The Old Tudor Rectory

The Old Tudor Rectory is a former rectory, now operating as a hotel, with a complex construction history spanning from the late 15th to the 19th century. The south wing, closest to the churchyard, dates to the late 15th and early 16th centuries, with its west gable rebuilt in brick during the mid to late 17th century. The south wall was rebuilt in brickwork during the 18th and 19th centuries, and the east gable was renovated in the 20th century. A mid to late 17th-century extension, possibly built on the site of a former hall, adjoins the early wing to the north. A substantial front block, constructed around 1730-40 with 19th-century alterations, was added across the north end of the earlier structure.

The front block is brick-built, with a concealed roof behind a parapet. It is three storeys high and five bays wide, exhibiting a slightly asymmetrical facade with the left bays narrower than the right. Horizontal band courses run at floor levels. The windows are flush three-pane sashes, square in shape on the second floor, all with cambered heads. Two windows are blind and painted. A central, early to mid-19th-century half-glazed door is framed by a contemporary reeded wooden surround with a pediment hood supported by scroll brackets. A late 19th-century two-storey canted bay window is located at the right end of the block.

The 17th-century section to the rear is of brick with a Swithland slate roof, raised and altered in the 19th century and featuring a bay window on its west side. The 15th to 16th-century wing retains exposed close-studded timber framing in its east gable end. The gable timbers are original, with whitewashed plaster infill. The west gable of this wing was rebuilt in brick during the 17th century, featuring a moulded brick band course stepped above the window within a staircase extension to the north. The roof is covered with Swithland slate. It has two storeys and two bays, with 20th-century leaded casements in the west gable end.

Inside the 15th to 16th-century wing, close-studded timber framing is visible in the north wall, along with the slightly arched head of a blocked doorway at first floor level. This wing also contains very heavy stop-chamfered floor joints, tie-beam and collar trusses with close studding, and heavy curved wind-braces to purlins. A mid to late 17th-century staircase, with turned wooden balusters and a moulded handrail, was added to the north side of the wing. The 17th-century extension features a massive stop-chamfered beam supporting the upper storey, along with a winder stair aligned with the fireplace. The 18th-century front block contains a highly ornate staircase extending from the ground to the second floor, characterized by three slender turned balusters per tread, shaped scroll ends to the treads, and a ramped moulded handrail. Several door surrounds have been reeded in the 19th century.