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Rectory Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Richard's Castle (Shropshire), Shropshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3342 / 52°20'3"N

Longitude: -2.7428 / 2°44'34"W

OS Eastings: 349483

OS Northings: 270936

OS Grid: SO494709

Mapcode National: GBR BJ.V5FJ

Mapcode Global: VH849.DLVH

Plus Code: 9C4V87M4+MV

Entry Name: Rectory Farmhouse

Listing Date: 1 July 1988

Last Amended: 29 February 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1383776

English Heritage Legacy ID: 484208

ID on this website: 101383776

Location: Batchcott, Shropshire, SY8

County: Shropshire

Civil Parish: Richard's Castle (Shropshire)

Traditional County: Shropshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Church of England Parish: Richards Castle

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description



RICHARDS CASTLE

SO47SE BATCHCOTT
482-1/8/160 Rectory Farmhouse
01/07/88
(Formerly Listed as:
Rectory Cottage)

II

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1828. Coursed squared stone with
some brick to rear; slate roof with stone lateral and rear
stacks with inset panelled brick shafts. Front range with
cross wing and rear wing.
EXTERIOR: 2-window range includes cross wing to right.
Restored casements with top lights under Tudor-style
hoodmoulds and with stone sills. Central plank door with open
porch supported on iron shafts with ornamental trefoiled
pendant cresting under flat hood. Tablet over with Tudor-style
hoodmould and inscribed "RFH 1828". Canted 5-light bay window
to left and 3-light window to right. Lean-to against left
return wall with 2-light window. Main gables have pendant
trefoiled bargeboards, lesser gables with pendant lobed or
plain bargeboards. Partly brick rear wing converted from
livestock accommodation. Restored 2-light casements with
segmental brick arched lintels to rear and side windows.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Reputed to have been built by the Rector, Robert Fitzwilliam
Halifax, in 1828 as a house with smallholding for his curate.

Listing NGR: SO4948370936

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