The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. House.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
knotted-wall-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
North East Derbyshire MP: Louise Sandher-Jones (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, Church Street, Ashover
OS grid reference
SK 348 630
Coordinates
53.16373, -1.47951
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house that was formerly the Rectory. It underwent a mid 18th century remodelling of an earlier structure, with mid 19th century alterations and additions, as well as more recent 20th century extensions. The building is constructed of coursed squared gritstone with ashlar dressings, featuring plain gables, a central off-the-ridge chimney, and a stone slated roof.

The west elevation has two storeys and seven bays, with the two northern bays set back from the main range. It includes a 20th century remodelled doorway linked to a three-light window, situated below two 4 x 4 pane glazing bar sashes. There is an advanced five-bay outshut with a stair window at half-landing level at the north end, which has margin glazing. The remaining windows are all 4 x 4 pane glazing bar sashes set into the flush surrounds of former mullioned openings, with the ground-floor openings being taller than those on the first floor.

The doorway to the penultimate bay at the south end features an architrave surround and is enclosed by an open porch with Tuscan columns and a cornice with ball finials at the angles. The doorway itself is a plain planked 20th century design with a square light in the upper part. Additionally, there is a single-storey 20th century extension at the south end.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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