Building record 589/7/1 - The Old Rectory

House, formerly rectory.The list description suggests the building has early 18th-century origins, although recent building recording survey indicates a 17th-century date.

{1} House, formerly rectory. Early C18 with earlier origins and large C19 additions. Coursed ironstone rubble, red brick, hipped slate roofs, various brick lateral, ridge and end stacks. 2 storeys and attic. Stone-built core has two 3-light leaded casement windows with timber lintels to ground and first floors to front facing village and a small roof dormer. A part-glazed plank door to right side. Another stone range projects right towards rear of right side with a glazed door immediately to right. Slightly lower early C19 brick front range with 3-light leaded casement windows with pointed arch heads and hood moulds, to ground and first floors. Right end of 2nd stone wing facing garden has a 4-light painted stone arch-mullion window to ground floor, an early C19 brick porch with panelled door and fanlight to right and similar 3-light window to first floor. Behind this wing and facing garden a large early C19 brick range of 3 windows with 15-pane sashes and segmentals. Other sash windows of 12-panes, leaded wood mullion and transom windows and casement windows to rear and side facing churchyard. Interior not inspected.

{3} The survey concluded that the house was built in the 17th century, and went on to have two further successive phases of extensions and alterations in the 18th and 19th century, with small later 20th century additions. The building functioned as a rectory until the mid-20th century when it became a family home.

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/107 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Clarke, J & Hannon-Bland, S, 2018, The Old Rectory, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire: Historic Building Record (Report). SNN111312.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Preston Capes (Photographs). SNN112975.

Record last edited

Feb 16 2022 12:35PM