Description

SU 66 NE
4/14
25.10.51

BURGHFIELD
SULHAMSPTEAD ROAD
(north side)
The Old Rectory

II*

Large country house in landscaped surrounds. Late C16 extended and altered
early C18; early C20 addition on north west. Brick with narrow string at
first floor cill level, wood cornice with fluted frieze and brick parapet;
hipped old tile roof. 2 storeys and attic. Flanking chimneys. Entrance
front: 2 dormers and 5 bays; pediment over 3 central bays with bull's
eye window in tympanum. Sash windows with glazing bars, six panelled
central entrance door with rectangular fanlight of arched and radiating
pattern; Doric doorcase of pilasters, entablature with triglyph frieze
and pediment. Interior: early open well C19 staircase with stick
balusters and moulded handrail leading to galleried landing with 3
open semi circular headed arcade with fluted columns. C18 fireplace
surrounds in principal rooms brought in, in the mid C20. B.O.E. (Berkshire)
p.108.

Listing NGR: SU6658668589

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552824

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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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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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy