Description

ST7249
10/50

MELLS CP,
GAY STREET (East side)
The Old Rectory

(Formerly listed as The Rectory.

Previously listed under New Street (West side))

11.3.68

GV II

Rectory. C18, mid C19 additions and alterations. Doulting ashlar, slate hipped roof, coped verges to wings, all behind
moulded cornice and parapet with coping, plain ashlar stacks. Virtually symmetrical classical facade. 2-storeys, 1:2:2
bays, centre 2-bays stepped forward slightly; sash windows with glazing bars in moulded stone architraves, emphasised
keystones, moulded sills. Central semi-circular head door opening in similar surround, double French doors, radiating
fanlight. 3-bay wing of lower height to left, sash windows with glazing bars in plain stone surrounds on first floor,
single opening on ground floor. Interior:- 2 fireplaces in bolection moulded stone surrounds on first floor; 6-panelled
doors and some shutters to windows. Rear elevation under reconstruction at time of resurvey.

Listing NGR: ST7266949137

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26468980

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Nottinghamshire (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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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)