The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 1963. House.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- wild-gargoyle-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 1963
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a parsonage that has been converted into a house. It dates from around 1700 and was extensively remodeled, likely in 1767. The building features brown brick in English garden wall bond from the 18th century, and red brick in Flemish bond from the 18th century, with ashlar dressings. It has a hipped plain tile roof and brick ridge stacks with panelled shafts. The main front section is aligned north-south and faces west, with two rear wings aligned east-west.
The west front was refaced in 1767 and is three storeys high, with reduced proportions on the second floor. It has a stone plinth, a moulded eaves cornice, and a bracketed pediment over the central bay. There are three windows, with two-storey, four-light canted bays featuring hipped roofs on the left and right. The windows are glazing bar sashes with raised architraves and bracketed sills. The first-floor windows have a sill band and impost band, with the central windows featuring rounded heads and Gothick glazing bars. The second-floor window breaks through the eaves cornice into the pediment. The entrance has a central pilastered and pedimented door with a fanlight. Both the east and west fronts have a first-floor band and casements with segmental heads. A tall stair window is located at the rear, featuring small leaded window panes. A datestone inscribed "1767" is found in the north gable.
Inside, there is a mid to late 18th-century open well staircase with turned balusters, a ramped and wreathed handrail, and open string with carved tread ends. The entrance hall features an early 19th-century fireplace with a reeded surround, as well as a late 18th-century cast-iron fireplace. The Old Rectory shares close stylistic affinities with The Red House in Trysull and Seisdon.
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