Building record 467/2/2 - The Rectory, Grappenhall

A Rectory circa 1830, stucco with grey slate roof, Gothick. The left and right wings, each of 1 bay and one slightly recessed, are of (or altered during) 1855 (drawings in the possession of the rector). Crenellated Gothick porch has Tudor arch and corner pinnacles and many windows are in the Tudor style. Gate piers are also listed (1).

Formerly Grade III. The present building bears no traces of an earlier structure. A carved base, possibly the socket of a cross shaft is at the rear of the rectory (3).

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 59018 & 59019 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> Cheshire County Council, 1974, County Treasures Record, 1/AR.087 1 (Index). SCH1000.