The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1988. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- roaming-postern-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1988
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house that dates back to the 16th century, with extensions added in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is primarily constructed from timber framing and plaster, with some sections made of painted and plastered brick, and it has a roof covered with handmade red plain tiles. The building has a complex layout, featuring a main range that runs northeast to southwest, with 18th and 19th-century extensions on both sides of the southwest end, and a large crosswing from around 1800 at the northeast end that extends to the northwest. There are also additional lean-to extensions around three sides of the courtyard to the northwest.
The house is mainly two storeys tall, with attics, while the large crosswing has two high storeys. The main elevation faces southeast. On the ground floor, there is one early 19th-century sash window with 8 + 12 lights and another with 12 + 12 lights. The first floor features one sash window from the 19th or 20th century with 12 lights, along with two early 19th-century sashes with 8 + 8 lights. Some of the windows contain crown glass. In the attic, there is one 19th-century casement window. The entrance includes an early 19th-century five-panel door, with the top panels glazed, set in a trellised gabled porch. The northeast elevation has more sashes with crown glass.
Inside, the main range has jowled posts, and the southwest bay features a dragon beam with under-built jetties to the southwest and northwest. There are chamfered beams with step stops, and the wallplates are also chamfered with step stops. The roof is accessible but entirely plastered in the attics. An early 19th-century staircase features stick balusters and a wreathed handrail.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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