Building record 2913/0/106 - Former stable block and coach house, The Old Rectory

Outbuilding associated with The Old Rectory and probably dating to the early 19th century. The building is of two storeys and formerly served as a coach house, stable and stores with rooms for coach men and storage over. The structure is to be developed and converted for residential use.

{1} Outbuilding associated with The Old Rectory. First depicted on a map of 1863 [HER note: actually 1853]. The plan depicts the surveyed building in its present layout with the ground floor extensions fully formed at the east of the structure. Earlier plans of the rectory could not be obtained, however, based on the structure of the building, an early 19th century date of construction, contemporary with the alterations of the main rectory
seems likely.
The building is rectangular in plan with two smaller sheds or store rooms and a covered wood store to the east. At ground floor two unequal sized rooms, rooms G1 and G2, are separated by a transverse hall housing a stair
that rises to first floor level. The building has an open gable roof with gables at the east and west ends. Both the main structure and its extensions are covered with collyweston slate tiles. The external elevations are constructed of squared, coursed limestone with ashlar quoins and ashlar dressings around the windows and doors. Internally, the easternmost room is a former stable with two timber stable partitions surviving in-situ at the time of survey. The western room formally served as a coach house and the two were separated by a tack room.

<1> Bassir A. and Clarke, J., 2014, Historic building recording at The Old Rectory, Bulwick, Northamptonshire, October 2014 (Report). SNN110119.

<2> Horne, B (editor), 2015, South Midlands Archaeology (45), p. 39 (Journal). SNN111358.

<3> 1853, Rectory plans, Bulwick (Map). SNN111366.

Record last edited

Feb 25 2025 8:17PM