The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a former rectory house built in 1827 and extended in 1839, originally for Reverend T.W. Beauchamp. It is constructed of red brick with a hipped slate roof. The lower courses of the walls are in thin brick laid in English bond, displaying traces of diaper work, indicating a possible rebuilding of a house dating back to approximately 1600.

The principal south facade has a symmetrical design, featuring two-light casement windows with label moulds over the ground floor openings. A two-leaf glazed door is centrally positioned, leading to the garden and sheltered by a semi-circular brick arch of three orders. The central bay is slightly advanced and features a stepped gable corbelled out, containing a large sundial and the date 1827 in brick letters. The eaves are formed of dog tooth brick. A slated loggia extends around the perimeter of the building, supported by circular brick piers and cast iron columns; it has a central pediment with an elliptical soffit on the south elevation. The roof is hipped over canted east and west ends.

A later extension, dated 1839, fills in the north-west angle of the original 'L' shaped plan. Chimney stacks have clustered octagonal and diagonal shafts and are dated TPB 1827. Inside, the house contains numerous re-set archaeological fragments collected by Reverend Beauchamp, and a conical glazed light illuminates the staircase.