| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/13081 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | The Old Vicarage, Walton-in-Ainsty |
| Description | The Old Vicarage, Walton in Ainsty. 1684 house with timber framed core.
'Vicarage now private house. Dated 1684 but with earlier core; extensive later additions and alterations. Some internal timber framing encased in coursed magnesian limestone, shaped tile and pantile roof. Irregular plan: original L shaped house with front left wing; later side wings. 2 storeys, 1:1:1 windows to 1st floor. Doorway set back on right of front wing has moulded, quoined jambs, depressed ogee lintel and recut datestone under stepped hoodmould which continues to left over a 2 light horizontally sliding sash window with glazing bars. Wing on left has an intact 3 light double chamfered, mullioned window with hoodmould under an inserted 3 light casement with glazing bars; rounded kneelers and chamfered gable copings to a steeply pitched front gable with cement rendered apex stack. Returns of front wing have 2 light horizontally sliding sashes with glazing bars, that on left return in an original double chamfered opening with hoodmould. Side wing on left has casement window to ground floor and C20 3 light mullioned window over; stone end stack on left. Side wing set back on right has C20 casement windows to each floor and ridge stack at junction with earlier range.
Interior: at internal angle of original house is a wall post with braces to wall plate of the front wing and to a roof truss tie beam; there is another wall post at the other end of the tie beam (possibly inserted). Front wing has moulded spine beam to ground floor and scratch moulded cupboard on right of fireplace; C17 panelled door into room above'
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 30/03/1966. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1313489> Web site accessed 19/12/2013).
The Old Vicarage was the subject of an archaeological assessment by Peter Thornborrow (WYAS) in 1988. The photographic images produced by the assessment are held by WYAAS (Thornborrow, P.H. (WYAAS). 1988). |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |