Building record 780/11/1 - Living Stones, The Avenue

Former vicarage, now house. Largely rebuilt 1815, probably by Daniel Harris of Oxford; C17 origins. Coursed squared ironstone, slate roofs, brick end and ridge stacks.

{1} Former vicarage, now house. Largely rebuilt 1815, probably by Daniel Harris of Oxford; C17 origins. Coursed squared ironstone, slate roofs, brick end and ridge stacks. Central staircase plan. 2-storey, 3-window range. Main block has central part-glazed door with round-arched head and fanlight, arch inscribed AUDE HOSPES CONTEMNERE OPES/K.M.R.T./1815. 12-pane sash window to left with stone lintel and keyblock, a pair of C19 plate glass sash windows to right with stone lintels, and 4-pane C19 sash windows to frst floor with stone lintels and keyblocks. Storey band, moulded stone eaves, roof hipped to left, a stone coped gable to right with kneelers. Lower, 2-storey, 1-window wing to right has 12-pane sash windows with stone lintels and keyblocks and stone coped gable with kneelers. First floor window to right gable end with hood mould, blocked and partially covered by later brick stack to right. Service wing to rear right. Interior: staircase hall has stone floor and open well staircase with stick balusters, carved tread ends and ramped and wreathed handrail. (Peterborough Diocesan Records in Northants Record Office).

{3} Presents some documentary history of the Rectory of Flore.

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/127 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F06 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Bassir A., 2012, Archaeological Building Recording at Living Stones, The Avenue, Flore, Northamptonshire March 2012, p.2 (part checked) (Report). SNN109182.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Flore (Photographs). SNN112168.

Record last edited

Nov 4 2020 11:07AM