NHER 16529 (Building record) - Old Rectory, Church Hill

3 September, 1980. Site visit by E. Rose (NAU).
Building designed by Sir John Soane, 1784. Five bays, the centre three on a bow and the others in flanking wings attached with sloping roofs, so that the bow stands a storey higher. But the dentiled cornice runs across at the same level, i.e. below the top storey. On north a Doric porch. Very fine building in excellent condition.
E. Rose (NAU) 3 September 1980.

(S1) adds winding staircase and some original plasterwork inside.
In garden to north-west, north of original walled kitchen garden now surround to new rectory, are a stone lion and unicorn and royal coat of arms; where from?
Apparent 3-sided moat shown here on (S2) is in reality only a late garden drain.
Newspaper cutting in file (S3).
E. Rose (NAU) 2 May 1985.

The statues came from the Royal Hotel, Lowestoft, demolished 1974 and said to date from about 1830. They may be returned to Lowestoft.
See (S4) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 26 July 1990.

10 June 2011. Planning Application.
Partial demolition of existing 1970's extension; provision of new extension.
See (S5).
Z. Dack (HES), 22 September 2011.