The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1982. Former rectory.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-tracery-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1982
- Type
- Former rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Seckington
- OS grid reference
- SK 260 074
- Coordinates
- 52.66418, -1.61667
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a former rectory with origins in the 18th century, but it was largely built around 1870. The building features Flemish bond brick with a sandstone plinth, and the central and left sections are made of sandstone ashlar. It has a moulded stone cornice throughout and an old plain-tile roof with ridge cresting. The right end is constructed of red and blue brick and has ridge stacks with tumbling and dogtooth cornices.
This High Victorian Gothic style building has an irregular cross plan and stands two storeys tall with an attic, comprising a three-window range. The tall gabled central section rises above the main roof. The windows are chamfered and have mullions with plate glass sashes. On the ground floor, there are paired three-light windows, with two-light windows above, and the gable features paired segmental-painted lancets. A moulded string course continues as the cornice of the projecting ground floor, which has a five-light window and a three-light window above. The right side has three-light windows with narrower brick segmental arches above. There is a small square window between floors in the angle. Hipped dormers on the left and right ranges have two-light casements.
On the right return side, there is a subsidiary gabled range with a polychrome brick chamfered Gothic arched doorway, featuring part-glazed six-panelled double-leaf doors. Above this doorway, a two-light window has a relieving arch with basket-weave brickwork and a cross in blue brick. The interior has not been inspected. The Old Rectory is included for its group value.
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 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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