Old Came Rectory

Old Came Rectory is a former rectory on the A352 road in Winterborne Came, Dorset, England. It was built in the 19th century for the Reverend William England in a rustic cottage orné style from a plan by the architect John Nash.[1] It is a two-storey building with a thatched roof and walls of cob and rendered rubble.[2][3] It was subsequently the home of William Barnes, who became the rector in 1862 and lived there until he died in 1886.[4] Thomas Hardy visited him there many times, and other literary tenants and guests have included Tennyson, Coventry Patmore, Edmund Gosse, Francis Palgrave, Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden and T. E. Lawrence.[5][6]

Old Came Rectory, photographed by Sarah Smith in 1966

The building was listed for protection as Grade II in 1956.[7] Features include three thatched verandas, french windows and a large garden which contains an orchard and well.[4]

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References
  1. Sedley Proctor (2016), Old Came Rectory, Leopard, ISBN 9780957455061
  2. The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland, Oxford University Press, 2008, p. 12, ISBN 9780198614609
  3. "Winterborne Came", An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, London, Vol. 2, South east, pp. 382–387, 1970
  4. Michael Billett (1984), Thatched Buildings of Dorset, R. Hale, p. 100–101
  5. Toby Keel (11 July 2017), "A sprawling Dorset cottage for sale where Thomas Hardy met his inspirational mentor", Country Life
  6. Life of William Barnes, William Barnes Society, 2018
  7. Historic England, "Old Came Rectory (1154279)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 September 2018


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