The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. A C18 Rectory.
The Rectory
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-brick-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1981
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Rectory, Low Road, Shelton and Hardwick
- OS grid reference
- TM 221 911
- Coordinates
- 52.47261, 1.26921
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rectory is a late 18th century building that features a front added to an earlier structure. It is constructed of red brick and has a steeply pitched black glazed pantile roof that is hipped at the front and has gabled wings at the rear. The building is two storeys tall with an attic. The southeast front has three bays, with sash windows that include glazing bars; the ground floor has a tripartite window set in a segmental-headed opening. There is a central doorcase with pilasters and an entablature that has a fluted frieze, along with a rectangular fanlight featuring radial bars, panelled reveals, and a glazed and panelled door. The southwest elevation includes two and three-light mullion and transom casements, as well as tripartite sashes. Internal brick chimney stacks are present.
Local climate
The Rectory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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