Building record 1694/1/1 - The Cottage (formerly The Rectory)

Originally the Rectory. Sometimes referred to as Cottage to south-west of Abington Abbey (Estate Departments Office). Late C17. L plan, squared rubble, stone coped gables to thatched roof.

{1} Originally the Rectory. Sometimes referred to as Cottage to south-west of Abington Abbey (Estate Departments Office). Late C17. L plan, squared rubble, stone coped gables to tiled roof. 2 storeys and attics. Varied casement windows, ground floor stone flat arches. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Abington Abbey and the Cottage form a group.

{3} Keeper's cottage was formerly rectory; C17th building with later alterations;

{4} Originally was rectory; late C17th; 2-storey house with L-shaped plan;

{6} First reference to rectory in 1224.

{8} Two photographs of 1990.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/16 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.345 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.41 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN3381.

<5> Rotuli Hugoris de Welles, II/124/211 (unchecked) (Document). SNN59100.

<6> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.204 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<7> Grant V., 1671, Map of Abington (NRO Map 4524), (unchecked) (Map). SNN41646.

<8> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

Record last edited

Nov 28 2023 9:44AM