Photograph of King's Worthy Rectory, Abbots Worthy
Taken about 1870
King's Worthy is situated just north of Winchester, and this extraordinary building with its highly decorative brickwork lies on the boundary with Abbots Worthy. The rectory was built for Charles Baring of the wealthy banking family, who was rector of St Mary's Church in the 1830s and went on to become Bishop of Durham. At about the time of this photograph the incumbent was Thomas Bacon, who may be the gentleman in the foreground. Another rectory was built in the 1880s, and this building became known as Abbots Worthy House.
The photograph was taken by Winchester photographer William Savage (1817-87) and is found in an album entitled 'Hampshire Views of Country Houses, Churches and Public Buildings'.
