Building record MLI86841 - The Rectory, Louth
Summary
Rectory for the Church of St James, Louth. Thought to have been built in 1832, on the site of an earlier house called the Hermitage.
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Full Description
Rectory for the Church of St James, Louth. The building is thought to have been built in 1832, to a Tudor Gothick design of the architect J.C. Carter. It is of two storeys, and constructed of red brick, largely painted, and features Welsh slate roofs with brick-coped gables and kneelers. There are four tall brick chimney stacks with diagonal shafts. The building is thought to have been constructed on the site of an earlier thatched house, dating from the late 1780s and known as the Hermitage. The current building incorporates fragments from this earlier house, along with fragments of medieval masonry, possibly taken from the adjacent church. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.249.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.542.
- <3> SLI12156 Report: QuBE Planning Ltd.. 2008. Louth Conservation Area Appraisal. Town Centre character area.
- <4> SLI8148 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/339, 1/336.
- <5> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1308866, 1308635.
- <6> SLI17329 Unpublished Document: Historic England. Document Held by The Historic England Archive. BF095461.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 32628 87337 (22m by 18m) Surveyed |
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| Civil Parish | LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site visit as part of Louth Conservation Area Appraisal (ELI8778)
- Event - Survey: The Rectory, Upgate, Louth (ELI5434)
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Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 9:20AM
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