Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1991. House. 2 related planning applications.
Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- bitter-marble-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1991
- Type
- House
- Address
- Old Rectory, Norwich Road, Woodton
- OS grid reference
- TM 294 947
- Coordinates
- 52.50202, 1.37959
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house that dates from the 17th and 19th centuries. It features a combination of colour-washed brick and timber framing, topped with hipped slate and tile roofs. The 19th-century section consists of a three-cell range, while the rear includes a two-cell range from the 17th century.
The south facade has three bays and stands two storeys high. It is highlighted by a central doorcase with fluted pilasters and a plain cornice, leading to a six-panel door with an overlight. To the left of the door is a 20th-century glazed conservatory, and to the right is a 19th-century bay window with sash windows. Above the door, there is a 12-pane sash window, with additional sash windows to the left and right, each having one vertical glazing bar.
The rear range is also two storeys, with a ground floor made of brick featuring a 19th-century three-light casement window with glazing bars. There is a timber porch leading to a plank door, and a canted bay window with a small light to the right. The first floor is plastered and has three two-light casement windows with glazing bars, along with a 19th-century attic casement. The house has an axial stack and the north gable wall is made of brick.
Inside, the 17th-century range includes a chamfered transverse beam and joists, along with 17th-century brick in the fireplace. There is also a dado with egg and dart moulding along the rail.
Local climate
Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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