The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. House.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-footing-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Main Street, Downham
- OS grid reference
- TL 526 841
- Coordinates
- 52.43417, 0.24334
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house that was formerly used as the Rectory, dated 1790 on a stone plaque in the west wall. It was built for Thomas Waddington, who served as Rector from 1787 to 1805. The building is constructed of yellow gault brick and features plain tile roofs. It is two storeys high with attics and has a double pile plan, showcasing a symmetrical facade with five bays. The gables have parapets, side stacks, and a sawtooth brick eaves cornice. The main entrance includes a six-panelled door with a round-headed fanlight, framed by a wooden doorcase with panelled reveals and a dentil enriched pediment. There are four slightly recessed twelve-paned hung sash windows in cambered brick arches on the ground floor, and five similar windows on the first floor. Additionally, there are three 20th-century dormer windows.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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