Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a house that was formerly a rectory, with parts dating from the early 16th century but mainly from the early and late 18th century. It is constructed of timber-framed red brick that is rendered, and it features hipped roofs that are now covered with modern tiles. The building has two ranges that form a T-plan. The north range originates from the early 16th century and is framed and rendered, topped with an 18th-century hipped roof. This section has two bays and two storeys, but the windows have been modernized. The south range, dating from the early 18th century, is made of red brick and also has a rendered surface and a hipped roof. It consists of two storeys and an attic, with two 18th-century dormers on the south side and a rebuilt parapet. The southeast corner retains two stages of a turret from alterations made between 1805 and 1813. There is a doorway in the northwest wall. Inside, the early 16th-century wing features a leafed stopped and moulded main beam, as well as a chamfered main beam in the second bay. The house is situated on a moated site. Two watercolours owned by the current owner depict the house before and after it was gothicized between 1805 and 1813, with only the southeast turret remaining from these changes.