Description

SK 23 SE DALBURY LEES -

468-/4/10001 The Old Rectory
(south slide)

- II

Dwelling, formerly Rectory.Early C19,incorporating C18
remnants,and with C19 and C20 alterations and additions.Red
brick beneath hipped slated roofs,with blue clay tiles to
service range.Irregular plan,roughly T shaped with domestic
sections on two sides of rear garden and outbuilding range
flanking entrance front.Double pile range to north,L shaped
range to east.South elevation,north range;two storeys,three
bays incorporating much rebuilt work.Tripartite ground floor
window with arched head and diagonally-crossing glazing
bars.Later windows to east.First floor undivided sashes
beneath plain heads,and single pointed-arched window to east
end with intersecting glazing bars.End bay of L-shaped range
to east attached to south-east corner of north range with
stacked sash windows beneath wedge lintols with false advanced
keyblocks.Hipped single storey entrance porch to west end with
full-height sash window to west elevation.Three bay,two storey
range forms south part of L-shaped range with three
full-height sash windows with architrave surrounds to ground
floor and 4 pane sash windows to first floor beneath wedge
lintols with false advanced keyblocks.South gable with
off-centre projecting chimney breast,first floor window with
small pane glazing and arcaded timber lattice-work verandah
enclosing double doorway within reeded pilasters.North
elevation,four bay two storey range,late C19 with plain
central doorway with C20 door.4-pane sashes to first floor
with plain heads and cills. Double doorway to west of
entrance and further west,a recessed double opening beneath a
timber lintol.Sash window,16 over 16 panes to east end and
small segmental-arch headed window to east of door.Two storey
outbuilding range to east side attached to rear of L-shaped
range and extending north to enclose entrance approach.Stepped
range, now much altered but of late C18 origin;north end with
steeply pitched tile roof and offshut,full-height double
boarded doors and two single doors, one to serve a
stable.Three-bay part with shallow-pitched slate roof has
internal flight of stone steps served by 4 external steps to
north end,below semi-circular brick arch.Three single
doorways,that to south end with C20 door,and semi
circular-headed doorway to passage.Pointed arched window with
intersecting glazing bars to overloft.Interior not
inspected,but known to-have afirst floor drawing room
decorated with hand painted wallpaper, depicting colonial life
in Brazil,on three of the four wall surfaces.

Listing NGR: SK2640034264

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26614664

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