Bewholme Vicarage Explained

Bewholme Vicarage
Type:House
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:53.9332°N -0.226°W
Location:Bewholme, East Riding of Yorkshire
Built:1859
Architect:William Burges
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Governing Body:Privately owned
Designation1:Grade II listed building
Designation1 Offname:The Old Vicarage, Bewholme
Designation1 Date:26 November 1985
Designation1 Number:1249413

Bewholme Vicarage, in the village of Bewholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a former vicarage designed by the architect William Burges in 1859. It is a Grade II listed building and is now a private residence.

History and description

Burges designed the vicarage in 1859. His patron appears to be unrecorded. Pevsner notes the vicarage is "a somewhat surprising house to find in a small Holderness village". In the following year, Burges also drew up designs for the parish church but these were not executed. The vicarage is of red brick with a seven-bay frontage. Anthony Jennings describes the building as in Burges's "eccentric Northern French fairytale style". Its interior retains "many original features, including the staircase and a number of fireplaces". The building is Grade II listed.

References

. J. Mordaunt Crook . 2013 . William Burges and the High Victorian Dream . Frances Lincoln . London . 978-0-7112-3349-2 .