Rectory

The names used for homes of ordinary parish clergy varies considerably but mostly the Anglican Communion (Church of England, Church of Ireland etc.) uses the terms vicarage, the more informal and old-fashioned parsonage, and rectory.

A glebe house is a residence provided in each parish (or parish union) for the clergy man or woman and his or her family. In the past glebe land (farm land) was also provided for the rector/vicar/curate of rural parishes, the clergyman up to the late 19th century was often also a farmer or leased out farmland.

1807 – Lissan Rectory, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone

Architect: John Nash

Picturesque Italianate villa, for Rev. John Molesworth Staples (nephew, by marriage, of James Staples of Killymoon Castle,

1855 – St. Andrew’s Rectory, St. Andrews, Manitoba

Built as the home of Archdeacon William Cockran, who designed the adjacent church, between 1853 and 1855, St. Andrew’s Rectory is an excellent example of mid-19th century Red River architecture.

1863 – Parsonage, Chadlington, Oxfordshire

“This house, which has just been completed, has been built by the late Mr. J. H. Langston, M.P. for the city of Oxford,

1867 – St. Peter’s Glebe House, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Sited within the grounds of St Peter’s, this Glebe house is of two periods. To the rear is a three storey building with a pediment dated 1759.

1868 – Vicarage, Marton, Ousebum, Yorkshire

Architect: John Ladds

“ONE of our illustrations this week is a view and ground plan of Marton Vicarage, near Ousebum,

1872 – Former Rectory, Clyde Road, Dublin

Architect: J.E. Rogers

The former rectory by J.E. Rogers, and the parish hall of 1880 by Sir Thomas Newenham Deane were sold off some years ago by the Church of Ireland.

1873 – Rectory, Wigan, Lancashire

Architect: George Edmund Street

Published in The Building News, October 3 1873: “Our illustration of the new Rectory House,

1873 – Shepton Beauchamp Parsonage, Somerset

Architect: Richard W. Drew

Perspective View including ground plan with references published in The Building News, October 16th 1874.

1873 – St Andrews Manse, Toronto, Ontario

A fine house next to St Andrews Presbyterian Church in a colonial style with a nice steep mansard roof, detailed dormer windows and rooftop decorative railing.

1873 – St. Luke’s Parsonage House, Victoria Docks, London

Architect: Giles & Gane

Published in The Building News, December 12 1873: “We give an exterior perspective, and ground and chamber plans,