Description

BARROWDEN SK 90 SW CHURCH LANE (North Side)

6/ 13 Carey's House (formerly listed as Rectory) 10.11.55

GV II

House. In small part C18, mainly of 1834. Fine coursed rubble stone with ashlar quoins, plinth, Is floor band and dressings. Hipped Welsh slate roof with 4 moulded stone stacks. 2 storeys of 3 8/8 sash windows over 8/12. Stone sills and lintels. Corners and centre project slightly. In latter the sash has a moulded stone frame and is over stone doorcase. A pair of Tuscan pilasters either side with entablature over. 3 stone steps lead up to 4-panelled door with overlight whose glazing bars produce square and rectangular panes. On right side a similar 2 window front, the right lower sash with a tall narrow round-arched fixed-light window either side. On left side further sashes and doors and a 2½ storey wing to rear probably with C18 core. Inside are a stone flagged hall, contemporary staircase, four-panelled doors and simple marble fireplaces. White's Leicestershire and Rutland, 1877, for date of Rectory rebuilding.

Listing NGR: SP9453699998

External Links

• Wikidata Q26471536

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: 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
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (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)