Driveway to the Old Rectory
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Driveway to the Old Rectory
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 3 Apr 2016
The garden has been completely cleared, compare with > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861879. The Old Rectory retains some traces of a C17 house but the present red-brick house was built for the Rev T.W. Beauchamp in 1827 and extended in 1839. The chimney stacks have clustered octagonal and diagonal shafts and are dated "TPB 1827" > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4891636. The interior of the building, which is Grade II listed, contains many re-set archaeological fragments collected by Reverend Beauchamp. The adjoining stable block and coach house are also Grade II listed. The surrounding red-brick wall has rare a wayside pulpit > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861877 which was put in for the Rev. William Haslam, who was rector here from 1863 to 1871; he used this pulpit to preach to the huge crowds that gathered in the adjoining field > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861882.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.601673
Longitude
1.480239