Description

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SJ 29 SE
2/42

WALLASEY,

CHURCH HILL (north side), Wallasey,
Old Rectory

(Formerly listed as Wallasey Rectory)

20.5.52

G.V. II

House. 1632 built by Dr Snell, with C20 extension to the rear. Stone, the C20 part roughcast. Roof missing at time of resurvey in late 1980s, but was replaced at a later date. 2 storeys with attic, 2 bays. Ground floor has 3-light ovolo-mullioned windows. 1st floor has 3-light hollow-chamfered-mullioned windows with label moulds. 2nd bay has gabled 2-light hollow-chamfered dormer. Central entrance has recessed cambered head. Left return has basement and 2 drip moulds; 3-light window to ground floor, 1st floor and attic. Right return has 2-light ground floor window with lintel of original window on edge. Interior gutted. 1st floor has 2 fireplaces with Tudor heads, that to left inscribed "1685/DOMINUM/GEORG:SNELL/FIERI:FECIT". 2 stacks to rear, between original house and C20 extension.

Listing NGR: SJ2928992966

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26549394

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)