Listed Building: The Old Rectory (1265411)

Rectory, now house. Probably C17/C18 origins, remodelled by B. Browning in 1834. Squared coursed limestone with Welsh slate roof. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys. Main front is a 6-window range of unhorned sash windows with glazing bars, and rendered surrounds. First floor window to left of centre is blocked. Part-glazed door to left of centre has moulded wood Doric surround with pediment. 2-window range to right breaks forward slightly. Hipped roof with lateral brick stacks to side walls. Mid C19 lean-to extension to rear left. Rear elevation is a 5-window range of alternate large and small windows with rendered surrounds; the large windows are sashes similar to the front elevation. Interior not inspected but probably has staircase c.1834. Browning removed a gable in 1834 and refenestrated the house at a cost of 140 pounds for materials and 588 pounds and 15 pence for alterations. Samuel Parr, the educationalist and political writer, became Rector in 1789. (V.C.H: Northamptonshire, Vol.3, p.149; Northamptonshire County Records Office, Architectural Drawings Collection).

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