Description

TA 00 NE BIGBY MAIN STREET (east side)

4/4 The Old Rectory (Formerly listed as The Rectory) 1-11-66 II

House, formerly rectory, c1790, possibly designed by T.Robinson. Rendered red brick, ashlar dressings, hipped pantiled roof, 2 wall stacks. Block of 5 by 3 bays and 2 storeys. Garden front has first and second floor sill bands as well as a broader first floor band, advanced 3 central bays, surmounted by dentillated cornice and pediment containing a circular lunette window and flanked by a parapet having balustraded openings. Central panelled door with traceried fanlight, dentillated cornice and pediment and flanked by half engaged columns. Beyond to each side are pairs of glazing bar sashes. To first floor is a central glazing bar sash in a shouldered stucco surround which is flanked by pairs of glazing bar sashes in plain openings. The right front projects slightly, and the interior is much altered, though the original staircase and a chimney piece survive.

Listing NGR: TA0609507313

External Links

• Wikidata Q26316745

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)