Building record 667/10/1 - The Old Vicarage, Church Street

Former vicarage, now house. 1839 by George Gilbert Scott. Coursed squared ironstone, plain tile roof, blue brick end and rear lateral stacks

{1} Former vicarage, now house. 1839 by George Gilbert Scott. Coursed squared ironstone, plain tile roof, blue brick end and rear lateral stacks. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. Central part-glazed door approached by 3 stone steps in moulded stone surround with 4-centred head, cut spandrels and hood mould. Recessed panel above door. 3-light chamfered stone mullion and transom windows to first floor left and right, and above door, the latter with hood mould. 3-light chamfered stone mullion windows to first floor left and right; dormer windows above with similar 2-light windows and stone-coped gables with kneelers. Central bay breaks forward and has stepped string course and one-light window in gable with double-chamfered stone surround. Stone-coped gables with kneelers. Lower, 2-storey, one-window wing to left incorporates some older structure. Interior: central staircase hall with open-well staircase with turned balusters. One original veined marble chimneypiece. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1973, p.517; D.Cole, The Work of Sir Gilbert Scott, 1980, pp.15 and 207; P.B. Kingston, Blakesley Then and Now, 1983, p.25).

{6} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 10/35 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F08 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.517 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Kingston P.B., 1983, Blakesley - Then and Now, p.25 (unchecked) (Book). SNN104682.

<5> Cole D., 1980, The Work of Sir Gilbert Scott, p.15+207 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN104685.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Blakesley (Photographs). SNN112037.

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Oct 19 2022 3:33PM