Description

PARAGON
(East side)
656-1/31/1175
No.38 Walcot Church House
11/08/72

GV II

Church house, or vicarage. Early/mid C18 (OS says post 1776) with C20 alterations.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar facade and left wing probably C19, rubblestone with freestone dressing to rest, steeply pitched double Roman tile mansard roof with moulded stacks to coped gable ends.
PLAN: Three-unit plan with left wing.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys, symmetrical three-window range. Coped parapet, coved cornice and ground floor platband to front, left return and rear, blind windows flank plate glass sash window to first floor centre over hood on brackets and five-panel door. Three storey rear has some six/six-pane and plate glass sash windows with C20 door to centre of lower ground floor. Left return has hipped slate roof over two storey canted wing with one horned six/six-pane sash window to each floor.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
HISTORY: The church of St Swithin was rebuilt several times, but a church by Robert Smith was completed in 1742 and the church house may be of that era. Early C18 two storeys, three windows, outer windows blocked. Doorway with flat hood on brackets.
SOURCES: Bath Archaeological Trust/RCHM England: Georgian Bath Historical Map: Southampton: 1989-.

Listing NGR: ST7507065549

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673339

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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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)