Building record 34/3/1 - The Old Rectory, Church Road

Built in the late 17th century, although the third storey was added in the early 19th century.

{1} Rectory now house. C.1680 with C18 and early C19 additions. Lias ashlar with slate roof. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys, 5-window range. Garden front has French casements at ground floor with glazing bars and stone lintels. First and second floors have sash windows with glazing bars, reducing at third floor all with stone lintels. Large central casement at first floor. Flat string course between storeys and rusticated qouins at corners. Hipped roof with overhanging soffit and large brick stacks. Left side elevation has C17 moulded stone window surrounds with mullion and transom stubs. Elevation to road similar; central glazed door having a rusticated surround with rusticated pilasters extending around central first floor window. C17 two-light stone mullioned windows at basement level. Interior: Central hall with 4 moulded pilasters supporting a quadripartite vault. Early C19 staircase has cut spandrels and outward curving balustrade. 6-panelled doors and moulded cornice to Dining and Drawing Rooms. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.437).

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/14 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F02 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 626 (Book). SNN111989.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Boddington (Photographs). SNN111900.

Record last edited

Aug 24 2020 9:53AM