The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Rectory. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- distant-roof-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1951
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Framlingham Road, Dennington, IP13 8AD
- OS grid reference
- TM 281 667
- Coordinates
- 52.25153, 1.34132
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a former rectory that has been converted into a private residence. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and is constructed of red brick with a hipped plain-tiled roof. The building has two storeys and an attic. The main facade faces south and features five sash windows with glazing bars set in flush frames, each topped by slightly cambered brick arches. The central doorway is framed by an early 19th-century enclosed flat-roofed wooden porch, which includes pilasters and an entablature, leading to a six-panel door and a semi-circular fanlight with glazing bars. The eaves are adorned with a wooden paired modillion cornice, and there are three shallow-pedimented dormers.
On the garden (east) front, there are six windows, including a three-light curved bay on the ground floor, with windows matching those on the main facade. The doorway here is also framed by pilasters and features a frieze, a triangular pediment, and inset double doors with panelled reveals. Inside, there is a good staircase with two slender turned balusters per tread. The two main ground floor rooms are notable for their carved marble mantlepieces and moulded cornices.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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