Building record 2285/4/1 - Dryden House & Attached Wall

Rectory, now house. C14 origins, but mainly C16, C17 and late C18. Squared coursed limestone with Colleyweston slate roof. John Dryden's birthplace.

{1} Rectory, now house. C14 origins, but mainly C16, C17 and late C18. Squared coursed limestone with Colleyweston slate roof. L-shape plan. 2 storeys with attic. Main front of 3 bays. 2-window range to right is rendered and has two-, 3- and 4-light leaded casements at ground floor under rendered heads with keyblocks. 2 sash windows with glazing bars, at first floor, under similar heads. Central part-glazed door, between windows, has a rusticated rendered surround. Large polygonal stone bay to left s probably late C18. 3 sash windows to first floor with glazing bars, and plain ashlar surrounds and keyblocks. C20 leaded casements to ground floor with similar surrounds. Gabled roof with polygonal hipped roof over bay to left. Ashlar stacks at ridge and end. Garden front to left of main front is a 4-window range of irregularly spaced late C18 plain and tripartite sash windows, all with glazing bars. Roof dormer to right. 2 bays to left are probably late C18. C20 extensions to rear. Wall at ached to left of garden front has 2 reset datestones, 1570 and 1631. Interior: room to right of hall has remains of large open fireplace with bressumer, room to left of entrance has late C18/early C19 reset marble fireplace; some moulded spine beams. Noted as incorporating C14 wall internally. Birthplace of John Dryden, poet, born 1631.

{3} A faculty of 1821 describes the house as being 'out of repair' with proposal for a new drawing room and outbuildings.

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 4/25 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G08 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 79 (Book). SNN111989.

<4> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.164 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100370.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Aldwincle (Photographs). SNN111847.

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Sep 14 2020 4:13PM