The Old Rectory is a grade II* listed Victorian moated Rectory, located on the banks of the River Menalhyl in St Columb Major, in Cornwall, England. It is a major work by the architect William White.[1] The house is currently under renovation by a private owner to be used as a house.
| The Old Rectory | |
|---|---|
  Location of The Old Rectory in Cornwall | |
| Location | St Columb Major, Cornwall, England |
| Coordinates | 50°26′16″N 4°56′32″W / 50.4378°N 4.9422°W |
| Built | 1849–1851 |
| Built for | Rev Dr Samuel Walker |
| Architect | William White |
| Architectural style(s) | Victorian Gothic Revival |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | The Old Rectory |
| Designated | 16 April 1986 |
| Reference no. | 1144096 |
Commissioned by Dr Samuel Walker, Rector of St Columb, following the speculation that the proposed Cornish bishopric would be based at St Columb. It was built in 1851, on the site of a 14th-century moated medieval house. It is an asymmetrical plan rectory in a Gothic revival style.[2]
Over the years it has undergone a range of alterations. After undergoing several uses in the past it is currently privately owned and unoccupied.[3]
In 2011 it was listed by The Victorian Society as one Britain's most endangered buildings.[4]
After years of inaction by Cornwall Council the Victorian Society launched a petition in 2015 to save the building. Photos in 2015 show the shocking state of neglect and water damage to the building.[5]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1144096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "The Old Rectory, St Columb Major". Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "Owner of historic St Columb building is jailed | Cornish Guardian". Thisiscornwall.co.uk. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "The Old Rectory, Columb Major". Victoriansociety.org.uk. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Abandoned Gothic Revival House in Cornwall". Markpearson.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
Reading list
edit- Beacham, Peter & Pevsner, Nikolaus (2014) Cornwall. (The Buildings of England.) New Haven: Yale University Press; pp. 523-24
- Hals, William, (1740) The Compleat History of Cornwall
- Henderson, Charles (1930) St Columb Major, Church and Parish; p. 9
- King, Cathcart & James, David (1983) Castellarium Anglicanum: an Index and Bibliography of the Castles in England, Wales and the Islands. London: Kraus International Publications; Volume I, p. 9
- Polsue, Joseph (1867) A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall Truro: William Lake; London: John Camden Hotten, 1867–72, Vol. 1, p. 227
- Salter, Mike (1999) The Castles of Devon and Cornwall. Malvern: Folly Publications; p. 35
