Description

LITTLE RISSINGTON LITTLE RISSINGTON VILLAGE
SP 1819-1919
8/230 Little Rissington House and flat
(formerly listed as The Old
25.8.60 Rectory)
GV II
Former rectory, now house. Late C18 with slightly later extension
extended 1812-19, later C19 and partly rebuilt mid C20. Ashlar
main body with pebble-dashed extensions. Stone slate roof to main
body, some concrete tile roof to the later C19 extension, with
ashlar stacks. 'L'-shaped main body comprising two parallel ranges
with early C19 extension to right gable end, late C19 extensions to
left. Main body; 2 storeys, attic and cellar. Flat-chamfered
plinth. Three-windowed facade lit by 16-pane sashes with horns
within double-chamfered surrounds. Central C19 part-glazed
segmental-headed door set within a moulded surround with a
keystone, up two stone steps; small 9-pane top-opening window to
the left of the door. Band between the floors. Early C19
extension continuous with facade to the right. Pebble-dashed late
C19 extension lit by 4-pane sashes with horns set back and facing
road to the left. Right-hand return of early C19 extension to
right. Upper floor (added c1964) is lit by four 16-pane sashes
with stopped hoods. Large 8-pane cross-windows with roll-moulded
mullions and stopped hoods to the ground floor. Upper floor, added
1964, has similar fenestration. String between the ground and
first floors. Two-light casement with glazing bars and Gothic
glazing at the top to the ground floor at the rear of the main
body. Sixteen-pane sash with horns and a 4-pane sash with horns to
the attic. Gable-end stacks and moulded coping with kneelers to
the main body, both stacks with flat-chamfered cappings. Moulded
flat coping and gable-end stacks to the extension parallel to main
body at the rear.
Interior; reeded architraves to doorways. Staircase with stick
balusters. Adam-style plastered ceiling to the early C19
extension.

Listing NGR: SP1901919830

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26382682

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