History

Rev George Bevan founded a Dame School here on the site of a Tithe Barn sometime between 1812 and 1829. After 1837 it was converted into the the vicarage which, following the resignation of the last sinecure Rector in 1851, became the Rectory. It was extended in 1860's, sold in 1976 and is now a Roman Catholic retreat.

Exterior

Irregular 2-storey 6-bay stucco and roughcast front, slate roof, wide bracket eaves, 1 cement render and 2 brick chimney stacks. Outer bays set back, particularly to left, and gabled; advanced second left bay.

Bracketed hood moulds to sash windows, mostly with glazing bars. Advanced pitched roof rubble porch with arched entrance and half-glazed door. Panelled door with fanlight to left hand bay, beside modern extension. Rubble right end wall with projecting rubble chimney breast. Whitewashed rubble rear with sash windows. Later rubble cross range to left with segmental voussoir lintels.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29486273

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)