Bewholme Vicarage, in the village of

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, England, is a former vicarage designed by the architect

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in 1859. It is a

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and is now a private residence.

History and description

Burges designed the vicarage in 1859. His patron appears to be unrecorded.

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notes the vicarage is "a somewhat surprising house to find in a small

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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.

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