The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a house dating from the 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of brick with stone dressings and has a stuccoed finish. The building features a two-span slate roof, which includes two gable stacks and one ridge stack. It stands two storeys high with an attic.

The south front of the house has a plinth, a band, and a coved cornice, and consists of three bays. The central doorway is fitted with a six-panel door and an overlight. To the left, there is a large early 19th-century projecting round bay window with a flat roof, a cornice supported by brackets, and curved glazing-bar sashes. To the right, a large early 19th-century projecting square bay has a plinth and a hipped slate roof with a modillioned cornice, featuring a single large tripartite glazing-bar sash with a stone sill. On the first storey above, there is a central glazing-bar sash flanked by two slightly larger glazing-bar sashes, all with stone sills and flat arches with keystones. The roof includes three skylights.

To the right, there is a set-back two-storey, two-bay extension with a slate roof and a gable stack, along with a 20th-century lean-to conservatory against the lower storey. Above the conservatory, there are two tall narrow casements. The north front features two bands, quoins on the right side, several mullion and transom leaded casements, and an early 19th-century glazing-bar sash. There are also two dormers with leaded casements.

Inside, the house contains an early 19th-century staircase, a fireplace, and several panelled doors. The extension was originally built as an observatory by Reverend William Pearson, who was a founder of the Royal Astronomical Society.