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

• Wikidata Q26625922

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper