The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1985. House.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
frozen-chalk-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1985
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, Blaston
OS grid reference
SP 804 954
Coordinates
52.55123, -0.8154
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house dating from the 18th century, with extensions added in the 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble stone with quoins and features red brick elements. The roof is made of Welsh slate and has brick stacks at the ends and in the valleys. The building has three gables facing the front, with the central gable projecting slightly.

The structure consists of two sections, with the gable facing range on the right being the earlier part. The gables are topped with stone copings, tiny shoulders, and kneelers. The house is two and a half storeys high, featuring two centre-opening three-light casement windows, one located in each of the centre and left gables, all with cambered lintels.

On the ground floor, from left to right, there is a two-light wooden mullion and transom window, a similar five-light canted bay window, a gabled porch that has a Gothic arch and a part-glazed door, and another two-light window. The gable of the porch, as well as those of the centre and left roof, are adorned with wavy bargeboards. In the attic of the right gable, there is a single Gothic arched window with a diamond lattice casement. The right end of the house features additional casements and a two-light dormer.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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