Description

SS 90 SW THORVERTON THORVERTON
8/159 The Old Vicarage
25.6.74
II
Vicarage, divided into flats. 1840, by John Hayward of Exeter at a cost of £1,900.
Plastered and blocked out with bitumen-painted hipped slate roofs ; 5 stacks with
rendered or brick shafts.
Plan: Overall L plan with an approximately square on plan block facing north east and
a rear right wing. The interior has been gutted for conversion to flats and the
original internal arrangements can no longer be established from the present
building.
2 storeys. 3-bay front (north east) elevation with plinth, deep eaves, 12-pane
sashes (linger to the ground floor) and a shallow central porch with corner pilasters
and a large cornice.
The wing, with no plinth, also has 12-pane sashes. Some new doors date from the
1970s conversion. Timber bellcote on roof, bell-shaped and supported on 4 posts.
Interior : some fragments of plaster cornices and archways survive inside.
John Hayward was the leading ecclesiastical architect in the County in the 1840s and
50s. His parson houses include both Gothic and Classical designs.
Architect's drawings of the house survive in the DRO.

Listing NGR: SS9237401908

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533879

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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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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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)