rising
above eaves with tall casements to ground floor and
plate-glass sashes to first floor; recessed panels between
window areas and blind parapets above eaves. The bays are tied
into the facade by platbands across the entire wall face.
Single plate-glass sash to first-floor middle bay. East facade
has central tripartite porch with glazed Carnarvon-arched
openings flanking part-glazed, panelled door; projecting
gabled bay to right with tall 2-light paired casements to
ground floor, bracketed cornice and sunk panels with roundels
at mid-floor level and 2 plate-glass sashes above with blind
semicircular-arched heads and keyed oculus below gable with
oversailing eaves.
INTERIOR: includes 1814 staircase with cast-iron handrail and
floral balusters.
FURTHER INFORMATION: the bay window is in the manner of the
Bath Italianate school of HE Goodridge /Wilson and Wilcox.
(White E: Keynsham and Saltford: Keynsham: 1990-: 47).
Listing NGR: ST6867867334
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485130
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
White, E, Keynsham and Saltford, (1990), 47
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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