Description

SP15NW KINWARTON

3/178 Shepherd's Yard
01/02/67

GV II

Former rectory, now private house. C.1788 (VCH). Red brick with painted stone or
plaster modillion cornice and dressings. 2-span slate roof and brick end stacks
forming part of shaped gables. Central staircase plan. 3-storeys; 3-window range.
Half-glazed door and fanlight with decorative glazing and panelled intrados. Wood
doorcase with Tuscan half columns against rusticated pilasters, dosserets with
triglyphs, and broken pediment. Sash windows under flat arches with rusticated
voussoirs and key blocks. Garden front: 5-window range, with mid C19 canted bay
to right on ground floor. Interior: Open well staircase, semi-circular to rear
with cut string; late C18 cornice. Through passage. Late C18 and early C19 fire-
places, late C18 6-panelled doors, shutters etc. In 1788 the rector borrowed 600
to rebuild the house. Contemporary service or stable wing attached to right, now
converted to dwelling.
(V.C.H.: Warwickshire III, p.126).

Listing NGR: SP1053458340

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26275297

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)