Building record 1406/0/10 - The Old Vicarage

Vicarage, now house. Probably early C18 origins, mainly late C18 and C19. Regular coursed and squared coursed limestone with slate roof.

{1} Vicarage, now house. Probably early C18 origins, mainly late C18 and C19. Regular coursed and squared coursed limestone with slate roof. Originally T-shape plan, now cross plan. 2 and 3 storeys. Garden front has 2 wings, each of 2-window range with irregularly spaced sashes with glazing bars under gauged stone heads and wood and stone lintels. Wing to left of 2 storeys. C20 single storey extension between wings. Brick stacks at ends. Entrance front is similar with projecting centre wing. Part-glazed door and porch to left. Interior has mid C18 staircase with turned balustrade, probably reused from the Yelverton mansion which stood to the north-east of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (q.v.). Home of Thomas Percy 1753-82. (Easton Maudit and The Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul by Sir Gyles Isham, p.24 and 25).

{3} Undated photo.

{4} Thomas Percy vicar between 1753-1782, published the Reliques in 1765 and entertained numerous literary figures of the day such as Garrick.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 9/54 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100394.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Easton Maudit (Photographs). SNN111764.

<4> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 248 (Book). SNN111989.

Record last edited

Mar 8 2024 3:52PM