Description

SK 24 SE
6/33

PARISH OF BRAILSFORD
THE GREEN
(South Side)
Old Rectory

GV
II

House. Early C16 or earlier, 1682, 1883, and 1925. Red brick, sandstone and timber
framing, plain tile roof with two brick ridge stacks and an external stack to south.
Two storeys, rectangular plan with two cross wings. South wing of brick, but said to
encase a timber frame, it has a plain roof structure of massive timbers within the
later roof. North wing, 1925 by T H Thorpe of Derby. East elevation of six bays.
Centre three bays of massive well-cut stone blocks. Chamfered plinth and moulded
stone first floor stringcourse stepped up over the central doorway, C19 cross windows
on either side. Over the doorway, lintel inscribed Restored by/Revd J G Croker/1883/
Revd B Poole/1682. First floor has small single light window flanked by C19 3-light
wooden casements. Gabled bay to left with a wooden cross window to ground floor and a
3-light window above. Gabled bay to right with a 3-light segment headed window to
ground floor and a 3-light window above. Outer bay with a doorway and small window
above. Inside, a room in the south wing has C17 panelling and some panelling made
from old box pews. An upper room has a C17 moulded cornice.

Listing NGR: SK2527741295

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26403403

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Recommended Books

• 
  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]