Description

PROBUS PROBUS
SW 84 SE
4/87 Glebe House (Formerly known as
- 'The Sanctuary' and 'The Old
Rectory')
- II

Rectory, now house. 1839 by George Wightwick. Stucco with Delabole slate gabled
roof with axial, lateral and gable chimneys. Single depth spine and wings to west
and east. Tudor Gothic style 2 storey west elevation has gable wing:bay:gable
porch:bay and slightly projecting gable. Continuous plinth. Left wing has bay
window with slate roof, flat headed first floor window with hood mould and recessed
trefoil in gable. Central storeyed porch has 4-centred arched doorway with hood
mould, a pointed arched window with hood mould over. Engaged octagonal gable
chimney is possibly cast iron. Bays flanking porch have narrow windows with
hoodmoulds to ground floor ones. Right bay has French windows with square
fanlights and hood mould over this and narrower first floor window. Recessed
trefoil over. Corners are splayed with pendant stops under kneeler corbels. East
elevation has slightly projecting gable bay, wide windowed bay, stair bay and
single storey (one storey removed) service wing. Interior has vaulted corridors
behind porch to ground and first floors, original stairs with chamfered square
newels and balusters, original panelled doors and some good ceiling cornices.

Listing NGR: SW8983247681

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26454531

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)