Description

TL 66 NW SNAILWELL CHURCH LANE

5/156
The Old Rectory
1.12.51 and Old Garden Wall

GV II*

Originally the rectory, early C18, including within the plan two
separate medieval buildings, possibly wings of an C12 earlier
house. C18 local brown brick, C19 gault brick, Barnack
limestone, clunch and flint. Plain tile roofs. Main range two
storeys with attics and basement and end stacks; flanked by
two, two storey wings to north-east and south-west. Five 'bays'
encasing in two 'bays' to north-east a two storey C12 building
with round-headed arches to two openings now sealed over, and
one introduced C15 doorway. C19 stucco to entrance facade with
imitation rusticated stone quoins. Five first floor,
twelve-paned hung sash windows in wooden cases, four similar
ground floor windows. Band between floors. Entrance approached
by stone steps; closed, gabled C19 porch with early C18 raised
and fielded panelled door. Pedimented doorcase in original
position with C19 half-glazed door. Wing to north-east with
parapet gable and ridge stack has early C18 hung sash windows in
rear elevation. Wing to south-west, medieval and cased in C19
gault brick, has brick buttresses with Barnack limestone offsets
at rear, these may replace original; front elevation has a C18
four panelled door and rectangular fanlight with glazing bars.
Interior details largely C19, closed string main staircase with
turned balusters made by Mr Tharp in Queen Anne style.

Photographs of C12 openings in Cambs. Daily News, March 7, 1959
Snailwell Tithe Map, 1842

Listing NGR: TL6420867479

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543642

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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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)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)