Description

The following building shall be added:

EAST WOODHAY

SU46SW The Old Rectory

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Rectory; now a private house. Circa 1828, possibly by Richard Billing II, of Billing and Son
of Reading, who rebuilt the Parish church in 1823. Red brick in Flemish bond with stone
dressings. Plain tiled hipped roof behind parapet. Brick axial stacks with triple shafts and
yellow clay pots. PLAN: double-depth plan with cental entrance at front and short wing
projecting at rear of left [SW] side, possibly a truncated service wing. Tudor/Gothic style.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3-bay south east front: symmetrical but for canted bay window on
ground floor left. Moulded stone weathering to plinth and parapet with stone coping and
moulded stone cornice; windows in chamfered stone frames with hoodmoulds.2-light sashes,
each with 8 panes and 4 centered arch heads; similiar but larger 3 light sash on right of
ground floor and canted bay window on left with same sashes. Centre recessed porch in
slight projection with moulded stone cornice and weathering and moulded stone 4 centred
arch with cusped spandrels and label; Tudor arch half glazed double doors set back inside
porch. The other elevations have similar fenestration. Right [NE] side: 2 bays, right hand
bay breaks foreward and has large stuccoed canted bay window. Rear [NW] 1:3 bays, the
left breaks forward and has gable with recessed cross. South west side has short gabled wing
on left [possibly truncated service wing] and porch in the angle. INTERIOR not inspected.
INCLUDING Small single storey circa early C19 stables and coach house immediately south
west and facing each other across a small courtyard; brick with tiled roofs; stables have
hipped roof, axial stack and gabled midstrey at centre with double doors and at SE end
centre plank door flanked by 8 pane windows; coach house has gable-ended roof with stone
kneelers, 2 double doors on left, blind window on right and 2 light sash with glazing bars
on SE end;
interiors not inspected.

Listing NGR: SU4180861094

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399605

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)