Description

GREAT AMWELL HILLSIDE LANE
TL 3712 (north side)
12/30 Great Amwell village
The Old Vicarage
160 metres along the
lane and drive

GV II

Former vicarage. 1840 (plaque on chimney) built for Rev.
Mordaunt Barnard (1795 - 1885) vicar 1826 - 1864. Red brick with
stone and stucco dressings and steep old red tile roofs. A tall
isolated house of 2-storeys, basement and attics. Irregular
cruciform plan presenting a steep parapeted gable in the middle
of each side. Entrance up steps into S gable by 4-centred
arched stucco doorway with battened door. Original simple
greenhouse to left of door. Plinth offset course in yellow
brick, and Latin inscription on stone set in tall external
chimney stack to right of entrance. Stucco surrounds and drip
moulds to casement windows. Small canted bay window on W. Ground
lower at rear (E) side and windows have yellow brick surrounds
with sash windows. An interesting vicarage of 1840 on a
prominent site above the river. Part of a group with former
Schoolhouse to N.

Listing NGR: TL3722812369

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26625922

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings