The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Rectory

WRENN ID
quartered-gutter-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South MP: Bridget Phillipson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 July 1985
Type
House
Address
The Rectory, Dairy Lane, DH4 5PR
OS grid reference
NZ 340 497
Coordinates
54.84161, -1.47167
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rectory is a house built in the early 19th century, constructed from sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and quoins, topped with a Welsh slate roof. It stands two storeys high and features two bays, with the right bay under a gable facing the street. On the left side, there is a double sash window, while the central low porch contains the entrance door. The gable has two sash windows, and all windows and the door have alternate block jambs, pointed heads, and label moulds. The building is topped with two gable chimneys, one of which is corbelled out and corniced. Notably, this structure involved the rebuilding of an outbuilding from the 17th century rectory.

Local climate

The Rectory receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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