The Old Rectory, St Columb Major
| The Old Rectory | |
|---|---|
  Location within Cornwall | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian Gothic Revival |
| Town or city | St Columb Major |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°26′16″N 4°56′32″W / 50.4378°N 4.9422°W |
| Construction started | 1849 |
| Completed | 1851 |
| Client | Rev Dr Samuel Walker |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William White (architect) |
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, in the United Kingdom. It is a major work by the architect William White.[1] However, the house is currently neglected and in a severe state of disrepair and suffering from water damage.
Commissioned by Dr Samuel Walker, Rector of St Columb, following 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 is 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.[5]
Photos in 2015 show the shocking state of neglect and water damage to the building.[6]
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (71209)". Images of England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/265.html
- ↑ http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Owner-historic-St-Columb-building-jailed/story-17032812-detail/story.html
- ↑ http://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/news/the-old-rectory-columb-major/
- ↑ https://www.change.org/p/cornwall-council-save-the-old-rectory-st-columb-major-cornwall
- ↑ http://www.markpearson.co.uk/blog/2015/3/13/abandoned-gothic-revival-house-in-cornwall
Reading list
- The Castles of Devon and Cornwall (Malvern: Folly Publications) Salter, Mike, 1999, p. 35
- Castellarium Anglicanum Cathcart King, David James (1983): An Index and Bibliography of the Castles in England, Wales and the Islands. London: Kraus International Publications. Volume I, page 9
- St Columb Major, Church and Parish Charles Henderson (1930) p. 9
- A complete parochial history of the county of Cornwall (William Lake, Truro & John Camden Hotten, London) Joseph Polsue, (1867-72), Vol. 1 p. 227
- The Compleat History of Cornwall William Hals, (1740).