Description

SP5133 AYNHO ROUND TOWN
(South side)
12/42 Rectory

GV II

Rectory. C17, remodelled early C19. Squared coursed limestone and ashlar,
slate roof, brick stacks. 2 storeys and attic, 4 bays. Doorway in second
bay from right has stone architrave with Tuscan pilasters and straight
moulded entablature. C19 half-glazed double doors. Sash window with plain
stone surround to right. 3 similar windows, irregularly spaced, to left.
Sash windows on first floor with wood lintels. C20 dormer. Irregular 2-storey
extension to right of uncoursed rubble with slate roof. Windows with wood
lintel moulded wooden mullions and leaded panes (partly obscured at time of
resurvey). Interior: Early C19 staircase, the ends of the treads carved with
scrolls. Marble fireplaces with fluted Grecian decoration. Roof probably C17
has chamfered tie beams and purlins. The Rectory is shown on a map of Aynho
dated 1696 by James Fish of Warwick. It had a triple gabled front and
extension to right and left, part of which remain. In the early C19 the
gables were removed, the front remodelled and extensions built at the rear.

Listing NGR: SP5143733100

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26487118

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)