Description

CATTON LOW CATTON
SE 75 SW

1/21 The Old Rectory

- II

House. Late C17/early C18, probably with earlier origins. Late C19 cross
wing to left; later extensions to rear. Original block of red brick,
colour-washed, rendered to right; pantiled roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Ground
floor: boarded door in entrance lobby with basket arch flanked by 8-pane
sashes with glazing bars. 16-pane replacement windows to right. First
floor: 16-pane sash with sill over door, sash with glazing bars to centre,
16-pane sash to right. Modillion brick eaves cornice, roof dormers with 4-
pane sashes, external end and axial stacks, raised gables to right. Late
C19 wing to left: ground floor has 16-pane sash to centre flanked by 8-pane
sashes all under segmental brick arches. First floor has similar
fenestration. Oversailing eaves on shaped brackets, axial stack. Interior:
few original items survive within the house but the entrance hall contains
heavy square joists to the room above and a C19 or early C20 fireplace which
incorporates some reused C17 carved oak panels with Latin inscriptions.

Listing NGR: SE7054853866

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26367012

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)