The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a large house, originally a rectory, now a private residence. It dates primarily to the early 17th century, with significant alterations made in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The construction is of painted brick and plaster on a timber frame, with an old tile roof. The house is two and a half storeys high.

The symmetrical entrance front features two projecting gable ends connected by an early 19th-century porch/conservatory with a pierced stone parapet decorated with quatrefoils. Flanking the main entrance are two windows with Gothic mullions. A slightly projecting bay in the centre of the first floor has an 18th-century sash window with eight panes per sash, and smaller sashes on either side. The projecting end bays have ground floor and first floor window bays, both featuring 18th-century sash windows on the first floor and decorative bargeboards.

The garden elevation is composed of two slate-roofed blocks, symmetrically arranged on the west side. It incorporates large ground floor canted window bays on the outsides, and three first floor shallow sash oriels with moulded surrounds. A central, 18th-century horizontal sash dormer sits above. A lower eastern range is of timber frame construction, also with an early 19th-century front. A very large two-storey canted window is positioned on the west side, featuring five sash windows, while the east side has two segmental-headed sash windows.

The interior includes an oak-panelled hall. The upper east wall retains remnants of an overmantel. A well-preserved early 17th-century fireplace is located in a room above, featuring fluted pilasters, an oval cornice, and a field overmantel with guilloche arcading. The house is situated within an attractive setting, behind an oval lawn and bordered by cedar trees.