Cockerham Vicarage

Cockerham Vicarage is in Rectory Road, Cockerham, Lancashire, England. Originally a vicarage, it was later used as a nursing home. The vicarage is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1] It was built in 1843 for John Dodson, the church's rector, and designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe.^[2][3] It is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs.^[1] The building is in three storeys, with tall chimneys and steeply pitched gables. The doorway has a Tudor arch, and above it is a shield carved with an open Bible inscribed "ROM V" (meaning Romans, chapter 5), and a wreath inscribed with "LUCERNA PEDIBUS" (meaning "A lantern to my feet"). There is also a date stone inscribed "I.D.1843".^[2]

Cockerham Vicarage
Location within the City of Lancaster district
General information
Location	Cockerham, Lancashire
Country	England
Coordinates	53.9641°N 2.8180°W / 53.9641; -2.8180
Opened	1843 (1843)
Technical details
Material	Squared sandstone with steep slate roofs
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Edmund Sharpe
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	The Old Rectory
Designated	7 March 1985
Reference no.	1071797

See also

• Lancashire portal

• Listed buildings in Cockerham
• List of architectural works by Edmund Sharpe