The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. House.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
lost-niche-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, Pudlestone
OS grid reference
SO 566 599
Coordinates
52.23641, -2.63592
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house dating from the mid-18th century, with a late 19th-century addition. It is constructed of brick with a sandstone rubble plinth and features a hipped Welsh slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan with a central entrance and stairwell, and it faces southeast, with the later addition located on the southwest side.

The house is three storeys high and includes a string course and a moulded cornice. The southeast front has a central pediment that slightly projects forward, featuring a blank oculus in the tympanum. The windows are arranged in a 1:3:1 pattern, with glazing bar sash windows; the second floor has 6-pane windows, while the first and ground floors have 12-pane windows. The central entrance is highlighted by a pedimented doorcase with Doric pilasters and an outer eared architrave, flanked by sidelights and a part-glazed door. The later addition, which is set back to the left, has similar glazing bar sash windows on all floors.

Although the interior has been altered, it still retains a staircase with a ramped handrail.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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