The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a house, originally a rectory, built in 1795, with alterations made in the early 19th century for Reverend Noble. It is constructed of red brick with a hipped slate roof and brick internal stacks. The house has a double-depth plan, consisting of a square core with a slightly higher L-shaped extension wrapping around the core on the north and west sides. It is two storeys high and has a three-window front. The original north front features a central double-leaf panelled door with glazed panels. It contains 16-pane sash windows on the ground floor and 12-pane sashes on the first floor. The east front, facing the garden, has large tripartite sash windows on both the ground and first floors, with blank segmental arched heads, except for a French window on the ground floor left, which likely replaces a similar sash window. The east front, facing the former stable yard, has a central six-panel door with panelled reveals, a fanlight, a moulded wooden surround incorporating panelled pilasters and a moulded cornice. This elevation also features 12-pane sashes with segmental-arched brick heads on both ground and first floors. The north and west fronts formerly had deep projecting eaves. Inside, there is an open-well staircase with stick balusters, scrolled tread ends, a mahogany ramped and wreathed handrail, lit from above by an octagonal timber skylight. A brick-vaulted cellar is also present.