The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory, formerly known as Westborough Rectory, is a building that has transitioned from a rectory to a house. It dates from the 16th century, 17th century, and around 1730. The structure is made of red brick with ashlar dressings and features blue lias with ashlar bands. It has hipped slate roofs with four stacks over the main 18th-century range. The eastern wing, which is from the 16th and 17th centuries, is currently undergoing restoration and is roofless.

The western range has a two-storey, five-bay front with a projecting central bay that is topped by a modillioned pediment. It features a brick plinth with ashlar dressings, an ashlar band at the first floor, and quoins. Six steps lead up to the central doorway, which has a plain doorcase and a 19th-century three-quarter glazed door. The doorway is flanked by two windows on each side, with five more above, all featuring splayed brick lintels, raised ashlar keystones, and glazing bar sashes.

The two-storey north front, which includes an attic, has five bays with the two outer bays projecting forward and featuring gables. The central doorway here has a moulded doorcase, a bracketed hood, and a six-panelled door. It is flanked by single glazing bar sashes, with two more above, and has decorated eaves with a central dormer above that contains casements and a steeply pitched gable. The gabled cross wings have first and second floor bands, with a glazing bar sash on each floor and single casements in the coped gables with kneelers.

Inside, the building features a notable three-flight return staircase from around 1730, which has three slim balusters to the tread—one columnar and two twisted, all with knops—along with carved tread ends, Ionic newels, and a moulded handrail. The upper area boasts an ornate panelled plaster ceiling, and the adjoining rooms are adorned with 18th-century panelling.