The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Rectory. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- scattered-thatch-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Abbey Dore, HR2 0AA
- OS grid reference
- SO 386 303
- Coordinates
- 51.96788, -2.89389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a house. It likely has origins from the 17th century, with alterations and enlargements made in the early and late 19th century. The building is constructed of roughly coursed sandstone rubble, with brick and Welsh slate roofs and brick stacks. It has a rectangular plan that is aligned north-west to south-east and consists of two storeys, along with attics and cellars.
The garden front facing north features a symmetrical arrangement of windows with three sets of glazing bar sashes, gable fronts on the left and right that have cusped bargeboards, and a central porch that includes a glazed two-leaved door from the late 19th century. Attached to the right side of the house is a two-storey out-building from the late 19th century.
Inside, there is an open well staircase from the early 19th century that has stick balusters, a mahogany handrail, and carved brackets. The north gable features an early 19th-century first-floor two-light casement window that matches those found in the nearby stables. The house is situated in a prominent location near the Church of St Mary and is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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