The Old Rectory

THE OLD RECTORY

House, formerly rectory. Built in the late 18th century with early and late 19th century and early 20th century additions and alterations. Constructed in red Flemish bond brick with a plain tile roof. Two storeys with attic storey.

The entrance front comprises five bays disposed nearly symmetrically, originally arranged in perfect symmetry. There is a slightly projecting plinth and a band of 3 bricks depth running between the floors. At the centre stands a projecting single-storey porch of rectangular plan, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. The porch contains a central 6-panel door and has a flat roof, extending forward to partially obscure the bays immediately either side of the centre, which are blocked. The two outer bays on the left and right retain their original tall sash windows of 3 by 4 panes with flat-arched heads. The first floor contains four sash windows of 3 by 4 panes, these being of lesser height than those at ground floor level. At the centre of the first floor is a round-arched window with interlacing, cusped glazing bars. Above, the hipped roof features a valley at the centre. Square chimney stacks of 4 flues are positioned at either side. A flat-roofed early 20th century dormer window of 3 by 2 panes sits to the right. At the time of resurvey in 1987, the roof tiles were being relayed and the left-hand dormer, which was similar to that at the right, was being rebuilt.

To the left of the entrance facade is a semi-circular bow window of early 19th century date, attached to the left-hand flank. A further rectangular addition extends from the right-hand side with blank walling and a band of 3 bricks depth below a brick parapet finished with an ashlar coping.

The left-hand flank features the projecting bow window at right, with French windows at the centre. Either side of these are windows of 3 by 4 sash panes with flat-arched heads. To the first floor at centre is a window of 3 by 4 sash panes, before which stands a balcony with wrought iron railing of early 20th century date, supported on slender iron columns. The windows to either side of this are blocked. A brick parapet with stone coping runs above. To the left is a projecting rectangular bay of late 19th century date, rendered in stucco with chamfered quoins at the corners. At the ground floor centre of this bay is a half-glazed door with overlight. To the first floor is a tripartite window comprising a central light of 3 by 4 panes with lateral lights of 1 by 4 panes.

The right-hand flank contains a projecting rectangular bay at left with a sash window of 3 by 4 panes with a cambered head at ground floor level, and a similar window with flat head to the first floor. A band of 3 bricks depth runs below the shallow parapet. To the right of this projecting bay is a pump with a wooden painted casing bearing a metal plaque decorated with affronted profile heads and foliage. To the right of the pump and recessed is walling with patterning of fired headers and a door at the centre with classical surround. The surround has pilasters at either side with moulded caps, and lattice pattern and quatrefoil decoration to the frieze. The door itself is of 6 raised and fielded panels with panelled reveals.

The rear elevation features a projecting wing at left of centre with a round-arched window to the ground floor right which was originally a doorway, now half blocked. To the left of this is a projecting single-storey gabled projection. To the first floor is a tripartite window slightly to right of centre, with a central sash of 3 by 4 panes. To the left of this is a 2-light casement window with a cambered head, originally narrower. To the right is a 2-light window also with a cambered head. At far right is the flank of the stuccoed 19th century bay with chamfered quoins. To the attic are two flat-headed dormer windows of 3 by 2 panes.