The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1967. Rectory.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
rooted-plaster-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1967
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, East Keal
OS grid reference
TF 382 639
Coordinates
53.15461, 0.06673
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a former rectory that has been converted into a house and pump. The rear wing likely started as an early 17th century mud and stud cottage, while the front range dates from the 17th century and was altered in 1709, with further changes made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of red brick with lined render and features pantile roofs.

It is two storeys high with a three-bay front that includes external stacks and end pilasters. The central entrance has a half-glazed door set in a plain wooden surround, topped by a narrow hood from the 20th century. On either side of the door are single glazing bar sash windows with cambered heads. The first floor has three smaller glazing bar sash windows. The left-hand stack displays a datestone inscribed "WB + 1709".

The rear range has a 20th century tumbled gable and a ridge stack, following a lobby entry plan. It is a single storey with attics and has a three-bay front featuring a 20th century two-storey porch. The porch contains a 20th century door flanked by single 20th century three-light casement windows. On the first floor of the porch, there is a two-light casement window flanked by single two-light raking dormers with rendered cheeks.

Inside, the earlier rear wing has a simply chamfered beam and bressumer, while the front range features an elaborate double stop to the beam.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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