Description

BLETCHINGDON WESTON ROAD
SP5017 (East side)
5/46 The Old Rectory
26/11/51 (Formerly listed as Rectory)

GV II

Rectory, now house. Keystone over door inscribed P/B (Philip Brown)/1752.
Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings; gabled Welsh slate
roof; moulded stone ashlar end stacks. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys; symmetrical
5-window range. Flat timber hood and keyed raised architrave to C20 door.
Six-pane sashes with thick glazing bars set in keyed raised architraves.
Three-storey rear range, with earlier origins, has early C19 six-pane sashes.
Interior: panelled doors and shutters. Fine mid C18 panelled room with moulded
cornice, and shouldered overmantel architrave above fireplace with eared
architrave. C18 stone ashlar kitchen fireplace to rear left. Fine mid C18
do-leg with landing staircase to rear, with turned balusters set on closed
string. First floor has aid C18 two-panelled doors and early C19 fireplaces.
(VCH; Oxfordshire: Vol VI, p57)

Listing NGR: SP5047417766

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26514635

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)