The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Rectory.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- late-arch-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1985
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Plenmeller with Whitfield
- OS grid reference
- NY 778 583
- Coordinates
- 54.91936, -2.34732
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory built in 1762 and extended in the second quarter of the 19th century. It is constructed of squared stone with tooled dressings and has a slate roof. The front of the building has two storeys and three bays, with additional single-bay extensions on either side. There is a plinth and a band at the first floor level. A set of four steps leads up to a central 20th-century glazed door, which features an old three-pane overlight in a raised stone surround. The building has sash windows with either 12 or 18 panes, although two of these have been altered. The central windows are set in raised stone surrounds, while the side bay windows have alternating jambs, except for the window to the left of the door, which has a timber lintel. The central section of the building has a stepped and corniced stack at the right end, while the left end stack has been rebuilt in brick. The rear elevation features a stair window with intersecting glazing bars set under a pointed arch.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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