Old Rectory

Cadw's description

Location

Approximately 200m SE of the Church at Llanvihangel-ystern-llewern.

History

Vicarage of 1845 in Tudor-gothic style, designed by T H Wyatt and David Brandon. Later enlarged in 1860 by David Lewis of Raglan at a cost of £370. In late C20 the building was further extended to NE. The 1843 Tithe Map marks the house as belonging to Rev William Crawley and occupied by George Wilks.

Exterior

Mid C19 Gothic-style vicarage. Coursed rubble stone with stone plinth, ashlar dressings including coped gables. Slate roof and stone stacks. N front is irregular with off-centre porch, and gables at each end. Gable (far left) is recessed slightly and has large projecting stack, breast recessed in raking tiers, and flues with water tabling. Porch (off-centre, left) is two storey but with lower ridge, and has angle buttresses with raking offsets. Gable of porch is coped with kneelers. Below is a narrow 4-pane window, chamfered sill extends to form a dripstone which has label-stops carved with vine and grape decoration. Tudor arched entrance doorway with double chamfer, and boarded door. Between porch and right gable, front wall is recessed. On first floor, 3-light mullion has big centre light with 6+6 panes, flanked each side by 3-pane marginal lights. On ground floor is a similar larger window with 8+8 panes, and 4 pane marginal lights. Gable (far right) has 2+2 casement on first floor, and 3-light mullion with 8+8+8 panes on ground floor. Casement windows have quadrant stays. Garden front (right) has two 2+2 casements on first floor. On ground floor (r to l) is a 6+6 casement, and a canted bay window with hipped stone roof which has centre 3-light mullion (3-panes to each light) flanked by 3-pane side lights on each side. To left is a C20 stone extension. W elevation has 2+2 casement on first floor and 1+1 pane window below.

Interior

Inner double- doors are Tudor arched and have plain panels at base and 3-panes above. Entrance lobby opens into passage: to left is dining room, and to right study and kitchen. C19 4-panel doors have chamfered panels with straight cut stops. Dining room was formerly partitioned into two separate rooms.

Reason for designation

Well- preserved Gothic-style parsonage of 1845 by Wyatt and Brandon.