Heydon House

Heydon House, formerly known as The Rectory, is a former rectory built in the 18th and 19th centuries, with the south-west gable dated 1861. The building features a mix of brickwork, some of which is plastered and colourwashed, while the west gable is constructed from knapped flint. It has steeply-pitched pantiled roofs and a T-shaped plan, comprising one and a half and two and a half storeys.

The northern range is one and a half storeys high and includes three-light casement windows, with one located at the first floor level on the east side. The west side has three gabled dormers, each with two-light casements. The north gable is parapeted and has an internal chimney stack, while the ridge stack is off-centre to the south. The main range, which is two and a half storeys, features sash windows with glazing bars, a two-storey canted bay with sash windows and a lead roof, and two gabled attic dormers with two-light casements. An axial stack is positioned off-centre to the south.

A 19th-century red brick range projects to the west, showcasing a flint gable with a large three-light window that has a transom and leaded glazing. The gable apex contains a square panel with a shield and the date 1861. There is a parapeted one-storey link at the north-west angle, which includes a west porch made of knapped flint with stucco dressings. This porch features diagonal staged buttresses on the west wall, an entrance arch with engaged shafts, and a small niche above. The flat-topped parapet has coping, and there is a chimney stack on the south wall with two diagonal shafts.

The south gable of the main range has a square ground floor bay and a five-light first floor window with ovolo-moulded mullions, a transom, and an attic light. To the east, there is a gabled wing that includes a 20th-century lean-to conservatory on the south side, with first floor casements, one of which has leaded glazing. The axial stack is off-centre to the east.

Inside, the west wing features 19th-century blind arcading with attached shafts leading to arches.