The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1993. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- dark-postern-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1993
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Main Street, Shawell, LE17 6AG
- OS grid reference
- SP 542 798
- Coordinates
- 52.41391, -1.20355
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house dating from the early 19th century, with some 20th-century alterations. The west front is finished in brick and stucco, topped with a Swithland slate roof that features two gable stacks. The building has two storeys and includes a plinth and a dentilled cornice.
On the south front, there are three bays. To the right, there is a large, round, projecting bay that has a cornice and parapet, along with a large tripartite glazing-bar sash window supported by thick brick mullions. To the left of this bay are two additional glazing-bar sashes. Above, there are three similar glazing-bar sashes.
Attached to the left is a lower, two-storey wing with a slate roof and a single bay, featuring glazing-bar sashes on both storeys. To the right, there is a set-back, two-storey wing that is not stuccoed and also has a slate roof. This wing has a large 20th-century lean-to conservatory against its lower storey and a small glazing-bar sash above. The north front is constructed of brick and is not stuccoed, featuring a central doorway and irregular fenestration.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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