Stoke Dry House The Old Rectory

Stoke Dry House and The Old Rectory is a former rectory that has been converted into two houses. It was built in 1841 by Bryan Browning for the Reverend Charles Henry Swann, with the southwest block likely being an extension from around 1855. The structure is made of coursed ironstone rubble with pale limestone dressings and features Collyweston slate roofs with coped gables and ashlar chimneys.

The building is two storeys high, with a tall and imposing block at the southwest end that showcases bold architectural features and Tudor hoodmoulds over its openings. The lower northeast wing is designed in a more subdued Tudor style. The entrance front has a prominent block that projects to the right, featuring a slightly advanced centre with a steep gable, a narrow first-floor sash window, and a gabled porch projection below. The porch has 4-centred arches leading to the entrance, which includes half-glazed inner double doors adorned with blind tracery on the lower panels. Above the entrance arch and first-floor sash are moulded stone lozenges set in square surrounds.

To the left of the centre, there is a high staircase window with a pair of 4-centred arched lights that contain marginally glazed sashes. To the right of the centre, a lateral chimney features a pair of octagonal shafts. The northeast wing, located to the left, has two gabled bays, with the left bay containing a 4-centred carriage arch. Each bay steps forward from left to right and features irregular windows with ovolo-moulded stone mullions. There is a tall narrow doorway in the third bay with a 4-centred arch, and the door is designed with Gothick panels and glazing bars. Attached to the left are outbuildings. The rear of the building is also irregular, featuring gables and dormer gables, one of which is shaped.