Survey Data
Reg No
21903219
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Presbytery/parochial/curate's house
In Use As
House
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
168001, 137024
Date Recorded
19/12/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former presbytery, built c. 1860, having porch to front (north) elevation, two-bay single-storey lean-to and three-bay two-storey lean-to to rear (south) elevation. Hipped artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, render parapet having cornice and balustrades to front. Roughcast rendered walls to first floor and rendered walls to ground floor. Square-headed opening with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Those to first floor having render surrounds, render entablature to ground floor windows. Square-headed openings to porch with inset round-headed fixed timber windows. Square-headed opening to porch having double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors. Pair of chamfered square-profile limestone piers to north with carved caps, plinths and double-leaf cast-iron gates, wrought-iron pedestrian gate to west. Roughly dressed limestone walls to site.
Appraisal
This former parochial house presents an imposing, classically proportioned façade, typical in design of larger houses of this era. The render parapet with balustrade details is a notable feature, which gives the building its distinct profile. It retains salient features such as the timber sash windows and limestone sills, which help conserve the original appearance of the house. The carved limestone piers enhance the setting of the site.