Building record 4821/5/1 - The Old Rectory

Rectory, now house. Probable C17/C18 origins, remodelled by B. Browning in 1834. Squared coursed limestone with Welsh slate roof.

{1} 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 ean-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. (Northamptonshire County Records Office, Architectural Drawings Collection).

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 9/240 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

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

<3> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.149 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100370.

<4> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 631 (Book). SNN111989.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Wadenhoe (Photographs). SNN113721.

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Jul 6 2022 2:51PM