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The Old Rectory

A Grade II Listed Building in Cockerham, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.9642 / 53°57'51"N

Longitude: -2.818 / 2°49'4"W

OS Eastings: 346431

OS Northings: 452322

OS Grid: SD464523

Mapcode National: GBR 8QRL.QP

Mapcode Global: WH84L.PM9B

Plus Code: 9C5VX57J+MR

Entry Name: The Old Rectory

Listing Date: 7 March 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1071797

English Heritage Legacy ID: 182145

Also known as: Cockerham Vicarage

ID on this website: 101071797

Location: Cockerham, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Civil Parish: Cockerham

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Cockerham St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Clergy house Nursing home Apartment building

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 9 September 2021 to add designer's name and also a reference to Selected sources. The name and address was updated and text reformatted to current standards.

SD 45 SE
12/72

COCKERHAM
RECTORY GARDENS
The Old Rectory

(Formerly listed as The Old Rectory, Nos. 15 & 16, RECTORY GARDENS, previously listed as Nos 15 & 16 Rectory Gardens)


II
Former vicarage, converted to nursing home, now flats, 1843 designed by Edmund Sharpe. Squared sandstone with steep slate roofs. Main (east) facade formed by two parallel gabled wings with a narrow bay between them. Rear range has roof running north-south. Two storeys with attics. Windows have outer chamfer and inner hollow chamfer. Facade has two moulded string courses and is symmetrical. Under each gable is a six-light mullioned and transomed window on the ground floor, two cross windows on the first floor, and a stepped three-light mullioned attic window. The central section has a cross window on the first floor. Above is a shield carved with an open bible, and a motto: 'LUCERNA PEDIBUS'. The doorway has a moulded Tudor-arched head with 'I.D. 1843' above. It is flanked by narrow lights, each with a transom. The south facade, of four bays, has mullioned and transomed windows with similar details. The left-hand bay is gabled and projects slightly. To the right are stone attic dormers.

Listing NGR: SD4643152322

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