History

An early C19 Rectory in a plain late-Georgian style. with later extensions. The porch and rear extension are pre 1888, in simple Gothic style. It ceased to serve as a Rectory in 1975.

Exterior

A house with a square plan, entered at the centre of the E side. The S face is symmetrical. The walls are rendered and painted white. The roof is pyramidical with thick slates. Tiled hips. Eaves overhang with plain soffit. Rendered chimneys on the E and W walls. The windows are mostly hornless sashes with thin glazing bars. The upper windows are of 12 panes and the lower ones of 16 panes. A stairs-landing window on the W elevation has 15 panes.
The E front is of two windows. A small later porch has a pointed boarded door to the S with Gothic hinges. The wall thickness behind the porch is thinner, suggesting a lost fanlight. The S front has three windows above and two below, the centre position being blank. To the W is a small extension with casement windows given a pointed appearance by arched glazing bars.

Interior

The original layout survives, with a hallway leading to stairs at W.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-proportioned Rectory in late Georgian Style, retaining much of its original character.

Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings